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Open House Outlines 'Restore Pennsylvania' on Streams, Floods
Pennsylvania Ag Connection - 07/17/2019
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Northcentral Regional Director Marcus Kohl Tuesday hosted a public open house where multiple agencies shared information about working in streams impacted by flooding and erosion and
discussed how Restore Pennsylvania can help communities better prepare for, and deal with, the aftermath of flooding.
Restore Pennsylvania is an aggressive plan to address the commonwealth’s vital infrastructure needs, including flood control. A flood can take place at any time, and the effects of climate change will continue to make storms more frequent and more intense,
making flood preparation and prevention efforts even more critical.
“Our region needs the Restore Pennsylvania plan to properly address critical flood control infrastructure needs, especially the large-scale restoration work on repeatedly flood-impacted streams,” said Kohl. “Our communities desperately need these resources to
avoid future repetitive losses to public infrastructure and private property.”
Dozens of residents attended the public open house at DEP’s Moshannon District Office. They spoke one on one with staff from DEP, PennDOT, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, and Centre County Conservation District about their stream work
and flooding questions and viewed educational displays. Copies of the booklet “Guidelines for Maintaining Streams in Your Community” were provided to assist landowners and municipal officials seeking to work in streams.
Restore Pennsylvania proposes a commonsense severance tax that would invest $4.5 billion over the next four years in significant high-impact projects throughout the commonwealth that would rebuild Pennsylvania’s infrastructure and increase resources for
blighted properties, internet access, storm preparedness, water quality, and disaster recovery to help make Pennsylvania a leader in the 21st century.
Learn more about Restore Pennsylvania at governor.pa.gov/restore-pennsylvania
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