Pike
County
Pike County Conservation District, Pike Co, $4800
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2007-2008
Project Title: PCCD Resource Guide Insert
Area to be Protected: Pike County watersheds and Upper Delaware River
Partners: Delaware Township Supervisors and Delaware Highlands Conservancy
Focus: design and distribute an 8 page full color newspaper insert encouraging residents of Pike County to take steps to protect surface and groundwater resources in the Upper Delaware River watershed from the effects of nonpoint source pollution and to be supportive of Pike County's continuing efforts to protect its natural resources in the face of rapid growth.
Read the Final Report.
Contact: Michele Ulmer 570-226-8220, mulmer@pikepa.org
Birchwood Lakes Community Association: Lake Management Committee, Pike Co, $5000
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2007-2008
Project Title: Creating a Model Watershed Education Program for Private Lake Communities
Area to be protected: Dingmans Creek
Partners: Delaware Township and Pike County Conservation District
Focus: provide printed materials and conduct a series of information sharing meetings to teach Birchwood Lakes Community residents and residents of other lake communities in the Dingmans Creek watershed how nonpoint source pollution can be decreased by installing native plants around the lakes, maintaining septic systems properly, and using healthy practices to care for lawns and automobiles. Septic workshop flyer.
Read the Final Report.
Contact: Charles Ritson 570-828-2111 chasrits50@netzero.com
Pocono Environmental Education Center, Pike County, $4,500
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2005-2006
Project Title: PEEC's BMPs
Area to be protected: Delaware River Watershed
Partners: Bushkill Watershed Conservancy, Delaware Valley School District, Lehman Township supervisors,
Focus: erect signage at the Center illustrating how the use of best management practices to control stormwater will reduce nonpoint source pollution in the Delaware River. The partnership will also hold a workshop aimed at best management practices for stormwater management.
Contact: ,Eric Schramm 570-828-2319, email: eschramm@peec.org
Pike County Conservation District, Pike County, $2,675
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2004-2005
Project Title: Groundwater Education Initiative for Pike County Municipal Officials and Residents
Area to be protected: Upper Delaware River Watershed
Partners: Pike County Dispatch, Delaware Township supervisors, Pike County Association of Township Officials
Focus: develop and present programs to municipal officials at public meetings which will identify planning and public involvement measures and land use strategies that officials can take to reduce nonpoint source pollution impacts to groundwater resources in the watersheds of the county.
Contact: John Jose, 570-226-8220, email: jjose@pikepa.org
Pike County Conservation District, Pike County, $4,000
 Funded by: LWVPA-CEF
WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2003-2004
Project Title: Pike County Residents' Guide to Resource Conservation
Area(s) to be protected: Upper Delaware River Watershed
Partner(s): Bushkill Watershed Conservancy, Twin and Walker Creeks Watershed
Conservancy, and Delaware Township
Focus: to develop, print and distribute "Pike County: Where People, Land and Water Meet - A Citizen's Guide to Clean Water," designed to raise awareness
about nonpoint source pollution prevention in newly arriving and
established
county residents
Contact: John Jose, 570-226-8220, email: jjose@pikepa.org
Milford Borough Municipal Authority, Pike County, $3,880
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF
WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Protection Project 2003-2004
Project Title: Milford Water Authority Source water Protection Program
- Public & School Education Campaign
Area(s) to be protected: Sawkill Creek Watershed
Partner(s): Pike County Conservation District, Delaware Valley School
District, MWA Source water Protection Program, PA Rural Water Association,
and Milford Borough Council
Focus: work with school district to design curriculum including source
water protection material for elementary students and to publish and
mail direct a series of newspaper articles about SWP
Contact: Thomas Hoff, 570-296-5585, email: binkie@pikeonline.net
Lackawaxen River
Conservancy, Lackawanna, Wayne & Pike County, $5,000
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF
WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2002-2003
Project Title: Lackawaxen River Watershed Awareness
Project
Area(s) to be protected: The Lackawaxen River Watershed
Partner(s): The Lackawaxen River Conservancy, Lackawaxen
Township Supervisors & Pike County Conservation District
Focus: produce a variety of watershed educational
materials
Contact: Craig Enqualdsen 570-685-2334
Pike Co Office of Community
and Planning and Human Development
Know Your Watershed Education Campaign, Sawkill Creek and Vandermark
Creek Watersheds
Area(s) to be protected: Sawkill Creek and Vandermark Creek
Funded by LWVPA-CEF WREN Project -
Watershed Protection Project - 2001
Partner(s): Penn State Cooperative Extension, Pike Co Conservation
District, National Park Service, and Delaware Valley School System
Focus: Hold public workshops on watershed ecology, surface
and groundwater quality, homeowner conservation measures, and how
to work with local decision makers. Partners will also produce fact
sheets and educational modules for high schools in county.
Grant: $3,260
Contact: Earl Verbeek, 570.296.3440, email: everbeek@pikepa.org
Pike County's Water Resources
Education Program - Pike, Wayne and Monroe
counties, $3,000
Area(s) to be protected: all Pike County High Quality and Exceptional
Value Watersheds
Funded by LWVPA-CEF WREN Project -
Watershed Education for Pollution Prevention Projects - 2000
Partners: Pike County Conservation District, and Pike County
Penn State Extension Office
Focus: The coalition will conduct various water quality improvement
related workshops geared towards citizens of Pike, Wayne, and Monroe
Counties.
Contact: Sally Jones, 570.226.8220,
email: pikecd@ptd.net
Pike County
Water Quality Coalition
Funded
by LWVPA-CEF WREN Project
-
Nonpoint
Source Pollution Prevention Grants - 1997-1998
Coalition Partners: Pike County Office of Community
Planning and Human Development, Pike County Cooperative Extension,
Pike County Conservation District
Contact: Peter Wulfhorst, 717-296-3440
Grant: $ 3,000
Focus: This project had three parts:
1) a series of municipal water supply training sessions,
2) a municipal water supply needs assessment, and
3) an environmental expo/science fair.
The goal of the training sessions and needs assessment was to support
and inform the Pike County Water Supply and Wellhead Protection Plan.
The Expo/Science Fair is designed to initiate and support water quality
education in the middle school system.
Accomplishments: A County Water Resource presentation was
made to all 13 municipalities and three local organizations. A needs
assessment instrument, completed by 91 people at the 13 municipal
meetings, documented:
- The sources of potential groundwater contamination that most concern
local officials and residents.
- Their common sources of information about water resources.
- Their increase in understanding of water resource-related issues
About 50 people attended a Private Water Supply Owner Clinic in March
1998 that targeted landowners who have their own well. Drinking water
samples brought by landowners were tested, and two specialists discussed
how to interpret the results, as well as general information on assessing
and protecting water resources.
Eleven 6th grade teachers from three middle schools received and
taught a science unit based on a groundwater education curriculum.
A pre-test was administered to students, followed by educational presentations
(including demonstration of a groundwater flow model), and a post-test.
Twenty-three middle school students submitted groundwater science
projects for judging at an "Earth Wellness Festival" featuring "Groundwater:
Our Wellspring of Life" that was held in April 1998. The festival
also included a concert by an eco-related music group, prizes for
attendees, and a visit from Wiley Water Drop.
Successes, Obstacles, and Unanticipated Outcomes: Attending
the Groundwater Guardian Conference in November exposed the project's
representative to many new contacts and specific ideas that helped
the project. The positive responses to the municipal meetings indicated
that this is an effective way to reach a county wide audience.
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