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Montgomery County

Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Delaware and Montgomery counties, $5000

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2007-2008
Project Title:  Stormwater Facility Operation and Maintenance Program
Area to be protected: Delaware and Schuykill rivers

Partners: Delaware County Conservation District, Montgomery County Conservation District, Swarthmore Borough and Yeadon Borough

Focus: develop a guide and hold workshops to educate public works department staff and commercial property owners in Delaware and Montgomery Counties on the inspection, operating, repair and retrofit procedures for stormwater management facilities that are necessary to minimize nonpoint source pollution in the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers. 

Contact:  Paul Racette, 215-592-7020x112 or pracette@pecpa.org;

or Carol Meyers, 215-592-7020x100 or cmeyers@pecpa.org

Alliance for a Sustainable Future, Montgomery County, $5,000

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2006-2007
Project Title:  Open Water Protection in Ambler Borough
Area to be protected:  Wissahickon Valley
Partners:  Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association, Wissahickon Middle School 6th Grade Enrichment Program, Ambler Borough Highway Dept., Ambler Environmental Advisory Council

Focus:  work with three municipalities to install stream crossing signs, distribute education and free tree assessments to stream-side property owners, and arrange for community wide education about what homeowners and businesses can do to keep nonpoint source pollution out of creeks and open waters in the Wissahickon Valley watershed.

Contact:  Susan Curry, suscurry@comcast.net. 

Southeast Project Grass.  Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton and Schuykill counties, $4,950

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Water Protection Project 2006-2007
Project Title: Southeast Project Grass Grazing and Pasture Management Planner
Area to be protected: Delaware and Susquehanna watersheds
Partners: Natural Resources Conservation Service, Penn State Cooperative Extension and Reading Area Water Authority
Focus:  develop a 12-month Grazing and Pasture Management Planner illustrating Best Management Practices of pasture management that have been shown to be effective at lowering risks of pollution to drinking water supplies. 

Contact: Dan Ludwig, dan.ludwig@pa.usda.gov

East Greenville Borough Water Authority. Montgomery, Lehigh, Berks counties; $ 4, 000

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Protection Project 2005-2006
Project Title:  EGBWA Watershed/Wellhead Protection Education and Outreach
Area(s) to be protected: Upper Perkiomen Creek of the Upper Perkiomen Watershed
Partner(s):  PA Rural Water Association, Upper Perkiomen School District and Upper Hanover Township Authority
Focus: introduce source water protection education to area elementary students using a Talking About PA (TAP) Water Kit, curriculum guides and a poster contest. The partnership will also produce a display board and brochure highlighting the authority's existing SWP efforts and ways the community can get involved with future efforts.

Contact: Jim Fry, 215- 679-5194,  email: egb@netcarrier.com

 

Upper Dublin Environmental Protection Agency Board , Montgomery County; $ 2,960

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Protection Project 2005-2006
Project Title:  Source Water Protection / Stormwater Outreach
Area(s) to be protected: Upper Dublin Township area of Wissahickon watershed
Partners:  North Wales Water Authority, Upper Dublin Township Public Works, Upper Dublin High School, EPAB of Upper Dublin

Focus: purchase a groundwater simulator for classroom instruction and hold a pamphlet design contest for senior high school students. The partnership will select and distribute throughout the community the three pamphlets which best describe the actions homeowners and businesses can take to protect the community's sources of drinking water.

Contact: Stanley Ropski, (215) 643-8212,   email: sjropski@aol.com

Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy. Montgomery, Bucks, Berks, Lehigh counties, $ 5,000

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Protection Project 2005-2006
Project Title:  Source Water Protection Education and Volunteer Action Program
Area to be protected: Perkiomen Creek
Partners: Natural Lands Trust, Philadelphia Water Authority, Aqua PA, Delaware Valley Earth Force, Montgomery County Conservation District, Lower Salford Township, Upper Perkiomen Trout Unlimited

Focus: hold Source Water Protection workshops emphasizing the source of local water supplies, challenges of maintaining a high quality supply, and the ways contaminants can be prevented from entering the water supply. Workshops will demonstrate ways citizens can protect their drinking water sources.

Contact: Crystal Gilchrist, (610) 287-9383,  email: cgilchrist@perkiomenwatershed.or

Natural Lands Trust. Schuylkill, Berks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks, Philadelphia counties; $5,000

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Water Protection Project 2004-2005
Project Title:  Water Supplier Lands Project
Area to be protected:  Source waters in SEPA
Partners: Natural Lands Trust, Philadelphia Water Dept, Heritage Conservancy, Brandywine Conservancy and Clean Water Action PA

Focus: highlight to local environmental organizations and municipal officials the need to protect buffer lands for public drinking water supply systems in the Delaware River Basin before they are sold for development. Produce a booklet on water supply lands.

Contact: David Harper, 610-353-5587,  email: dharper@natlands.org

The PEAK Center, Inc. , Bucks, Montgomery County; $5,000

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Water Protection Project 2004-2005
Project Title:  Noth Penn Water Authority Source Water Protection Education Project
Area to be protected:  North Penn Water Authority service area
Partner: North Penn Water Authority

Focus:  conduct twelve educational workshops aimed at citizens and municipal officials designed to educate about the importance of preventing nonpoint sources of pollution in the lower Delaware watershed in order to accomplish source water protection for the North Penn Water Authority service area.

Contact: Robert Kutler, 215-362-7432, sec@peakcenter.org

Horsham Township Water & Sewer Authority, Montgomery County, $1,500

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Protection Project 2003-2004
Project Title: Identification Signs
Area(s) to be protected: Pennypack, Neshaminy and Wissahickon Watersheds
Partner(s): Horsham Township and Environmental Advisory Board
Focus: install watershed identification and wellhead protection signs to raise awareness of the need for source water protection
Contact: Tina Boor, 215-672-8011, email: tboor@rcn.com

Montgomery County Conservation District

Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Drinking Water Source Water Protection Project 2002-2003
Project Title: Friends of Mingo Creek and the Perkiomen Watershed Workshops
Area(s) to be protected: the Mingo Creek & Perkiomen Creek
Partner(s): Friends of Mingo Creek, Stroud Water Research Center, Montgomery County Planning Commission, Philadelphia Water Department , Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy, Philadelphia Suburban Water Company & Montgomery County Conservation District
Focus: hold workshops in the Mingo Creek & Perkiomen watersheds
Counties served: Montgomery County Grant: $4,800
Contact: Nathan Walker, 610-429-4506, email: walker@montgomeryconservation.org

Telford Borough - Groundwater Guardian Community since 1998
Explanation of Groundwater Guardian Award

Community Profile (Teleford Borough)
http://www.groundwater.org/active/community.asp?id124

Contact: Mark D. Fournier
Telford Borough Water Authority
P.O. Box 209
Telford, PA 18969-0209
Phone: 215-723-5000 Fax: 215-723-5328
Email: telfordboro@netcarrier.com

Lower Merion Conservancy
Safeguarding Our Streams Project
Area(s) to be protected: Mill Creek and Schuylkill River
Funded by LWVPA-CEF WREN Project - Watershed Protection Project 2001

Partner(s): Twp of Lower Merion and Environmental Advisory Council
Focus: to write, produce and print a brochure entitled "Safeguarding Our Streams" which will be distributed to Twp residents and other interested parties. The partners will also co-produce a live television town meeting on the local cable access.
Grant: $5,000
Contact: Mike Weilbacher, 610.645.9030, email: mike@dragonfly.org

North Penn Senior Environmental Corps, Bucks and Montgomery Co
Source Water Protection Education Project
Area(s) to be protected: Neshaminy Creek and Delaware River Basin Watershed
Funded by LWVPA-CEF WREN Project - Drinking Water Source Protection Project 2001

Partner(s): North Penn Water Authority
Focus: prepare and deliver joint presentations about water conservation and source water protection to municipal governments, high schools, and community organizations .
Grant: $4,300
Contact: Dick Lehman, 215.362.7432, email: NPSC@enter.net

Telford Boro Authority, Bucks and Montgomery Co
Wellhead Protection Area Signage Project
Area(s) to be protected: wells located in East Branch Perkiomen Creek, Indiana Creek, and Mill Creek watersheds
Funded by LWVPA-CEF WREN Project - Drinking Water Source Protection Project 2001

Partner(s): Telford Boro, West Rockhill Twp, Hilltown Twp, Salford Twp, Franconia Twp, and Spotts, Stevens and McCoy, Inc.
Focus: develop and install wellhead protection signage in the water supply areas.
Grant: $2,300
Contact: Mark Fournier, 215.723.5000, email: mfournier@netcarrier.com

Safe Drinking Water and Alternative On-Site Wastewater Technology
Funded by LWVPA-CEF WREN Project - Drinking Water Source Protection Project 1999

Focus: Failing on-site systems threaten drinking water safety in the Perkiomen watershed. The partners will conduct two workshops on how failing systems impact water supply and technologies available for correcting problems. Involved Bucks, Berks, Lehigh and Montgomery Counties.
Partners: The Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy, The Philadelphia Suburban Water Company
Grant: $2,350
Contact: Alexandra Curran, 610-287-9383