The DEP is to blame for the recent degradation of Old Crow Wetlands near Huntingdon.

For six years, members of the Coalition to Save Old Crow Wetlands testified repeatedly at innumerable public meetings regarding the harm that an adjacent development would cause to Old Crow Wetlands.

Nevertheless, the DEP approved the developer’s plans, including an erosion and sedimentation plan.

According to the Huntingdon County Conservation District, the devices specified by the erosion and sedimentation plan were installed as specified.

In spite of that, Old Crow Wetlands was degraded by sediment pollution from the construction site less than a month after construction started.

Conclusion: the erosion and sedimentation plan was deficient. The DEP is to blame for approving it.

Stan Kotala

Altoona