Washington
County
Washington County recognized as a Groundwater Guardian Community since 1995
Explanation of Groundwater Guardian Award
Community Profile: http://www.groundwater.org/active/community.asp?id125
Contact: Joan Jessen
Washington County Watershed Alliance
159 Canterbury Lane
McMurray, PA 15317
Phone: (724) 941- 9370 Fax: 724-223-4682 (call first)
Email:
joanjessen159@gmail.com
Riverside Center for Innovation, Allegheny, Westmoreland, Greene, Clarion, Butler, Fayette, Armstrong and Washington Co, $5,000
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Water Protection Project 2008- 2009
Project Title: River Alert and Information Network (RAIN) Education and Outreach Program
River, stream, watershed affected by this project: Allegheny, Youghiogheny, Monongahela and parts of the Ohio Rivers
Partners: River Alert and Information Network (RAIN) members and California University of Pennsylvania
Focus: educate and increase awareness of source water protection strategies via three major events (side 2) aimed at thirty-three drinking water suppliers in the Allegheny, Youghiogheny and Monongahela watersheds in eight southwest PA counties.
Read their Newsletter and Final Report.
Contact: Emily Buka 412-322-3523 eb@riversidecenterforinnovation.com
Peters Creek Watershed Association, Allegheny and Washington counties, $4,600
 Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2006- 2007
Project Title: Peters Creek Watershed Non-point Source Pollution Awareness Project
Area to be protected: Peters Creek
Partners: Jefferson Hills Borough; Washington County Conservation District; Jennifer Cramer, Teacher, West Jefferson Hills School District
Focus: use written materials, interpretive signage, and web based educational programs to instill in the citizens of Peters Creek watershed an incentive to adopt behaviors and encourage local policies that will reduce nonpoint source pollution in Peters Creek.
Contact: Tim Schumann, peterscreekwsa@verizon.net.
Claysville Donegal Joint Municipal Authority. Washington County; $2,950
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Water Protection Project 2005-2006
Project Title: Claysville Donegal Source Water Protection Program
Area(s) to be protected: School Street Reservoir and Jack Clutter Dam
Partner(s): PA Rural Water Association and Washington Co. Conservation District
Focus: introduce source water protection education to area elementary students using a Talking About PA (TAP) Water Kit and coloring books and to produce and distribute brochures to residents served by the Authority.
Contact: Peggy Hickman, 724- 663-7770, email: cdjma@cobweb.net
Chartiers Creek
Watershed Association. Washington County; $4,600
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF
WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2002-2003
Project Title: Toward a Healthy Chartiers Creek Watershed
Area(s) to be protected: Upper Chartiers Creek Watershed
Partner(s): Chartiers Creek Watershed Association, Washington County
Watershed Alliance, Washington County Conservation District, LWV
of Washington County & City of Washington
Focus: develop educational materials based on their River Conservation
Plan:
Household Hazardous Waste brochure , Household Hazardous Waste checklist , Recharge brochure.
Contact: Joan Jessen, 724-941-9370, email: joanjessen159@gmail.com
Designated Watershed Protection
Project
Area(s) to be protected: Cross Creek, Chartiers Creek, Raccoon
Creek Watersheds
Funded by LWVPA-CEF WREN Project
- Watershed Education for Pollution Prevention Projects - 2000
Partners:
Washington County Watershed Alliance, Cross Creek, Chartiers Creek,
Raccoon Creek Watershed Associations, and Washington Co. Conservation
District
Focus:
In an effort to enhance their volunteer monitoring programs, the Alliance
will purchase a dissecting microscope to improve macroinvertebrae
identification. The Alliance will also print large display maps and
smaller handout maps of the watersheds to enhance their educational
and outreach programs.
Grant: $2,600
Contact: Joan Jessen, 724.941.9370,
email:
joanjessen159@gmail.com
Pike Run
Watershed Volunteer Citizen Monitoring Group-A University, Watershed
Association, and Township Partnership
Area(s) to be protected: Pike Run Watershed
Funded by LWVPA-CEF WREN Project
- Watershed Education for Pollution Prevention Projects - 2000
Partners:
Pike Run Watershed Association, California University of Pennsylvania
Dept. Earth Sciences, and West Pike Run Township
Focus:
The PRWA will establish a Volunteer Citizen Monitoring Group drawing
individuals from local civic groups. California University personnel
will the VCMG who will then encourage local decision-makers to support
watershed protection policies.
Grant: $3,000
Contact: Robert Vargo, 724.938.5969,
email: vargo@cup.edu
Designated
Watershed Protection Project
Funded
by LWVPA-CEF WREN Project
- Watershed Education
for Pollution Prevention Projects - 1999
Focus:
The partners will produce a training video for volunteer stream monitors
and develop a professional data management system. A quarterly news
letter will publicize volunteer monitoring activities.
Partners:
Washington County Watershed Alliance, Peters Township Environmental
Quality Board, League of Women Voters of Washington County, Raccoon
Creek Watershed Association, Washington County Conservation District,
Pike Run-Pigeon Creek - Maple Creek Watershed Association, Cross Creek
Watershed Association, Penn State Cooperative Extension
Grant: $3,000
Contact: Joan Jessen, 724-941-9370, email:
joanjessen159@gmail.com
Groundwater Coalition
Funded
by LWVPA-CEF WREN Project
-
Ground
Water and Wellhead Protection Grants-
1995 & 1996
The Groundwater Coalition has been working together for six years
on groundwater education activities. The coalition includes the League
of Women Voters, Penn State Cooperative Extension, the Conservation
District, the Earth Day Coalition and F.O.R.E.(Friends of Our Resources
and Environment).
The group has sponsored two Children's Groundwater Festivals, publishes
a newsletter, Groundwater Focus, and sponsors a traveling exhibit,
"What in the Well?," which is set up and demonstrated at various locations
throughout the County. The exhibit includes a groundwater flow model
and water testing demonstrations. A regional conference on water quality
issues was held in Pittsburgh.
Contact: Sheila Burcin, sburcin@verizon.net
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