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What's New!
updated 5/10/2013
2012
Annual Report
Cicada’s hatching
The periodical cicada is a native
North American insect species. Adults are about one and
one-half inches long and have eyes and wing veins that are
reddish orange. After 17 years of living in the soil from
depths of two to twenty-four inches, mature nymphs of the
periodical cicada start burrowing upward. In April they
burrow to about an inch beneath the soil surface where they
stop and await the proper time to emerge. They are only
around for about two weeks but make the impression while
they are here! For information regarding the periodical
cicada:
http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/periodical-cicada
Pike County Conservation District Board and Staff
Participate in the Great Pennsylvania Cleanup!
Pike County Conservation District
Board and Staff did their part to support the Great
Pennsylvania Cleanup in early April. In Keeping Pennsylvania
Beautiful, the District sponsors a two-mile segment of State
Route 402 near the District office in Blooming Grove. After
the April 15, 2013 Board meeting, clean-up teams consisting
of District Board members, Pike County Commissioners and
District Staff took to the road and picked up 29 bags of
bottles, cans, and garbage just in time for Earth
Day. Pictured from left to right above are Sherry Milliken,
Resource Conservationist Marianna Quartararo, Resource
Conservationist Russell Seese, District Director Bob
Engvaldsen, Pike County Commissioner Matt Osterberg,
Executive Director Sally Corrigan, District Associate
Director John Milliken, and Pike County Commissioner Richard
Caridi.
Revised Fee Schedule for Services
Please note that the District
Board has revised the Fee Schedule for Services,
effective February 16, 2013, to incorporate changes
regarding the Chapter 105 regulations.
NEW PROCEDURES IN PLACE FOR DEP PERMIT
APPLICATIONS
DEP
has updated the Chapter 105 General Permit Registration
forms. The new forms can be located at
http://www.elibrary.dep.state.pa.us/dsweb/View/Collection-11421
As of November 14, 2012, the PA
Department of Environmental Protection’s new Permit
Review Process (PRP) and Permit Decision Guarantee (PDG)
and Permit Coordination Policies will be implemented for
various Chapter 102 (including NPDES Permits for
Stormwater Discharges Associated with Construction
Activities) and Chapter 105 related permits. Pike
County Conservation District will begin to process
applications under these new directives.
Permit applicants and their consultants
should review the SOPs and revised permit application
materials carefully to become familiar with the new
procedures and avoid potential project delays.
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DEP Schedules 20 Webinars On New Permitting Tools
And Permit Decision Guarantee
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The
Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled
20 webinars between November and next June to
discuss how the agency will use electronic
permitting tools to implement the Permit Review and
Decision Guarantee Process.
Click here for the full schedule and links to
sign up for the webinars.
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Common Waters Fund
Healthy forests give us cleaner water and
sustainable communities. If you own land in the Upper
Delaware Watershed, the Common Waters Fund wants to help
you. Read more about the Fund, review the eligibility
requirements and program guidelines to see if you are
qualified to receive a grant.
For more information visit the website at
www.commonwatersfund.org
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