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Clean Water Institute |
The Clean Water Institute (CWI)
will provide a forum, a unique link, to the natural resource
heritage of North Central Pennsylvania, The West Branch of the
Susquehanna River and major tributaries (including, but not limited
to, Pine, Loyalsock, Lycoming and Muncy Creeks). The goals of the
CWI are to provide:
- SERVICE to local watershed and environmental groups by developing and coordinating internships and
independent study projects where Lycoming College students can assist in data collection and analysis of watershed projects.
- EDUCATION and training programs, seminars and workshops on environmental issues, stream restoration, habitat improvement and water quality will be offered to watershed groups, schools and other public forums. An archive of historical water quality data will be assembled and updated with information from ongoing projects and made available to the public.
- ANALYSIS by our water testing laboratory will provide watershed groups with technical assistance in design, collection and interpretation of water chemistry, macroinvertebrate, plankton and fish data.
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CWI Established Through State Grant |
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The scenic banks of the
Loyalsock Creek in Montoursville are the site of a Susquehanna
River study by Lycoming College's Clean Water Institute. Funded by
a $20,500 Growing Greener grant, this project brings a
Pennsylvania community together to solve its environmental
problems.
"This grant is making possible our study of 75 miles of
the West Branch Susquehanna River and its major tributaries,"
said Lycoming College Biology Department Chair Dr. Mel Zimmerman.
"The data will be made available to the public and the
institute will assist townships, watershed groups and others
trying to obtain and interpret water-quality information."
This study will help set a baseline for the health of the
watershed, and will be a useful tool to monitor the watershed's
health in the future. The Institute will collect and assess
historical water quality, bottom-dwelling aquatic insects and fish
data from the lower West branch Susquehanna River as well as Pine,
Lycoming, Loyalsock and Muncy creeks. Periodic reports will
be issued and workshops conducted for the general public during
the course of the two-year study.
Dr. Zimmerman envisions community involvement to identify areas
along the river where opportunities for maintaining and improving
the river exist. Taking advantage of the resources available, Dr.
Zimmerman is working toward the restoration and protection of
Pennsylvania's environment.
The project also compliments the efforts of the Northeast
Pennsylvania Conservancy to develop a River Conservation Plan for
a 75-mile segment of the lower West Branch. The plan will result
in the identification of "special places" along the
river, desired recreational activities, needed improvements and
other opportunities for maintaining and improving the river.
During the first round of "Growing Greener" grants,
DEP awarded nearly $5 million to watershed organizations, local
governments and educational institutions in Northcentral
Pennsylvania.
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CWI
Contributiuons Recognized by DEP Secretary David Hess |
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CWI students recognized by Secretary Hess.
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