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Posts from the ‘Swatara Creek’ Category

010.14.00Raise the sensitivity and awareness of County, Local, and Municipal Planning Organizations (MPO’s) to farmland and habitat loss.

010.14.00Inventory NPS pollution problems in the major drainages of the watershed; develop a hierarchy and implementation plan for addressing these problem areas. Promote the development of conservation landscaping and management practices to reduce this sediment load.

010.14.00Continue and expand watershed wide cleanup days.

010.14.00Look into and if appropriate, establish a local chapter of PA Cleanways.

010.14.00Develop an agreement for habitat and water quality improvement in Manada Creek with Ft. Indiantown Gap.

010.14.00Support any development of the state park to increase tourism as an economic presence in the region.

010.14.00Work with local, county, and regional planning organizations to develop and carry out plans for the protection of environmental amenities in the watershed.

010.14.00Expand sewage capacity in the areas with the highest projected growth rates.

010.14.00Identify “Brownfield” areas within the watershed for possible assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment. Identify other potential hazard areas within the watershed.

010.14.00Encourage and develop educational programs on the environment in the watershed and especially Swatara State Park.