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Volant Borough, Lawrence Co, $5000

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project - Drinking Water Source Water Protection Protection Project 2007-2008

Project Title: Volant Area Source Water Protection Education Program

Area to be Protected:  Neshannock watershed

Partners: PA Rural Water Association and Lawrence County Conservation District

Focus: educate citizens and students about how they can help protect the high quality groundwater and wells that provide the Borough's drinking water with demonstrations of the EnviroScape and Groundwater Simulator models in schools and at events such as the Volant Water Festival and by distributing to local restaurants quantities of the winning placemat from a design contest in the schools. 

Contact:  Jeff Staul 724-662-4706 jhstaul@hotmail.com

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Volant Borough, Lawrence County; $1,950

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project - Drinking Water Source Water Protection Protection Project 2006-2007

Project Title: Volant Borough Source Water Protection Program

Area to be Protected:  wellhead areas for Volant Borough

Partner:  PA Rural Water Association

Focus: implement part of their Wellhead Protection Program through a professionally designed display describing the local groundwater supply and the Neshannock Creek Watershed and how people can help protect water supplies in the area.  The display will be placed near public restrooms in a community park where tourist traffic is high.

Contact:  Jeff Staul, jhstaul@hotmail.com

Lawrence Conservation District, Lawrence County, $4,200

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project - Watershed Protection Project 2004-2005

Project Title: On-lot Septic System Workshop

Area to be Protected: North Fork Little Beaver Creek

Partner:  Enon Valley Borough

Focus: conduct a workshop for homeowners in the Borough about the causes of nonpoint source pollution in North Fork Little Beaver Creek, especially failing septic systems, and the need to properly manage on lot septic systems

.Contact: Megan Murphy, 724-652-4512, mmurphy@lawrenceconservationdistrict.org

PA Cleanways of Lawrence County, $5,000

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project - Drinking Water Source Protection Project 2001

Project Title: Placemat Contest Project
Area(s) to be protected: Lawrence Co Watersheds
Partner(: League of Women Voters of Lawrence Co and Lawrence Co Recycling/Solid Waste Dept
Focus: sponsor a placemat design contest for students and produce and distribute placements with winning design to county restaurants.
Contact: Jerry Zona, 724.654.6041, email: zona@ccia.com

Trout Unlimited, Neshannock Chapter, Lawrence and Mercer Counties, $2,750

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project - Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Grants - 1997-1998

Coalition Partners: Mercer County Conservation District, Commissioners of Lawrence and Mercer County
Contact: Jim LaLumia, 412-946-8658
Focus: To organize and present a workshop on the benefits and processes of comprehensive watershed planning for Coolspring and Neshannock Creek in Lawrence and Mercer Counties. Desired outcomes included a pool of people from which a comprehensive planning team could be drawn.
Accomplishments: Disseminated watershed brochure to advertise the group's efforts. Held workshop, including panel discussion topics, and watershed tour in March 1998. Over 100 attended the day's events, exceeding the project's goal of 60 attendees. Twenty-seven attendees agreed to join the group's watershed protection efforts.
Successes, Obstacles, and Unanticipated Outcomes: Executive Directors from both counties planning commissions became actively involved in planning and promoting the event. Unfortunately, the County Commissioners did not express similar interest, even though two Commissioners from one county participated in the planned event. Team heard from several landowners that were resistant to related watershed activities sponsored by one partner organization.