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Area water projects to get DEP funds

HARRISBURG — Three area projects are among 43 that will receive funding to clean up waters in the state’s Southcentral Region, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

Collectively, more than $12 million in funding will come from the DEP’s Growing Greener program.

Statewide, more than $34 million has been awarded to fund 149 projects to clean up waters. Grantees have up to three years to implement their projects from the award date.

In Blair County, the Trust for Tomorrow will receive $40,000 for the Poplar Run Repair and Maintenance Project.

In Huntingdon County, two projects will be funded:

n Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Huntingdon County Ag BMPs, $442,305.

n Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Spruce Creek Stream Restoration, $45,720.

In Clearfield, Cambria, Huntingdon and Centre counties, Trout Unlimited Inc. will get $49,363 for streambank stabilization in the Chesapeake Bay, a collaborative initiative to improve stream health and reduce nonpoint source pollution.

Lancaster, York, Cumberland, Franklin, Bedford and Centre counties will receive $675,000 for Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc. work prioritizing forested buffer incentives.

Other Southcentral Region and statewide awardees are:

n Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts Inc., Pa. Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, $1,522,910.

n Pennsylvania Lake Management Society, Implementation of Lake BMPs Project IV, $468,790.

n Pocono Northeast Resource Conservation Development Council, Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watersheds, $703,638.

n Western Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation for fiscal management for repair of Growing Greener Projects, $200,000.

“Growing Greener awardees help keep Pennsylvania clean,” DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell said. “It is imperative that communities in Pennsylvania receive the necessary funding to reduce pollutants in area waterways.”

Growing Greener has helped to slash the backlog of farmland-preservation projects statewide, protect open space, eliminate the maintenance backlog in state parks, clean up abandoned mines and restore watersheds, provide funds for recreational trails and local parks, help communities address land use and provide new and upgraded water and sewer systems.

Three other state agencies also received funds to distribute for appropriate projects: the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to administer farmland preservation projects, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for state park renovations and improvements, and the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority for water and sewer system upgrades.

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