Allegheny River Headwaters Watershed Conservation Plan

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Allegheny River Headwaters Conservation Plan Chapter 7. Management Recommendations Project Area Characteristics GOAL 1-1: UTILIZE PLANNING TO PROACTIVELY PLAN FOR THE FUTURE WHILE IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. Objective 1: Carefully plan development to ensure economic enhancement while preserving community character without adversely affecting quality of life. Method to achieve objective: Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority 1. Revitalize downtown areas to encourage the establishment of new businesses that preserve historic architecture and compliment community character. Planning Departments, Conservation Groups, Historical Societies, Municipalities, DEP, HUD Foundations, Private Sources, DCED High 2. Plan for commercial or residential development, based upon limitations of the physical characteristics of the region, including the consideration of water-use limitation in permitting decision, water quantity, soil type, etc. Planning Departments, Conservation Groups, Municipalities, NRCS, DEP, USGS, HUD Foundations, Private Sources, DCED High 3. Implement the use of smart growth principles or Conservation by Design practices when development opportunities arise to maintain the natural setting valued by residents and tourists. Conservation Groups, Planning Departments, Municipalities, NRCS, DEP, HUD Foundations, Private Sources, DCED Medium 4. Conduct a demonstration project utilizing low-impact, Smart Growth principals, and Conservation by Design practices at a local site. Utilize the Pennsylvania Wilds Design Guide in planning. Conservation Groups, Planning Departments, Municipalities, NRCS, DEP, HUD Foundations, Private Sources, DCED, HUD Medium Objective 2: Proactively plan for the future. Method to achieve objective: Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority 1. Establish individual or joint municipal comprehensive plans for municipalities that currently do not have plans and update plans that are 10 years or older. Planning Commissions, Municipalities, Counties Foundations, Private Sources, DCED High 2. Re-evaluate the need for establishing zoning or subdivision ordinances in accordance with municipal and county comprehensive plans to protect the character of communities and valuable resources from undesirable land uses. Planning Commissions, Municipalities, Counties Foundations, private Sources, DCED High 3. Build partnerships with municipal officials, businesses, developers, and other stakeholders to alter negative perceptions of zoning through education and awareness programs. Planning Commissions, Municipalities, Counties Foundations, Private Sources, DCED Medium 7-2
Allegheny River Headwaters Conservation Plan Chapter 7. Management Recommendations GOAL 1-1: UTILIZE PLANNING TO PROACTIVELY PLAN FOR THE FUTURE WHILE IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE (CONTINUED). Objective 3: Provide educational programs about land-use planning and other tools that incorporate conservation goals into making communities more attractive and protecting biodiversity. Method to achieve objective: Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority 1. Provide education sessions about integrated land-use planning, ordinance development, habitat conservation, and protecting and enhancing biodiversity. Include a session about the economic benefits and importance of watershed protection. Conservation Groups, Conservation Districts, Municipalities, DCED, PSATS, PSAB Foundations, private Sources, DCED, PSATS, PSAB Medium 2. Host workshops to educate and encourage municipal officials to create ordinances that support watershedwide planning. Municipalities, DCED, PSATS, PSAB Foundations, Private Sources, DCED, PSATS, PSAB Medium 3. Conduct workshops, training seminars, and demonstration projects emphasizing the use of best management and sustainable maintenance practices. Conservation Groups, Municipalities, DEP, Developers, DCNR Foundations Medium 4. Increase municipal awareness of the values of preserving, protecting, and restoring the natural resources within the watershed, and promote intermunicipal cooperation. Conservation Groups, Conservation Districts, Citizens Foundations, Private Sources, DEP, DCNR Medium GOAL 1-2: INCREASE ECONOMIC STABILITY AND ATTRACTIVENESS TO POTENTIAL BUSINESSES. Objective 1: Encourage economic growth with minimal impacts to the environment. Method to achieve objective: Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority 1. Study impacts of new businesses on local communities, streams, groundwater, and their effects downstream. Planning Commissions, Conservation Groups Foundations, Private Sources, DCED, DEP, DCNR High 2. Study the impacts of salt and ashes, utilized to remove snow and ice on roadways, have on the water quality, and investigate alternative practices. Conservation Groups, Universities, DEP, PennDOT, EPA Foundations, Private Sources, High 3. Conduct feasibility studies and demonstration projects to integrate biological by-products of agriculture and forestry with energy production in ways that make these industries more self-sufficient, economically sustainable, and less of an environmental impact. Conservation Groups, Conservation Districts, DEP Foundations, Private Sources, DEP, EPA High 4. Incorporate Natural Heritage Inventories into county and municipal comprehensive plans. Conservation Groups, Municipalities, Counties, PNHP Foundations, Private Sources, DCED High 7-3
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