Connoquenessing Creek Watershed Conservation Plan - Western ...

Connoquenessing Creek Watershed Conservation PlanChapter 7. Management RecommendationsChapter 7. Management RecommendationsThis section highlights recommendations to improve the quality of life. These managementrecommendations are non-regulator and available for use by any citizen, group, or agency. Potentialpartners are groups with the resources best suited to assist in meeting these objectives. Potential fundingavenues are included in the matrix. Groups listed as possible partners or funding sources are suggestionand should not be limited to those provided due to ever-changing circumstances. Identified in the generalclassification of conservation organizations are groups such as Connoquenessing Watershed Alliance,Wild Waterways Conservancy, and Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers, etc.Derived from correspondences, comments, issues, and concerns the recommendations reflect theviews expressed by local citizens. Discussed in further detail in the Issues and Concerns chapter are theissues, topics, and concerns identified throughout the planning process. The watershed communitydeveloped the management recommendations through comments, interview, public meeting workshops,and the completion of surveys. The prioritization of the recommendations was determined by the localsteering and advisory committees and by the public during the draft review phase. Committee membersprioritized the recommendations based upon impacts to the watershed, feasibility, and probability offunding.This matrix of recommendations includes goals, methods to achieve the goals, potential partners, andpotential funding sources. They are listed by priority, with the higher priorities for each goal listed first.An additional listing of potential funding sources and the types of projects funded by each source isincluded in Appendix L. Listed in Table 7-1 are acronyms used in the management recommendations.Acronyms used in Management Recommendations MatrixBAMR Pennsylvania Department of EnvironmentalProtection Bureau of Abandoned MineReclamationPASAPDAPennsylvania Association for SustainableAgriculturePennsylvania Department of AgricultureDCED Pennsylvania Department of Community andEconomic DevelopmentPEMA Pennsylvania Emergency ManagementAgencyDCNR Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and PennDOT Pennsylvania Department of TransportationNatural Resources PENNVEST Pennsylvania Infrastructure InvestmentDEP Pennsylvania Department of EnvironmentalAuthorityProtection PGC Pennsylvania Game CommissionEPA United States Environmental Protection PNHP Pennsylvania Natural Heritage ProgramAgency PSAB Pennsylvania State Association of BoroughsFEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency PSATS Pennsylvania State Association of TownshipsHUD Housing and Urban Development RWA Rural Water AuthorityLWV League of Women Voters SEO Sewage Enforcement OfficerNRCS United States Department of Agriculture USACE United States Army Corps of EngineersNatural Resources Conservation Service USDA United State Department of AgricultureOSM United States Department of Interior Office of USFS United States Forest ServiceSurface Mining USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife ServicePABS Pennsylvania Biological Survey USGS United States Geological SurveyPACD Pennsylvania Association of ConservationDistrictsWPCAMR Western Pennsylvania Coalition forAbandoned Mine ReclamationPALMS Pennsylvania Lake Management Society WREN Water Resources Education Network7-1