Columbia
County Projects
Susquehanna Greenway Partnership/ SEDA COG Community Resource Center
Grant Amount: $5,000
Project Title: Source Water Protection Education for Susquehanna Greenway River Towns
Funding Source: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Source Water Protection 2011-2012
Contact: Trish Carothers 570-522-7259 Email: tcarothers@susquehannagreenway.org
Partners: Berwick Borough, SEDA-COG Community Resource Center, PA American Water, Salem Township
Focus: Project partners will form a Source Water Environmental Education Team (SWEET) to conduct community source water protection public education workshops, develop a Source Water Protection Fact Sheet and promote redevelopment activities to reduce pollution risks where junkyards and railroad transportation corridors are located in close proximity to the public water supply source. These risks have been identified in Berwick’s Source Water Assessment Summary.
Roaring Creek Valley Conservation Assoc. (RCVCA), Grant Amount: $3,560
Project Title: Community Rain Garden Model
 Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2010-2011
Area to be protected: Roaring Creek
Partners: Franklin Township, Columbia County Conservation District, Southern Columbia Area School District.
Focus: The Roaring Creek Valley Conservation Association, along with partners and SCASD students will design and construct a functional, educational stormwater Best Management Practice demonstration project on local school grounds in the form of a rain garden. The goal is to control and treat run-off on school property and improve water quality in our watershed, while providing an educational model for the community. A community day where the public can learn about the project is planned, as well as permanent signage for future self-guided tour opportunities, which will include information on the project and how rain gardens protect water resources.
Contact: Kristen Vitkaukas, 570-441-9004, vitkaus@yahoo.com
Friends of the Nescopeck, Luzerne, Schuylkill, Columbia Co, $4,312
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2008-2009
Project Title: Introducing the Nescopeck Creek Watershed: It's Where You Live
River, stream, watershed affected by this project: Nescopeck Creek Watershed
Partners: Conyngham Borough, Conyngham Borough Planning Commission, Nescopeck State Park and Eastern PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR)
Focus: design and distribute an eight page black & white newspaper insert alerting residents of Nescopeck Creek Watershed the effects of their activities on the health of the watershed and what they can do to minimize negative impacts; the insert will also encourage residents to support efforts to minimize abandoned mine drainage, manage stormwater properly, and respond appropriately to development pressures.
Contact: Tim Ference 570-788-4827, timfer@epix.net
Friends of the Nescopeck, Luzerne, Schuylkill and Columbia Counties,
$3,100
Funded by: LWVPA-CEF
WREN Project, Watershed Protection Project 2003-2004
Project Title: Nescopeck/Little Nescopeck Watershed Awareness Project
Area(s) to be protected: Nescopeck Creek Watershed
Partner(s): Conyngham Borough, Conyngham Borough Planning Commission,
and Hazleton Campus of Penn State University
Focus: create a multi-media education module about nonpoint source pollution
prevention in the watershed and present to municipal officials, citizen
and landowner groups, schools, and businesses in the watershed
Contact: Tim Ference, 570-788-4827, email: timf@intergrafix.com
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