Connoquenessing Creek Watershed Conservation Plan - Western ...

Connoquenessing Creek Watershed Conservation PlanChapter 7. Management RecommendationsProject Area CharacteristicsGoal 1-A: Identify impacts of acid precipitation to minimize or remediate these impacts.Method to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority1. Support state and national initiatives toreduce critical pollutants emissions fromindustries.Conservation Groups,Conservation Districts,DEP, EPADEP, EPA, PrivateSources,FoundationsLow2. Map and identify acid precipitationpatterns to determine negative impacts toaquatic life.Conservation Groups,Conservation Districts,DEP, EPADEP, EPA, PrivateSources,FoundationsLow3. Lobby for stricter requirements for sulfurdioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions inorder to reduce the impacts of acid rain.Conservation Groups,Conservation Districts,DEP, EPADEP, EPA, PrivateSources,FoundationsLow4. Develop a network of volunteers toidentify acid precipitation impairedwaterways by collecting rainwater andmeasuring its pH.Conservation Groups,Conservation Districts,DEP, EPADEP, EPA, PrivateSources,FoundationsLow5. Conduct an acid neutralization project todetermine if such treatment could decreaseacidity to the land and water.Conservation Groups,Conservation Districts,DEP, EPADEP, EPA, PrivateSources,FoundationsLowGoal 1-B: Enhance transportation infrastructure.Method to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority1. Improve Routes 8, 68, and 228 byproviding connections from local towns tomajor highways and installing stormdrains and grass swales.PennDOT,Municipalities,CountiesPennDOT, PrivateSources,FoundationsMedium2. Implement best management practices thatprotect water resources when improvingand upgrading dirt and gravel, secondary,or rural roadways.DEP, ConservationGroups, PaGS,Municipalities, RoadMastersPennDOT, PrivateSources,Foundations, DCEDMedium3. Support municipal participation in the Dirtand Gravel Roads Program to reduceerosion and sedimentation.Municipalities, DEP,Conservation Groups,Conservation DistrictsPennDOT, PrivateSources,Foundations, DCEDMedium4. Install safety improvements such as,additional traffic signals, better exit andentrance ramps, bridge and culvertreplacements, wider shoulder margins,and frequent maintenance.Municipalities,PennDOT, CountiesPennDOT, PrivateSources,FoundationsMedium5. Include sound geologic investigation andbest management practices duringmaintenance and construction of roadwaysto minimize impacts.Road Masters,PennDOT, PaGS,Conservation GroupsPennDOT, PrivateSources,Foundations, DCEDLow7-2