McKean
County
Groundwater
Guardian Community since 1995
Explanation
of Groundwater Guardian Award
Contact: James A. Clark
McKean & Potter Co. Cooperative Extension
P.O. Box 1504
Smethport, PA 16749-0504
Phone (814) 887-5613
Fax (814) 887-5645
Port Allegany Borough, McKean Co, $3,400
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Protection Project 2008-2009
Project Title: McKean County SWP Education Project
River, stream, watershed affected by this project: Aquifer underlying the Borough of Port Allegany and the wells/spring located east of Mount Jewett
Partners: Port Allegany Borough Water Department, PA Rural Water Association and PSU Agriculture Extension for McKean County
Focus: enhance emergency response personnel's ability to respond effectively to incidents where PA Route 6 and other major roads intersect the wellhead protection area, post water supply area traffic signs at the boundaries of the wellhead protection area, and design and distribute educational placemats and other print materials to promote the protection of the community's drinking water.
Contact: Richard Kallenborn 814-642-2526, portaboro@zitomedia.net
McKean County Conservation District, McKean and Potter Cos, $5,000
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Protection Project 2008-2009
Project Title: Keeping Pharmaceuticals Out Of Our Water Resources
River, stream, watershed affected by this project: Upper Allegheny Watershed
Partners: Penn State Cooperative Extension (Cameron, McKean and Potter Unit), Upper Allegheny Watershed Association, Port Allegany Borough and Bradford Water Authority
Focus: educate residents of McKean and Potter Counties about the issue of pharmaceuticals in water supplies, survey health care establishments' current practices regarding pharmaceutical disposal, and explore the feasibility of collaborating with multiple agencies and municipalities the Upper Allegheny watershed to conduct a household hazardous waste collection.
Contact: Heather McKean 814-887-4003 hsmckean@mckeancountypa.org
Johnsonburg Municipal Authority, $2,000 J
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Title: Upper Clarion River Watershed/Wellhead Protection Plan Implementation
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Wwater Protection Project 2006-2007
Area to be protected: Upper Clarion River Watershed
Counties served: Elk and McKean
Partners: Wilcox Water Company, Johnsonburg Elementary School, Elk County Conservation District, Elk County Planning Office.
Focus: begin implementing the education component of their Source Water Protection Plan with installation of five Water Supply Area signs and printing and distributing Source Water Protection brochures in the Upper Clarion River watershed
Contact: James DeAngelo, jmawater@ncentral.com
Water Resources Councils
Water
Resource Councils
Funded
by LWVPA-CEF WREN Project
-
Ground
Water and Wellhead Protection Grants-
1995 & 1996
In Potter and McKean counties, Penn State Cooperative Extension
helped form Water Resource Councils made up of county and municipal
officials who deal with water related issues. The Councils sponsored
training sessions for local officials and the public on groundwater
resources and wellhead protection. A regional meeting for a six-county
area was also held. 5000 water quality bookmarks were produced and
distributed.
Contact: Bernice Pierson,Penn State Cooperative Extension,
814-887-5613 or Stan Hess, PA Bureau of Forestry, 814-274-8474.
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