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House Environmental Committee OKs Water Well Standards Bill
June 17, 2013
The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Tuesday amended and reported out legislation authorizing the state to set standards for the construction of drinking water wells.
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DEP Reminds Pool Owners to Handle Waste Water Safely
June 17, 2013
Private and public pool owners, as well as pool management companies, should remember that chlorinated wastewater must be handled responsibly, Acting DEP Secretary Chris Abruzzo said today. When chlorinated water is drained from a swimming pool into a storm sewer, it can quickly make its way to a stream or other body of water, where aquatic life can be damaged or killed. The discharge of swimming pool water to local waterways without a permit is a violation of the Clean Streams Law. For more information, or to view the Swimming Pool Wastewater Guidelines, visit www.dep.state.pa.us, keyword: pool wastewater.
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Gooseneck Loosestrife an Arch Beauty Quick to Escape
June 17, 2013
Gooseneck Loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides) is a garden-lover’s dream when the planting site is hostile to more well-behaved horticultural selections. Think ahead, for in fertile soils and confined spaces, this rhizomatous perennial primrose family member can spread as quickly as bamboo to dominate the site!
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Call for Presenters- 2013 Pennsylvania Stormwater Management Symposium – June 30
June 10, 2013
Abstract Submittal is now open! You are invited to submit an Abstract to the 2013 Pennsylvania Stormwater Management Symposium “Stormwater From the Ground Up” to be held on the campus of Villanova University 17-18 October 2013. The purpose of the symposium is to advance the knowledge and understanding of sustainable stormwater management for those dealing in all aspects of planning, design, construction, maintenance and operations, and regulatory compliance. A workshop for non-engineers will be held preceding the symposium. More information to include how to submit your proposal is available on the VUSP Website.
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Announcing Pennsylvania’s First Master Watershed Steward Program
June 10, 2013
Many states throughout the nation offer Master Watershed Steward volunteer programs through their land grant university extension services; these programs train citizen volunteers in the basics of water resource stewardship. Now Penn State Extension, with the help of the Watershed Coalition of the Lehigh Valley and other local environmental groups, are launching PA’s first Master Watershed Steward Program in Lehigh and Northampton counties.
