4 Central PA Counties Receive $2.4 Million in DEP Grants for Clean Water, Stream Restoration Efforts
- lportzline
- Mar 13
- 2 min read
Latest Funding Round Brings Total to Nearly $6 Million Since 2022
Four Central PA counties recently received grants totaling nearly $2.4 million from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
The funding, administered by Tri-County Regional Planning Commission (TCRPC), was awarded to Dauphin, Juniata, Mifflin and Perry counties through the Chesapeake Bay Community Clean Water Action Plan Coordinator and Countywide Action Plan (CAP) Implementation Grant program.
Since the initial CAP Implementation Block Grant Award in 2022, the counties have received nearly $6 million in funding to implement clean water Best Management Practices (BMPs).
This year, Dauphin County Conservation District (DCCD) will use the funding for two stream restoration projects, including 630 feet along an unnamed tributary (UNT) of Manada Creek and 900 feet along a UNT of Manada Creek.
Last year, Juniata County Conservation District (JCCD) implemented two stream bank restoration projects using CAP funds, including 2,200 feet on Lost Creek and 300 feet along Delaware Creek. In a period of one year, JCCD will restore 0.8 miles of stream in Juniata County.
This year, Mifflin County Conservation District (MCCD) expects to complete five stream restoration projects totaling 6,550 feet. Between 2022-25, MCCD will have restored 3.4 miles of streams between 14 projects using CAP funding.
Between 2022-24, Perry County Conservation District’s (PCCD) Cover Crop Program incentivized over 9,400 acres of land between 78 farms using CAP funding.
“The $2.4 million in new funding from DEP will go a long way toward cleaning up water resources in the region, providing environmental as well as recreational benefits,” said TCRPC Executive Director Andrew Bomberger. “TCRPC is very proud to administer the CAP program for these four counties.”
TCRPC provides land use and transportation planning for the Harrisburg-Carlisle metropolitan area.
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CONTACT: Dauphin County Planning Coordinator Jerry Duke, 717-234-2639