Allegheny River Headwaters Watershed Conservation Plan

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Allegheny River Headwaters Conservation Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Title Page i Introduction Materials iii Table of Contents iii Lit of Tables vi List of Figures viii Acknowledgements x Acronyms xi Watershed Definition xiii Executive Summary ES-1 Project Background ES-1 Report Summary ES-2 Project Area Characteristics ES-2 Land Resources ES-3 Water Resources ES-3 Biological Resources ES-4 Cultural Resources ES-4 Issues and Concerns ES-5 Management Recommendations ES-5 Project Area Characteristics 1-1 Project Area 1-1 Location and Size 1-1 Major Tributaries 1-1 Climate 1-2 Topography 1-3 Air Quality 1-3 Atmospheric Deposition 1-4 Critical Pollutants 1-4 Mercury 1-6 Impacts of Air Pollution 1-7 Socioeconomic Profile 1-7 Land-Use Planning and Regulation 1-7 Demographics and Population Patterns 1-10 Infrastructure 1-12 Transportation and Safety 1-14 Economy and Employment 1-17 Education 1-21 Land Resources 2-1 Geology 2-1 Physiographic Provinces 2-1 ii
Allegheny River Headwaters Conservation Plan Ecoregions 2-2 Rock Types 2-3 Stratification 2-3 Soil Characteristics 2-3 Soil Associations 2-3 Prime Agricultural Soils 2-5 Farmland of Statewide Importance 2-5 Agricultural Land Preservation 2-6 Agricultural Security Areas 2-6 Clean and Green Program 2-7 Land Use 2-7 Forestry 2-8 Agriculture 2-8 Development 2-10 Mining 2-10 Oil and Gas Exploration 2-11 Land Ownership 2-13 Oil and Gas Well Drilling 2-14 Critical Areas 2-14 Landslides 2-14 Subsidence Areas 2-15 Erosion and Sedimentation 2-15 Groundwater Recharge 2-16 Fish and Wildlife Habitat 2-16 Wind Energy 2-17 Hazardous Areas 2-18 Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act 2-18 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 2-18 Waste Removal 2-19 Salvage Yards 2-20 Brownfields 2-21 Water Resources 3-1 Location 3-1 Allegheny Portage Creek 3-1 Potato Creek 3-2 Oswayo Creek 3-2 Tunungwant Creek 3-2 Water Attributes 3-2 Groundwater and Surface Water 3-3 Wetlands 3-6 Floodplains 3-8 Riparian Zones 3-9 Stormwater 3-10 iii
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