Pa Environment Digest Feb. 22, 2016

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-- Expand PA1Call for all classes of pipelines

-- Identify barriers to sharing rights-of-ways

-- Enhance workforce/economic development

-- Attract military veterans to the energy workforce

-- Enhance science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education

The Governor created the task force to identify best practices for pipeline siting, permitting and safety. Pipeline infrastructure development is governed by a complicated matrix

of federal and state laws and regulations, county plans, and local ordinances.

Multiple agencies are involved in permitting and overseeing siting, construction,

operation, and maintenance of infrastructure.

According to DEP, there are now about 12,000 miles of natural gas pipelines in

Pennsylvania and in the next decade DEP expects 30,000 more miles of pipelines to be built.

Chaired by Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Quigley, the 48 task

force members and more than 100 additional volunteers serving in 12 workgroups have been

meeting since July 2015. The task force voted on all 184 recommendations, identifying the top

two recommendations in each category.

Over the coming months, recommendations that fall within the purview ofCommonwealth agencies will be further assessed and evaluated for possible implementation.

Industry and other agencies are encouraged to do the same for recommendations that lie within

their purviews, said Quigley.

“This report should start a larger conversation in Pennsylvania. It will be a success if it

touches off a sustained debate and promotes collaboration between communities, the gas

industry, pipeline builders, landowners, and other stakeholders,” said Quigley. “This

infrastructure build-out will impact every county in the state, so it’s imperative that

Pennsylvanians and the industries that want to do business here engage in this conversation

constructively.”

The final report includes a chart showing which agencies will be responsible for

implementing each of the recommendations.

A copy of the final report is available online.

Reaction

Members of the Pennsylvania Energy Infrastructure Alliance, a broad-based coalition of

labor, agriculture, manufacturing and other business interests that support private investment in

energy infrastructure, issued the following statements in response to the final report:

“The task force should be commended for the work it’s doing to ensure our

commonwealth realizes its full energy potential,” said Trish McFarland, President of the

Delaware County Chamber of Commerce. “We recognize this is the first step in a long process.

But even as this process continues, it shouldn’t slow or diminish the safe, responsible

development of critical pipeline infrastructure already in the works. New pipeline projects aredelivering both short-term employment benefits from construction, as well as long-term

economic benefits from increased access to abundant, more affordable energy resources.”

McFarland pointed to the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex, which is fueling a regional

revitalization in southeastern Pennsylvania as a spot for collecting and processing natural gas and

natural gas liquids delivered via pipeline from shale drilling operations across the state.

“I want to commend DEP Secretary John Quigley for acknowledging in his opening

remarks that there is broad support for these projects because of the tremendous economic and

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job-creation benefits they generate,” Abe Amoros, state legislative director at LiUNA!, which

has more than 25,000 members in the state. “I’ll say again what I said before in public testimony

before this task force: For thousands of workers across our Commonwealth, these projects are

not just pipelines; they are also lifelines to family-supporting jobs.”

Several PEIA members testified personally during the task force’s public hearings, or

submitted comments as the panel drafted its final report, which culled 184 suggestions into adozen recommendations released today.

PEIA members are reviewing the final report, which totals more than 600 pages.

The Pennsylvania Energy Infrastructure Alliance was launched June 8 by the Washington

County Chamber of Commerce and Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, along with the

Laborers International Union of North America and the International Union of Operating

Engineers Local 66. There are nearly two dozen members today.

For more information, visit the DEP Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force webpage.

NewsClips:

Pipeline Task Force Releases Final Report

Pipeline Report Is A Start, DEP Says

Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force Submits Final Report Report Offers 184 Suggestions On Growing Natural Gas Pipelines

Worker Dies In Pipeline Accident, PUC Calls For Reform

Judge: Pipeline Builder Can Cut Down Family’s Maple Trees

Pipeline Company Seeks Court Order To Remove Tree Protesters

Transco Pipeline Expansion Project Continues To Progress

Route Pipelines Along Turnpike, Lawmaker Says

Questions Remain Over Proposed PennEast Pipeline

DC Lawyer Helps NJ Residents Fight Gas Pipeline

Luzerne Gas Drilling Coalition Brings In Pipeline Expert Attorney

Dominion’s New National Forest Route For Pipeline In VA, WV

Editorial: Put Pipelines In Rights-Of-Way

Related Story:

PUC: Key Safety Recommendations From Governor’s Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force

PUC: Key Safety Recommendations From Governor’s Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force

The Public Utility Commission highlighted numerous key

safety recommendations included in the Pipeline Infrastructure

Task Force report presented to the Governor Thursday.

“Ensuring the reliability and soundness of our statewide energy

infrastructure is a major concern for the PUC, and we are pleased that the Task Force took the time to closely examine

these unique issues,” said PUC Chairman Gladys M. Brown,

who led the Pipeline Safety and Integrity Workgroup.

Key safety recommendations advanced by the PITF include:

-- Designating the PUC to enforce the Pennsylvania One Call system and Pennsylvania’s

Underground Utility Line Protection Law, with a goal of reducing the number of “hits” on

underground pipelines;

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-- Annual leak surveys on all existing or new pipelines, including the expansion of the

leak-detection surveys to include Class 1 gathering lines and production lines outside the well

pad;

-- Accelerated leak repairs, including the scheduling of repairs on all classes of leaks;

-- Establishment of a centralized mapping system for use by emergency responders, along with a

public portal for accessing mapping information; and-- Creation of a website providing access to all publicly available pipeline inspection

information.

“We are encouraged by increased public discussion of these important safety issues,” said

Chairman Brown. “We look forward to working with the Governor’s Office, the General

Assembly and other stakeholders to begin putting these measures into action to further safeguard

our vital infrastructure.”

A copy of the final report is available online.

For more information, visit the Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force webpage.

NewsClips:

Pipeline Task Force Releases Final Report

Pipeline Report Is A Start, DEP Says Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force Submits Final Report

Report Offers 184 Suggestions On Growing Natural Gas Pipelines

Worker Dies In Pipeline Accident, PUC Calls For Reform

Judge: Pipeline Builder Can Cut Down Family’s Maple Trees

Pipeline Company Seeks Court Order To Remove Tree Protesters

Transco Pipeline Expansion Project Continues To Progress

Route Pipelines Along Turnpike, Lawmaker Says

Questions Remain Over Proposed PennEast Pipeline

DC Lawyer Helps NJ Residents Fight Gas Pipeline

Luzerne Gas Drilling Coalition Brings In Pipeline Expert Attorney

Dominion’s New National Forest Route For Pipeline In VA, WV

Editorial: Put Pipelines In Rights-Of-Way

Related Story:

DEP Presents Final Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force Report To Governor

Environmental Funding Dominos Fall As Price Of Natural Gas Drops

Funding going to the Environmental Stewardship (Growing

Greener) Fund, Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund and

DCNR’s Oil and Gas Lease Fund is dropping dramatically

as the decline in natural gas prices is reducing revenue fromthe Act 13 drilling impact fee and royalties due DCNR

from drilling on State Forest land.

The Independent Fiscal Office released a new report

Wednesday saying the drop in natural gas prices means the

state will collect $38 million less in Act 13 impact fees this year than it did last year.

The IFO estimated $185.5 million will be collected this year versus $223.5 million last

year-- a 17 percent reduction.

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Even with the reduction in revenue, the IFO calculated the effective tax rate of the 2015

impact fee will be 5.5 percent, an increase of 3.4 percentage points from 2014.

In addition to the decline in natural gas prices, there was a nearly 43 percent decline in

new gas wells which pay the highest fees.

The Public Utility Commission announced in January the per well impact fee for the

2015 collection year would be going down by $5,000 per well due to the decline in natural gas prices.

The decline in impact fee revenue means less money for county and local governments

and statewide programs, like the Environmental Stewardship Fund (Growing Greener),

administered by a variety of state agencies.

The drop in gas prices is also causing other funding dominos to fall.

This decline in impact fee revenue is one of the causes behind a recommendation in Gov.

Wolf’s proposed FY 2016-17 budget that no money be transferred to the Department of

Environmental Protection to help pay for the Oil and Gas Regulatory Program from the

Marcellus Shale Legacy Fund. $10.3 million was transferred in FY 2015-16.

The IFO released another report in January saying natural gas royalties paid on gas from

Marcellus Shale wells on State Forest land would decline by 40 percent in this current fiscalyear. DCNR had funded much of its personnel and administrative costs from this revenue which

goes into the Oil and Gas Lease Fund.

To help make up some of those loses, Gov. Wolf’s budget includes a proposal to increase

and expand the state waste disposal fee by $1.75/ton with the resulting $35 million in revenue to

be deposited in the Oil and Gas Lease Fund ( page H48).

The fee increase was necessary, according to the proposal, to allow the continued

transfers out of the Oil and Gas Lease Fund to the Environmental Stewardship (Growing

Greener) Fund ($35 million) and the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund ($15 million) required by

Act 13.

If the waste fee increase doesn’t go through (it has to be done legislatively), these two

programs would take a hit financially.

Both the PA Environmental Council and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA have

warned the lack of environmental funding and focus on what we are spending is doing critical

harm to Pennsylvania’s environmental protection programs.

The lack of funding, in particular, for water quality improvement programs, CBF-PA

says, means Pennsylvania cannot fulfill the commitments it made to clean up the state’s rivers

and streams to meet Chesapeake Bay Watershed milestones.

The freeze on hiring people to fill 200 positions at DEP

by the Governor’s Budget Office

has also not helped matters, including leaving vacant all the unfilled positions in DEP’s Oil and

Gas Regulatory Program.

NewsClips: PLS: IFO: Impact Fee Collections Down $38 Million This Year

Impact Fee Poised To Bring In $38M Less Than Last Year

Gas Impact Fees Expected To Drop 17 Percent This Year

Counties To Receive $30M Less From Impact Fee

Will Hanger’s Departure Change Severance Tax Negotiations?

Enough Bipartisan Support In House For Severance Tax?

DEP OKs Tenaska Air Permit For South Huntingdon Power Plant

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Game Commission Cuts More Staff

Nearly 7,700 State Employees Making $100K Or More

Related Stories:

Senate Hearings On DCNR, DEP Proposed Budget Set For Feb. 24, 25

What’s In Gov. Wolf’s New Budget for The Environment? Not Much

PEC, CBF-PA: Lack Of Funding, Focus Critically Harming PA Environmental Programs CBF-PA: Wolf’s Budget Proposal Lacks Adequate Funding For New Clean Water Plan

Wolf Shrinks DEP’s Staff By 200 Positions, Even Though DEP Has More Money

Senate Hearings On DCNR, DEP Proposed Budget Set For Feb. 24, 25

The Senate and House begin hearings on Gov. Wolf’s FY

2016-17 budget request next week, including hearings on

the budgets for the departments of Conservation and

Natural Resources (February 24) and Environmental

Protection (February 25).

The full schedule of hearings forenvironment-related agencies is--

— February 24: Senate— Dept. of Conservation &

Natural Resources, 10:00;

— February 24: House— Public Utility Commission,

1:00;

— February 25: Senate- Dept. of Environmental Protection, 10:00;

— February 29: House— Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources, 2:00;

— March 1: Senate- Dept. of Agriculture, 3:00;

— March 1: House- Dept. of Environmental Protection, 9:30; and

— March 9: House- Dept. of Agriculture, 1:30.

House budget hearings are held in Room 140 (Majority Caucus Room) and the Senate

budget hearings are held in Hearing Room 1, North Office Building.

The hearings are usually carried live on the PA Cable Network. Click Here to watch the

Senate hearings live. Click Here to watch House hearings live.

The complete schedules are available on the Senate Appropriations Committee and

House Appropriations Committee webpages.

NewsClips:

PLS: IFO: Impact Fee Collections Down $38 Million This Year

Impact Fee Poised To Bring In $38M Less Than Last Year

Gas Impact Fees Expected To Drop 17 Percent This Year

Counties To Receive $30M Less From Impact Fee Will Hanger’s Departure Change Severance Tax Negotiations?

Enough Bipartisan Support In House For Severance Tax?

DEP OKs Tenaska Air Permit For South Huntingdon Power Plant

Game Commission Cuts More Staff

Nearly 7,700 State Employees Making $100K Or More

Related Stories:

Environmental Funding Dominos Fall As Price Of Natural Gas Drops

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What’s In Gov. Wolf’s New Budget for The Environment? Not Much

PEC, CBF-PA: Lack Of Funding, Focus Critically Harming PA Environmental Programs

CBF-PA: Wolf’s Budget Proposal Lacks Adequate Funding For New Clean Water Plan

Wolf Shrinks DEP’s Staff By 200 Positions, Even Though DEP Has More Money

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Senate/House Agenda/Session Schedule/Gov’s Schedule

Here are the Senate and House Calendars and Committee meetings showing bills of interest as

well as a list of new environmental bills introduced--

Bill Calendars

House (March 14): House Bill 544 (Moul-R-Adams) further providing for liability protection

for landowners who open their land for recreation (sponsor summary ); House Resolution 60

(Emrick-R-Northampton) directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a

comprehensive review of the state’s program to regulate the beneficial use of sewage sludge;

Senate Bill 307 (Yudichak-D-Luzerne) providing for an independent counsel for the

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Environmental Quality Board; Senate Bill 811 (Hughes-D- Philadelphia) FY 2015-16 Capital

Budget bill; Senate Bill 1071 (Browne-R-Lehigh), the “agreed-to” pension reform bill; Senate

Bill 1073 (Browne-R-Lehigh) “agreed-to” $30.8 billion General Fund budget bill; Senate

Resolution 55 (Hutchinson-R-Venango) re-establishing the Forestry Task Force under the Joint

House/Senate Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee

(sponsor summary

).

Click Here

for full House Bill Calendar.

Senate (March 14): Senate Bill 805 (Boscola-D- Lehigh) allowing an Act 129 opt-out for large

electric users ( sponsor summary ); House Bill 57 (Payne-R-Dauphin) further providing for

natural gas competition (sponsor summary). Click Here for full Senate Bill Calendar.

Committee Meeting Agendas This Week

House: the Appropriations Committee holds budget hearings on Public Utility Commission;

PUC Consumer Advocate and Small Business Advocate; the Game and Fisheries Committee

holds two information meetings to receive Fish and Boat Commission’s and Game

Commission’s Annual Reports. Click Here for full House Committee Schedule.

Senate: the Appropriations Committee holds budget hearings on Governor’s Budget Office;;

Independent Fiscal Office-Economic Outlook & Revenue Overview; Dept. of Conservation &

Natural Resources; Dept. of Environmental Protection. Click Here for full Senate

Committee Schedule.

Bills Pending In Key Committees

Here are links to key Standing Committees in the House and Senate and the bills pending in

each--

House

Appropriations

Education

Environmental Resources and Energy

Consumer Affairs

Gaming Oversight

Human Services

Judiciary

Liquor Control

TransportationLinks for all other Standing House Committees

Senate

Appropriations

Environmental Resources and Energy

Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Community, Economic and Recreational Development

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Education

Judiciary

Law and Justice

Public Health and Welfare

Transportation

Links for all other Standing Senate Committees

Session Schedule

Here is the latest voting session schedule for the Senate and House--

Senate

Budget Hearings: Feb. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, March 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 (no session during

hearings)

March 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23

April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13

May 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18June 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

House

Budget Hearings: Feb. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, March 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 (no session during

hearings)

March 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23

April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13

May 2, 3, 4, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25

June 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

Governor’s Schedule

Gov. Tom Wolf's work calendar will be posted each Friday and his public schedule for the day

will be posted each morning. Click Here to view Gov. Wolf’s Weekly Calendar and Public

Appearances.

Bills On Governor's Desk

The following bills were given final approval by the Senate and House and are now on the

Governor's desk for action--

CAC Executive Director: House Bill 941 (Regan-R-Cumberland), which amends the

Administrative Code, includes a provision allowing DEP’s Citizens Advisory Council to

independently hire its own Executive Director and makes the Secretary of DEP an ex officio

member of the Council. A Senate Fiscal Note and summary is available.

News From The Capitol

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House Committees To Hold Information Meeting On Chesapeake Bay Strategy Feb. 29

The House Environmental Resources and Energy and

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committees will hold an

informational meeting on the Wolf Administration’s

Chesapeake Bay Reboot Strategy on February 29.“Pennsylvania is one of several states in the

Chesapeake Bay watershed, and as such, we have

obligations to reduce nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment

entering the Bay,” said Rep. John Maher (R-Allegheny),

Majority Chair of the House Environmental Committee.

“To date, we have met milestones for phosphorus, but are

still lagging in our goals for nitrogen and sediment.

“As a result, through collaboration among the Departments of Agriculture,

Environmental Protection and Conservation and Natural Resources, the Administration has

developed what they are calling a “reboot” of our existing Chesapeake Bay restoration

strategy,” said Rep. Maher.It is this strategy the Committees will review at their meeting.

Among those expected to offer comments before the Committee are: DEP Secretary John

Quigley, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, Richard Roush, Dean of Penn State’s College

of Agricultural Sciences, Chris Thompson, Lancaster County Conservation District on behalf of

the PA Association of County Conservation Districts and Denise Coleman, State

Conservationist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.

The meeting will be held in Room 60 East Wing starting at Noon.

Rep. John Maher (R-Allegheny) serves as Majority Chair of the House Environmental

Committee and can be contacted by sending email to: [email protected]. Rep. Greg

Vitali (D-Delaware) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted by sending email to:

[email protected]

.

Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron) serves as Majority Chair of the House Agriculture

Committee and can be contacted by sending email to: [email protected]. Rep. Mike

Carroll (D-Luzerne) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted by sending email to:

[email protected] .

NewsClips:

ALCOSAN Seeks 10-Year Extension To Fix Sewage Problems

ALCOSAN Wants Staged Approach To Fixing Sewage Problems

Allegheny County Appeals To EPA Over Sewer System Fixes

Op-Ed: Surprised By Sunbury Paper’s Attack On Clean Water Rule

Delaware Riverkeeper Feb. 12 Riverwatch Video Website Tracks Progress Of Chesapeake Bay Restoration

Ice Jams Not An Issue So Far In Northeast

Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal

Click Here to subscribe to the Chesapeake Bay Journal

Related Story:

CBF-PA: Wolf’s Budget Proposal Lacks Adequate Funding For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan

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February Environmental Synopsis Available From Joint Conservation Committee

The February edition of the Environmental Synopsis newsletter is now available from the Joint

Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee featuring articles on--

-- Centennial Anniversary Of The Migratory Bird Treaty

-- Chemical-Free Organic Mattresses And Other Products-- Cycling Can Reduce Transportation CO2 By 10 Percent

-- The State Of Carbon Capture Technology

-- Pennsylvania Well-Prepared For Changes In Extreme Weather

-- Waterborne Illness From Private Water Wells

Environmental Issues Forum

The next Environmental Issues Forum will be held on March 14 at Noon and feature a

presentation by the State Association of Pennsylvania’s Heritage Areas .

Heritage Areas are designated geographic regions of the Commonwealth that have a

unifying cultural or historical theme. A recent study conducted by the Center for Rural

Pennsylvania found that Heritage Areas contribute nearly $2 billion annually to the state's

economy.A representative from HeritagePA will provide an overview of the program, the benefit

they provide to the community, as well as future opportunities and challenges.

The Forum will be held in Room 8E-A in the East Wing of the Capitol.

Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R-Venango) serves as Chair of the Joint Conservation

Committee.

For more information, visit the Joint Conservation Committee website, Like them on

Facebook or Follow them on Twitter . To be added to the email list for the Synopsis, send an

email to: [email protected] .

News From Around The State

Gov. Wolf: New Website Charts Progress To Meeting 2020 Goals, Program Measures

Gov. Wolf Wednesday invited the public to preview a new website initiative intended to make

government more transparent: Governor’s Goals. The website introduces measurable goals to

align to Gov. Wolf’s three key priorities — Jobs that Pay, Schools that Teach, and Government

that Works.

This beta launch of the website is the first phase in the implementation of Governor’s

Goals. Future iterations of the site will track the progress of these administrative goals and make

the data used to measure the goals available to the public.

The site introduces a three-level hierarchy: priorities, top-line measures, and agencyindicators. Each key priority — Jobs that Pay, Schools that Teach, and Government that Works

— has corresponding “top-line” measures, which in turn have corresponding agency indicator

measures.

Under Schools That Teach there are 3 issue areas: K-12 Education, Early Education and

Post-Secondary Education, each with their own set of goals.

Under Jobs That Pay there is Job Creation, Workforce Development and Training and

Wages.

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page E13-8 ].

[Note: Program measures for major DCNR programs are included in the Executive

Budget starting on page E13-8 ]

>> For Agriculture--

-- Will increase the dollar value of PA hardwood exports by 7.5 percent [FY 2016-17 Executive

Budget says Agriculture will increase the value from $1.35 million to $1.4 million between nowand 2020-- page E8-11 ] ;

-- Will increase the number of farm acres covered by approved Nutrient Management Plans by 4

percent; and

-- Will complete 3,070 project miles of dirt, gravel and low volume environmentally sensitive

maintenance projects [FY 2016-17 Executive Budget says Agriculture will complete 3,160 miles

between now and 2020-- page E8-11].

[Note: Program measures for major Agriculture programs are included in the Executive

Budget starting on page E8-11 ]

The Wolf Administration is currently compiling data from Pennsylvania government

agencies, which will be verified by the Governor’s Budget Office prior to being released. The

administration is aiming to upload the first full year of data within the next 12 months, as well asroll out web features that make the data more dynamic.

In this iteration of the site, each measure has a goal set for 2020. Progress toward this

2020 goal will be tracked and marked as “On Track,” “Near Goal,” and “More Work to Do.”

As data are updated, agencies will be able to monitor goal progress and focus attention

and resources as available on goals that are not being met.

The measurement of goals, with an increased emphasis on progress tracking, is the next

step toward making Pennsylvania government more accountable to citizens.

Visit the beta version of Governor’s Goals now to see all the 2020 goals.

PAEP Now Accepting Nominations For Karl Mason & Walter Lyon Awards

The PA Association of Environmental Professionals is

now accepting nominations for the 2016 Karl Mason and

Walter Lyon Awards . The deadline for nominations is

March 21.

The awards are presented to Pennsylvanians who made a

unique and creative contribution to the field of

environmental management in Pennsylvania with

preference given to the fields of administration, law,

regulation and community organization.

Each year, the Karl Mason Award is presented tomeritorious nominees selected by the PAEP Board of Directors. The Walter Lyon Award will be

selected in the same manner and has been an annual addition that started in 2014.

One nominee will be chosen for the two categories as follows:

-- An individual who demonstrated exemplary leadership in the field of environmental

management. (the Karl Mason Award)

-- An organization, project or program that made a unique, creative, or significant contribution

toward maintenance or restoration of Pennsylvania’s environmental quality or to the field of

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environmental management. (the Walter Lyon Award)

Karl Mason served as Pennsylvania’s first State Environmental Administrator from 1952

to 1966. Karl’s holistic vision of environmental management embraced essential, but

conflicting, needs associated with waste disposal and community environmental protection.

The general framework established by Karl serves as the foundation for Pennsylvania’s

environmental protection programs to this day.Karl believed and put into practice the notion that environmental protection is primarily

the business of professionals who have the skills, by virtue of their scientific training, to manage

the technical and scientific complexities of maintaining a safe, healthy and clean environment.

He was committed to the belief that continuing education was an essential part of the

career of every environmental professional.

Walter Lyon began his professional career as a sanitary engineer at the U.S. Public

Health Service in Washington D.C. serving as Assistant Chief of the Planning and Development

Branch, Division of Engineering Resources from 1950-1954.

He then served for three-years as the Assistant Chief of the Environmental Health

Section, Philadelphia Department of Public Health.

From 1983 to 2013, Walter went on to teach and consult in the areas of environmentalengineering and water policy.

For many years, Walter participated in the Pennsylvania Association of Environmental

Professionals (PAEP) conferences and special events and generously shared his knowledge and

experience.

He was a strong advocate for employing highly educated, qualified, and experienced

environmental professionals in the public and private sectors and serves as a role model for the

environmental professionals of today and tomorrow.

PAEP is pleased to honor their contributions to environmental professionalism and

commemorate the vision of both of these pioneers.

The Karl Mason and Walter Lyon Award presentations will take place at the PAEP

Annual Statewide Conference

, May 11-13 at the Toftrees Resort, State College, PA. PAEP is

now celebrating 31 Years of Advancing Pennsylvania’s Environmental Professionals.

To submit a nomination or for more information, visit the Karl Mason and Walter Lyon

Awards webpage.

For more information on programs, initiatives, workshops and other special events, visit

the PA Association of Environmental Professionals website. Click Here for regular updates on

PAEP activities or Like them on Facebook .

PA’s Largest Wetlands Mitigation Bank In Washington County Nationally Recognized

The Robinson Fork Mitigation Bank inWashington County constructed by

Resource Environmental Solutions (RES)

recently received the distinguished

Environmental Business Journal’s 2015

Award for Project Merit.

Environmental Business Journal is a

national business research publication

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which provides high value strategic business intelligence to the environmental industry.

The Robinson Mitigation Bank is a multi-phase project on 553 acres that will restore and

preserve over 40 miles of self-sustaining, functional headwaters, mainstem streams and their

tributaries and their associated wetlands and riparian corridors across the Robinson Fork

watershed in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Robinson Fork Mitigation Bank is largest in the Northeast of United States.Construction began on the Robinson Fork Mitigation Bank late last fall by RES, the

nation’s leading supplier of ecological offsets for unavoidable project-related impacts to

wetlands, streams and habitats.

The project is being built by the RES’ in-house team of project managers, biologists,

hydrologists, field technicians, and equipment operators building some of the largest

environmental, infrastructure and energy projects in the Commonwealth.

“The Robinson Fork project was the key milestone of the year for RES,” said Elliott

Bouillion, RES president and CEO. “Approval of this complex project is a testament to the RES

team’s dedicated effort to deliver responsible stewardship on a landscape scale. The project is

based on sound science and engineering with all restored lands protected from development in

perpetuity. We are proud to receive the EBJ Business Achievement award recognizing thistremendous effort.”

This unique ecological restoration project improves water quality throughout Washington

County, encourages aquatic life through restored streams and wetlands and provides new

roosting habitat for the endangered Indiana bat and threatened Northern long-eared bat species.

Restoration of the Robinson Fork watershed focuses on creation of an integrated stream

and floodplain system; restoring localized groundwater aquifers, reconnecting floodplains to the

water table and streams; optimizing and diversifying habitat and creating a hydrologic system

that allows for retention of nutrients, stream bed material and organic carbon.

The planned restoration approach provides the basis for the continued evolution of

ecological complexity and long-term stability at the site.

As part of its restoration efforts all over the United States, RES has planted 8 million

trees, preserved 3,700 acres of endangered species habitats, closed on 400 conservation

easements, restored 32,000 acres of wetlands and 155 miles of streams.

For more information, visit the Resource Environmental Solutions (RES) website.

Rain Check Program In Philadelphia Provides Free Rain Barrels & More

Rain Check

is a Philadelphia Water Department program that helps

residents manage stormwater at their homes. Participants can get a

free rain barrel and/or get a downspout planter, rain garden or porous

paving installed at a reduced price.Rain Check supports Philadelphia’s Green City, Clean Waters

Program which is working in neighborhoods across the City, adding

green features to keep excess stormwater out of sewers.

The program is funded by Philadelphia Water and managed by the PA

Horticultural Society in partnership with the Sustainable Business

Network .

For more information, visit the Philadelphia Water’s Rain Check webpage.

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NewsClips:





Delaware Riverkeeper Feb. 12 Riverwatch Video Website Tracks Progress Of Chesapeake Bay Restoration




Grants Available To Improve Watersheds In York, Lancaster Counties

The Fish and Boat Commission Wednesday announced grant funding opportunities are available

to address habitat improvement and sediment reduction projects in York and Lancaster counties.

Applications are due April 30.

Funding for the grant program is being provided by Exelon Generation Company as partof its 2014 water quality certification from the state Department of Environmental Protection to

operate the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, an electric generation facility located along the

Susquehanna River in Peach Bottom Township, York County, and Fulton and Dunmore

townships, Lancaster County.

As part of the agreement, Exelon will mitigate impacts to aquatic resources by providing

$100,000 per year to the PFBC for as long as the Peach Bottom facility remains in operation.

To be eligible, projects must be located in York or Lancaster counties and be a habitat

improvement or a sediment reduction project. Projects may include stream improvement

projects, agricultural best management practices, and small dam removal projects.

Project applicants must meet the eligibility criteria and must use the application form

specified in the grant application package

.

The first round of projects are expected to be announced in June.

For more information about applying for this grant program, visit the York-Lancaster

Counties Habitat Improvement Grant Program webpage or contact the PFBC at 814-359-5185.

Click Here for information on other grant programs administered by the Fish and Boat

Commission. Click Here to sign up for regular updates from the Commission.

NewsClips:




Op-Ed: Surprised By Sunbury Paper’s Attack On Clean Water Rule Delaware Riverkeeper Feb. 12 Riverwatch Video

Website Tracks Progress Of Chesapeake Bay Restoration




Westmoreland: Preventing/Repairing Driveway/Lane Washouts Workshop March 3

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Melting snow, heavy spring rains and flooding can

wash out unpaved driveways, farm lanes, and access

roads.

To help solve this problem, the

Westmoreland Conservation District will host aworkshop called After the Storms: How to Repair

and Maintain Gravel Driveways and Unpaved Lanes.

The workshop will show participants how to make cost-effective repairs and prevent

repeat problems in the future, saving both time and money.

The workshop will be held on March 3, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the South

Huntington Township Municipal Building, 75 Supervisors Drive, in West Newton.

“Quick fixes might seem to work, but actually will cost more money in the long run. This

workshop will show how managing water before it gets to the lane or driveway will reduce

maintenance, improve driving surface, save money, and help the environment,” said Chelsea

Walker, watershed technician for the Westmoreland Conservation District and facilitator of the

workshop.Click Here to download a workshop brochure.

Cost to attend the workshop is $5 per person. Registration deadline is February 26.

Click Here to register and pay for the workshop online. Click Here for a mail-in registration

form.

For more information on programs, initiatives and other training opportunities, visit the

Westmoreland Conservation District website.

Feature: Parks To The Rescue On Stormwater, Flooding

By Ann Yost, RLA, President YSM Landscape Architects &

Kelly Gutshall, RLA, President LandStudies, Inc.

The following article appeared in the most recent Pennsylvania

Recreation & Parks magazine published quarterly by the PA

Recreation and Park Society.

Parks are an integral part of municipal government – where

citizens gather to cheer their favorite teams, exercise with friends,

and attend community special events. you know – fun and games.

Municipal administrators and elected officials know that

residents value parkland and appreciate the programs and services provided by Recreation Departments – but may not see all the

opportunities associated with parkland.

When parks are fully integrated into local governments they can be key assets in

municipal initiatives and provide solutions to municipal challenges.

Municipalities face unique environmental challenges on an on-going basis, from evolving

regulatory mandates, to flooding and the effects of severe storms, stream erosion, and increasing

maintenance demands.

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These and other environmental impacts present challenges to municipalities charged with

working within typically modest budgets and limited resources.

Consider these challenges:

-- Stormwater Regulations: State and Federal regulators have placed increasing mandates on

Pennsylvania’s municipalities to address stormwater discharges and improve water quality.

Requirements such as MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems) and TMDL (TotalMaximum Daily Load) are municipal requirements that many local governments are just

beginning to understand and address.

-- Flooding and Streambank Erosion: As development occurs and storms become more severe,

municipalities are impacted by increased stormwater runoff and flooding on a more frequent

basis. Increased impervious surfaces, coupled with severe storm events are impacting streams,

causing streambank erosion and in some instances, threatening municipal infrastructure like

roads and utilities.

-- On-Going Maintenance: Maintenance associated with municipal stormwater facilities,

rights-of-ways, and open space are stretching public works budgets and manpower, with limited

benefits to the public.

Parkland is often leftover land, land with environmental constraints such as wetlands,floodplains, and steep slopes, or land a developer did not want or could not develop. Parks and

underutilized open space offer settings that help to address these challenges.

Instead of single-purpose solutions that may address one aspect of environmental

challenges, solutions that consider all of a municipality’s assets, including parks and

underutilized lands, may yield multiple benefits.

This approach advocates bringing Parks & Recreation Departments to the table with

municipal administration, engineering, public works, and planning, to work together to craft

solutions that maximize both municipal and community benefits.

Parks and underutilized open space along streams

naturally receive stormwater runoff from upland areas.

Typically these parks may contain athletic fields, picnic

areas, and trails, but are relatively open due to

environmental considerations and limitations associated

with flooding.

It is often possible to carve out fringe areas

between these recreation amenities to incorporate

stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP’s), such as

bio-retention swales that filter runoff before it enters the

floodplain.

These BMPs could address MS4 requirements if they provide water quality benefits and

discharge to a stream or watercourse. Native plantings that stabilize BMPs can enhance a park’s aesthetics and expand wildlife

habitat areas. Trails can be extended to traverse these BMPs with boardwalk crossings, to add

diversity to the walking experience.

Interpretative signs, which describe the function of the BMPs and their importance in the

landscape provide the dual benefits of MS4 credits for public education and outreach and

recreation benefits of adding interest to the park site and raising environmental awareness.

These same park and open space parcels along streams typically encompass significant


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floodplain areas that carry floodwaters during severe storm events.

Streambank erosion is common

and in many areas has altered stream

alignments from their natural course and

may be threatening to undermine

infrastructure. Severe storm events maycause flooding that impact areas beyond

the natural floodplain.

Park professions are well aware of

the impacts of flooding on parkland. Often park amenities such as picnic tables and benches must

be moved to higher ground before a severe storm or floodwaters are expected. Flood waters may

reach a playground area, washing away the safety surface mulch or undermining resilient safety

surfacing.

Restoring a stream’s natural alignment and capacity to reconnect it to its historic

floodplain can mitigate these negative impacts and improve floodplain function.

Accommodating floodwaters within a restored floodplain that mimics its natural

alignment and cross-section, carries the majority of storms with lower velocities, whichminimizes the need for flood preparedness activities and reduces the potential for damage.

Recreation benefits of floodplain restoration includes removal of steep and eroded

streambanks and the creation of a natural wetland plant community improves biodiversity and

wildlife habitat while providing opportunities for nature study and interpretive trails.

Typically the floodplain reconnection allows easier access to the stream for fishing and

paddle craft launch. The expanded floodplain is a stable condition for planting riparian trees and

shrubs while lowering routine maintenance requirements.

Stream realignment and floodplain restoration can have a dramatic impact on recreation.

Logan Park in Manheim Borough , Lancaster County is traversed by Rife Run, a deeply incised

stream channel with severely eroded banks.

The Rife Run floodplain was burdened by years of sediment build up known as “Legacy

Sediment” that had accumulated from historic land uses, resulting in less flood storage capacity.

The park’s athletic fields were frequently out of use because of seasonal flooding and wet

conditions.

A floodplain restoration project completed in 2015 allowed the athletic fields to be

re-established on the uplands created from excavated floodplain material. The result is athletic

fields that are higher, dryer, and more usable and a naturalized floodplain that adds beauty to the

park and improves the function of the floodplain to mitigate stormwater runoff.

Wetlands were created and stormwater BMPs were introduced to improve water quality

and meet regulatory mandates while providing an enhanced setting for trails and wildlife habitat.

Now is the time to inventory your municipally owned parkland, open space,rights-of-ways, and stormwater infrastructure areas and evaluate the potential to use these lands

to mitigate flooding and meet environmental regulations and MS4 permit requirements.

Involving park professionals, with an eye on these issues, opens the door to integration of

public access and recreation amenities as part of environmentally friendly solutions.

Simple steps, such as planting riparian buffers and flood-plain meadows along streams,

coupled with development of walking trails and stream access areas, can lower maintenance

associated with mowing and provide community health and wellness benefits.

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Providing public access to developed wetlands and BMPs expands the diversity of the

park setting. Developing traditional recreation amenities such as athletic fields or a playground

on open space parcels where environmental issues are addressed invites the eyes and ears of the

public to monitor the site, and in turn reduce inappropriate behavior.

Parkland and municipal open space offer settings that can be enhanced to address

municipal environmental challenges. In many instances, recreation objectives and public use can be woven into environmental solutions, resulting in multiple “wins” for the municipality.

Incorporating environmental solutions into parkland and open space is efficient, using

land already owned by the municipality. When recreation and environmental goals are integrated

into a multi-purpose initiative, the potential for funding and partnerships expand.

When municipal park and recreation professionals have a voice at the table,

environmental challenges can become solutions with great public benefits.

Ann E. Yost , RLA is a founding principal and president of YSM Landscape Architects , a

York-based landscape architecture firm dedicated to the design and planning of community

spaces for public recreation. Since 1990 Yost’s career has focused on park and recreation area

planning, design, and development to maximize public and environmental benefits forcommunities and counties throughout Pennsylvania.

Kelly Gutshall , RLA is the owner and president of LandStudies, Inc. , a Lititz-based firm and

recognized leader in environmental restoration and sustainable design and a pioneer in Economic

Ecology , an innovative approach that engages communities to work together to solve water

issues and maximize both economic and environmental returns on investment. Gutshall’s

award-winning projects incorporate cost-effective environmental solutions to meet water

resource goals and regulations while improving biodiversity and landscape solutions.

For more information on programs, initiatives, special events, workshops and grant

opportunities, visit the PA Recreation and Park Society webpage. Click Here to sign up for

regular updates from the Society and Like on Facebook .

Register now for the PRPS Annual Conference March 13-16 in Seven Springs.

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EQB Publishes Public Water Supply Disinfection Rule For Public Comment

The Environmental Quality Board published notice of the opportunity to comment on proposed

regulations setting Disinfection Requirements for public water supplies in the February 20 PA

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Bulletin ( page 857 ). Comments are due April 19.

Three public hearings have also been scheduled on the proposed regulation changes--

-- March 28-- Environmental Quality Board public hearing on proposed changes to public water

supply disinfection requirements. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, Susquehanna Room, 909

Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 1:00 p.m. A copy of the proposed regulation is available and

comments can be submitted via DEP’s eComment

webpage (Feb. 20 PA Bulletin-- page 857

). -- April 5-- Environmental Quality Board public hearing on proposed changes to public water

supply disinfection requirements. DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main St., Norristown.

1:00 p.m. A copy of the proposed regulation is available and comments can be submitted via

DEP’s eComment webpage (Feb. 20 PA Bulletin-- page 857 ).

-- April 7-- Environmental Quality Board public hearing on proposed changes to public water

supply disinfection requirements. DEP Southwest Regional Office, Building 500, 400

Waterfront Dr., Pittsburgh. 1:00 p.m. A copy of the proposed regulation is available and

comments can be submitted via DEP’s eComment webpage (Feb. 20 PA Bulletin-- page 857 ).

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SRBC Announces Workshops To Assist Small Water Suppliers April 5, May 17

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will hold a workshop on Developing Aquifer Testing

Plans and Groundwater Withdrawal Applications on two dates, April 5 and May 17.

The day-long workshops will be held at the Commission’s Conference Center located at

4423 N. Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

One purpose of this Commission-developed workshop is to provide guidance to small

public water suppliers and their consultants on how to best evaluate their groundwater resources

in accordance with the Commission’s aquifer testing process.

The Commission depends upon the quality of these evaluations for making sound

decisions for the sustainable development, use, and protection of the groundwater resources of

the Basin.

“The Commission is pleased to be able to provide this valuable training that will assist

small water suppliers in completing high quality evaluations,” comments Andrew Dehoff,

Executive Director of the Commission. He added, “It is our belief that workshop attendees will

walk away with the knowledge and tools necessary to quickly and efficiently navigate theCommission’s review and approval process.”

The workshops are being offered free of charge.

Each workshop will contain six hours of instruction and certificates of attendance will be

available for those who are seeking continuing education credits. Each workshop is limited to the

first 60 participants who complete registration.

The workshops have been made possible through a partnership with the Department of

Environmental Protection as part of the Public Water Supply Assistance Program.

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For more information on the workshops, please contact Brent Bauman, P.G., at

717-238-0423 ext. 1235, or by sending email to: [email protected].

For additional information or to register for either workshop, visit SRBC’s Public Water

Supply Assistance Program webpage.

For more information on programs, initiatives and meetings, visit the Susquehanna River

Basin Commission

website or Follow SRBC on Twitter

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Op-Ed: Lead Risk In Water Real, But Not Flint-Like

PEC-TV: Smallmouth Bass, Water Quality In Lower Susquehanna On PCN Feb. 21

Smallmouth bass and water quality in the Lower SusquehannaRiver are the topic of the PA Environmental Council’s next

Environmental Focus TV program to air Sunday, February 21

on the PA Cable Network at 4:00 p.m.

Anglers, boaters and others interested in conservation and the

smallmouth bass issue in the Susquehanna River are invited to

tune in to hear Fish and Boat Commission Executive Director

John Arway.

The show will begin with an interview with Director Arway,

followed by a roundtable discussion with Davitt Woodwell, PEC President and CEO, Harry

Campbell, PA Executive Director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation , and Rod Bates, fishing

guide and owner of Koinonia Guide Service.

Past editions of “Environmental Focus” have featured topics such as outdoor recreation

on Pennsylvania’s waterways, Pennsylvania’s capital budget, the Pennsylvania Pipeline

Infrastructure Taskforce, and the Delaware River Conservation Program with guests such as

Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Quigley, Department of Conservation

and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn, former Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy,

Andrew Johnson of the William Penn Foundation, and more.

Previous episodes of PEC’s Environmental Focus TV program are available online

.

More information about the PFBC’s “Save Our Susquehanna

” campaign mentioned on

the program can be found online.

For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the PAEnvironmental Council website, visit the PEC Blog, follow PEC on Twitter or Like PEC on

Facebook . Click Here to receive regular updates on PEC programs, activities and special

events.)

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-- Five counties around Philadelphia report they were forced to suspend electronics programs

because no recyclers were willing to support them;

-- Construction Junction in Pittsburgh closed its doors to accepting electronics;

-- York County shuts down all electronics collections sites ;

-- eLoop, a Pittsburgh-based recycler, announces it will no longer offer CDRA-supported

recycling in western PA

; and-- Best Buy issues a news release announcing it will no longer accept TVs for recycling at its 37

PA stores.

PRC, which operated electronics waste collection events in Western PA, collected over

500,000 pounds of e-waste from 3,500 participants in 2015. 74 percent of that was TVs.

The 2010 e-waste recycling law-- the Covered Device Recycling Act-- makes it illegal to

send a TV to a landfill for disposal.

The lack of recycling opportunities and the ban on landfill disposal means more

Pennsylvanians may resort to illegal dumping.

Keep PA Beautiful wrote to every House and Senate member earlier in February warning

2016 could be a “ record-breaking year for abandoned and dumped electronics” if Pennsylvania’s

electronics recycling law isn’t fixed.In January the Electronics Recycling Association of PA, representing e-waste recyclers,

called for action to fix the state’s recycling law saying without fundamental changes recycling

opportunities will continue to disappear.

PRC urges Pennsylvanians to “Let your state senator and representative know that you

want them to support an amendment to the law that ensures all residents of PA have convenient

and free access to recycling their TVs.”

Click Here to find who your legislator is and how to contact them. Click Here for 12

things you should know about Pennsylvania’s e-waste recycling law.

Click Here for the PRC action flyer on e-waste recycling.

For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the PA Resources

Council website. Click Here

to sign up for regular updates, follow PRC on Twitter

or Like them

on Facebook . Click Here for PRC’s Events Calendar.

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Keep PA Beautiful: Adopt Your Local Road, Park Or School To Keep Them Trash Free

Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful invites local residents, organizations, civic

groups, and businesses to commit to litter free communities by joining its

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Statewide Adoption Program.

The program is an option for most types of local areas, such as municipal roads,

communities, parks, neighborhood blocks, greenways, waterways and trails. School grounds are

eligible for adoption through the Litter Free School Zone Program also offered by Keep PA

Beautiful.

There is no fee to participate and Keep PA Beautiful provides up to two recognition signs per adoption. The support of the local municipality or maintainer of the property is required

before an adoption can happen.

Groups must agree to make safety a top priority, schedule two cleanups per year and

report results to Keep PA Beautiful after each cleanup.

“We all want to live in clean communities. Adopting an area is a proven and effective

way to address persistent dumping and littering and helps keep these areas trash-free. Our

adoption Program helps mitigate the costs associated with cleaning up and encourages

partnerships between local residents and municipalities All it takes is a concerned person or

group of volunteers and a commitment to be part of the solution in keeping Pennsylvania clean,”

said Shannon Reiter, President of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful.

For more information visit KPB’s Adoption Programs

webpage or call Stephanie Larsonat 724-836-4121 x104.

For information about adopting a state maintained road visit PennDOT’s Highway

Beautification webpage.

For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the Keep

Pennsylvania Beautiful website. Click Here to sign up for regular updates from KPB, Like them

on Facebook , Follow on Twitter , Discover them on Pinterest and visit their YouTube Channel.

Also visit the lIllegal Dump Free PA website for more ideas on how to clean up

communities and keep them clean.

Sign up now for the 2016 Great American Cleanup of PA and set up your own cleanup

and beautification event from March 1 to May 31.

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