By Blake Jackson
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Pennsylvania has announced federal funding to support the Addressing Resource Concerns from Mushroom Composting Facilities in Watersheds of Southern Chester County Project.
The initiative is designed to improve water quality by reducing nutrient runoff into nearby streams and limiting nutrient leaching into groundwater from existing mushroom composting operations.
The project will focus on facilities located within the Octoraro Creek, Little Elk Creek, Big Elk Creek, White Clay Creek, and Red Clay Creek watersheds in southern Chester County.
Improvements made through the project will help address environmental concerns affecting these important waterways.
The effort is being carried out under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (Public Law 83-566) in response to local community interest. The Chester County Conservation District is serving as the project's local sponsor.
The total estimated cost is $12.4 million, with $9.5 million provided through the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program and the remaining $2.9 million funded locally by the Chester County Conservation District as appropriated funds become available.
Click here, to read the final watershed plan and environmental assessment.
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