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<strong>Connoquenessing</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> <strong>Watershed</strong> <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>Chapter 7. Management RecommendationsGoal 6-G: Increase awareness about water quality issues affecting communities (continued).Method to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority6. Educate homeowners about alternativesewage treatment systems, proper testingand maintenance of existing on-lotsewage systems.Municipalities, SEO,<strong>Conservation</strong> Groups,DEP, DCED, MunicipalAuthoritiesDEP, DCED, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium7. Offer landowner education workshops toprovide information about the properinstallation and maintenance of on-lotseptic systems.Citizens,Municipalities, DEP,<strong>Conservation</strong> Groups,SEOsDEP, EPA, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium8. Conduct outreach campaigns to educatewatershed residents about the land uses intheir communities.<strong>Conservation</strong> Groups,<strong>Conservation</strong> Districts,Cooperative ExtensionsDEP, Private Sources,FoundationsLowGoal 6-H: Establish ongoing environmental education programs.Method to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority1. Develop and implement educationalworkshops and/or outreach programsabout point source pollution, how toreport point source violations, and how toresearch permit information.<strong>Conservation</strong> Groups,Sportsmen's Groups,Citizens, DEP, EPAEPA, DEP, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium2. Develop and implement educationprograms for schools about abandonedmine drainage and other sources of nonpointsource pollution.<strong>Conservation</strong> Groups,WPCAMR, DEP,<strong>Conservation</strong> DistrictsDEP, EPA, PrivateSources, FoundationsMedium3. Develop and implement locally basedenvironmental/social educationalprograms that focus on <strong>Connoquenessing</strong><strong>Creek</strong>.<strong>Conservation</strong> Groups,<strong>Conservation</strong> Districts,Cooperative ExtensionsDEP, Private Sources,FoundationsMedium4. Increase awareness of watershed-relatedissues through the distribution ofmaterials and educational programs.<strong>Conservation</strong> Groups,<strong>Conservation</strong> Districts,Cooperative ExtensionsDEP, Private Sources,FoundationsMedium5. Hold stream monitoring workshops ortrainings for adult and student volunteers.<strong>Conservation</strong> Groups,Stakeholders, DEPDEP, Private Sources,FoundationsMedium6. Create an outdoor education center in thewatershed, potentially at the AthleticField site in downtown Butler<strong>Conservation</strong> Groups,<strong>Conservation</strong> Districts,School DistrictsDCNR, PrivateSources, FoundationsLowGoal 6-I: Increase awareness about water quality, quantity, and conservation practices.Method to achieve goal Potential Partners Potential Funding Priority1. Educate homeowners about the effects ofthe overuse of fertilizers, pesticides, andherbicides on groundwater.<strong>Conservation</strong> Groups,<strong>Conservation</strong> Districts,LandownersDEP, Private Sources,FoundationsMedium7-46

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