Allegheny River Headwaters Watershed Conservation Plan

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Allegheny River Headwaters Conservation Plan Chapter 1. Project Area Characteristics Lewis Run Borough Sanitary Authority. However, each municipal authority is responsible for the maintenance and conveyance of waste to the Bradford Treatment Plant. Public Water Supply Access to clean water is essential. In Pennsylvania, 89 percent of the population obtains their drinking water from a public water supplier (DEP 8 ). However, residents who reside outside of population centers typically rely on springs and wells for their daily needs. Installation and maintenance of public water and sewage service for residents outside of population centers is usually not cost effective. There are 15 authorities that provide public drinking water within the project area (see Table 1-7 and Figure 1-7). The majority of the authorities’ water is supplied by groundwater. The Bradford City Water Authority is an exception, obtaining its water from surface waters entering into area reservoirs, which are owned and operated by the Bradford City Water Authority. Table 1-7. Public Water Systems Capacity (gallons per day) Service (number of facilities) Authority Service Area Source Bradford City Water Authority City of Bradford, portions of 4.1 million 15,700 Surface Bradford, Foster, and Lafayette townships Rew Water Association Foster Township 21,500 300 Ground Hazel Hurst Water Company Hamlin township 2,000 Ground Gifford/Aiken Water Company Keating Township 850 Ground Bradford Regional Airport Authority Lafayette Township 800 Airport Ground Facilities Lewis Run Borough Water Authority Lewis Run Borough, portion 43,700 578 Ground of Bradford Township Mt. Jewett Borough Water Authority Mt. Jewett Borough 1,450 Ground Crosby Water Association Norwich Township 58 Ground Rixford Waterworks Association Otto Township 490 Ground Port Allegany Borough Municipal Port Allegany Borough 2,575 Ground Authority Clermont Water Association Sergeant Township 53 Smethport Borough Authority Smethport Borough 2,000 Ground Shinglehouse Borough Shinglehouse Borough 0.25 million 493 Ground Coudersport Borough Water Coudersport Borough 2.80 million 1,300 Ground Authority Roulette Township Roulette Township 0.75 million 431 Ground (Sources: McKean County Planning Commission, 2007, Potter County Planning Commission, 2005; Tuna Valley Council of Governments & McKean County Planning Commission, 2001; Port Allegany Comprehensive Plan, 1978; & Mt. Jewett Borough & McKean County Planning Commission, 1990) Transportation and Safety Transportation and safety throughout the region are extremely important. Vehicle transportation is the most popular form of transportation. Figure 1-8 Emergency services are essential to the area, its residents, and visitors. 1-14
Allegheny River Headwaters Conservation Plan Chapter 1. Project Area Characteristics Figure 1-9. Methods of Transportation 1990 2000 15% 12% 73% 0% 8% 3% 1% 78% 0% 6% 3% 1% Drove Walked/Bicycled Other Carpooled Worked at Home Public Transportation Drove Walked/Bicycled Other Carpooled Worked at Home Public Transportation Methods of Transportation The most popular method of transportation among residents is the automobile. Within the project area, 78 percent of the employed population drives to work. Approximately 12 percent carpool, six percent walk or bicycle to work, and three percent work from home, leaving less than one percent that utilize public transportation. Figure 1-9 compares transportation methods used in 1990 to those used in 2000. Public transportation services are provided throughout the area by the Area Transportation Authority of North Central Pennsylvania (ATA), which provides limited fixed routes and/or call-a-bus service. More information on ATA routes and services can be found on their website: www.rideata.net. Fullington Trailways (FT) also offers one daily round-trip service between Pittsburgh, PA and Buffalo, NY via Route 219. More information on FT can be found at: www.fullingtontours.com. Roadways that crisscross the region are categorized as principal arterial, minor arterial, collector, or local roads. There are no interstates or freeways located within the project area. Principal arterial roadways retain a high degree of thru-traffic mobility and serve major centers of urban facilitation and traffic generation. They provide high speed, high volume networks between major urban centers. U.S. Route 219 and U.S. Route 6 are the only principal arteries traversing the region. U.S. Route 219 is a spur of Route 19 traversing south from West Seneca, New York to Rich Creek, Virginia crossing through Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia. Within the project area, U.S. Route 219 skirts the western portion of the watershed following Tunungwant Creek from the New York State line through Bradford and Lewis Run. U.S. Route 6 was designated as a Pennsylvania Heritage Corridor in January 2005 by DCNR under the Heritage Areas Program. Route 6 crosses through 11 counties in northern Pennsylvania. It begins in Pike County, and travels west to the project area. It passes through the project area boroughs of Coudersport, Roulette, Port Allegany, Smethport, and Mount Jewett within McKean and 1-15
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