McKean
County
Groundwater
Guardian Community since 1995
Explanation
of Groundwater Guardian Award
Contact: James A. Clark
McKean & Potter Co. Cooperative Extension
P.O. Box 1504
Smethport, PA 16749-0504
Phone (814) 887-5613
Fax (814) 887-5645
Johnsonburg Municipal Authority, $2,000 J
o
Title: Upper Clarion River Watershed/Wellhead Protection Plan Implementation
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Wwater Protection Project 2006-2007
Area to be protected: Upper Clarion River Watershed
Counties served: Elk and McKean
Partners: Wilcox Water Company, Johnsonburg Elementary School, Elk County Conservation District, Elk County Planning Office.
Focus: begin implementing the education component of their Source Water Protection Plan with installation of five Water Supply Area signs and printing and distributing Source Water Protection brochures in the Upper Clarion River watershed
Contact: James DeAngelo, jmawater@ncentral.com
Water Resources Councils
Water
Resource Councils
Funded
by LWVPA-CEF WREN Project
-
Ground
Water and Wellhead Protection Grants-
1995 & 1996
In Potter and McKean counties, Penn State Cooperative Extension
helped form Water Resource Councils made up of county and municipal
officials who deal with water related issues. The Councils sponsored
training sessions for local officials and the public on groundwater
resources and wellhead protection. A regional meeting for a six-county
area was also held. 5000 water quality bookmarks were produced and
distributed.
Contact: Bernice Pierson,Penn State Cooperative Extension,
814-887-5613 or Stan Hess, PA Bureau of Forestry, 814-274-8474.
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