Allegheny River Headwaters Watershed Conservation Plan

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Allegheny River Headwaters Conservation Plan Chapter 7. Management Recommendations GOAL 2-6: INCREASE AWARENESS TO REDUCE ILLEGAL DUMPING ACTIVITY (CONTINUED). Objective 1: Increase awareness about the impacts from litter, illegal dumps and abandoned vehicles (continued). Method to achieve objective: Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority 3. Educate citizens about traditional and innovative ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle and how to properly dispose of household hazardous waste by providing workshops and other outreach campaigns. Conservation Groups, Municipalities, PA CleanWays, DEP Foundations, Private Sources, DEP Medium 4. Increase the number of people practicing "leave no trace" or pack it in pack it out practices through outreach campaign and demonstrations at community events. Conservation Groups, Municipalities, Media, PA CleanWays, DEP Foundations, Private Sources, DEP Low 5. Educate residents about safety, human health, and the environmental impacts cause by unlicensed or abandoned vehicles, and encourage proper disposal. Conservation Groups, PA CleanWays, DEP Foundations, Private Sources Low 6. Establish a PA CleanWays chapter in Potter County or expand the McKean County chapter into a multiple county chapter. Conservation Groups, Concerned Citizens, PA CleanWays Foundations, Private Sources Medium Objective 2: Reduce illegal dumping activities. Method to achieve objective: Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority 1. Monitor dumpsites for recent activity and increase enforcement and penalties for violators Medium Municipalities, Solid Waste Authorities, PA CleanWays, DEP Foundations, Private Sources, Municipalities, DEP 2. Increase access for recycling through expanded hours and/or drop-off locations. Municipalities, Solid Waste Authorities, PA CleanWays, DEP Foundations, Private Sources, Municipalities, DEP High 3. Increase participation in recycling programs through education and incentives for citizens, and regular receptacle maintenance and collection by service providers. Municipalities, Solid Waste Authorities, PA CleanWays, DEP Foundations, Private Sources, Municipalities, DEP Medium 4. Host cleanup events to eliminate illegal dumpsites and establish surveillance, monitoring to decrease the reoccurrence of dumping. Conservation Districts, Conservation Groups, Municipalities, Solid Waste Authorities, PA CleanWays Foundations, Private Sources, DEP High 7-16
Allegheny River Headwaters Conservation Plan Chapter 7. Management Recommendations GOAL 2-6: INCREASE AWARENESS TO REDUCE ILLEGAL DUMPING ACTIVITY (CONTINUED). Objective 2: Reduce illegal dumping activities (continued). Method to achieve objective: Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority 5. Identify and secure local, state, and federal funding to adequately fund efforts to identify and remove illegal dumpsites, address waste disposal needs of the areas, and assist in establishing curbside recycling programs. Conservation Groups, Municipalities, Civic Groups, PA CleanWays Foundations, Private Sources, DEP Medium 6. Enhance the existing trash collection and recycling systems to expand services reducing the need for illegal dumping. Conservation Groups, Municipalities, Civic Groups, PA CleanWays Foundations, Private Sources, DEP Medium GOAL 2-7: ENHANCE WATERSHED COMMUNITIES Objective 1: Revitalize communities. Method to achieve objective: Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority 1. Restore the former golf course in Coudersport in an environmentally sound manner to establish natural open space. Conservation Groups, Civic Groups, Coudersport, Landowner Foundations, Private Sources Medium 2. Reuse old commercials sites, including brownfield sites, when establishing new businesses instead of developing greenspaces, such as open fields or farmland. Conservation Groups, Civic Groups, Coudersport, Landowner Foundations, Private Sources Medium 3. Increase maintenance of houses and buildings in downtown areas to enhance the aesthetics of the community. Municipalities, Civic Groups, Landowners Foundations, Private Sources Medium Water Resources GOAL 3-1: REDUCE THE RISK OF FLOODING. Objective 1: Minimize potential flooding damages by taking a proactive approach to managing floodplains. Method to achieve objective: Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority 1. Conduct a detailed flood-prone area assessment that includes mapping to determine risk levels of flooding and establish a dedicated flood-control program and discourage development in floodplain areas. Conservation Groups, Municipalities, PEMA Foundations, Private Sources, FEMA, PEMA, DCED, DEP Medium 7-17
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