Lower Susquehanna Source Water Protection Partnership

The Lower Susquehanna Source Water Protection Partnership (Partnership) was formed in 2012 to examine ways in which agencies and organizations can collaborate to address common issues and challenges related to protecting sources of drinking water on a regional scale.
The Partnership now has more than 40 organizations that meet twice a year to utilize their shared knowledge and technical expertise.
For more information, please see the following:
- Lower Susquehanna Source Water Protection Partnership Fact Sheet
- Susquehanna River Basin's Early Warning System
Lower Susquehanna Source Water Protection Partnership Meeting
Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Where: Virtual via Zoom (link below) or In-Person at SRBC, 4423 N. Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110 (limited seating available (~25 seats): contact Jamie Shallenberger if interested in attending in person)
Agenda
- 9:00 to 9:10 Welcome & Meeting Overview
- 9:10 to 10:10 National Water Quality Initiative Project in Bull Run & Cherry Run of the Fishing Creek Watershed (Clinton County, PA):
- Overview of NWQI Program and Watershed Assessment for Bull Run and Cherry Run (Ashley Lenig, Conservation Program Manager & Lisa Leete, Supervisory District Conservationist, Natural Resource and Conservation Service)
- Critical Aquifer Recharge Area and Model-My-Watershed (Pollutant Source & Load) Models Used in the Watershed Assessment (Graham Markowitz, Hydrologist 2 & Tyler Shenk, Supervisor of Restoration & Protection, SRBC)
- 10:10 to 10:20 Break
- 10:20 to 11:10 Conodoguinet Creek PFAS Sampling Campaign 2023 (Cyril Weakland, Supervisor of Water Quality and Environmental Compliance & Scott Sharp, Manager of Water Quality and Environmental Compliance, Pennsylvania American Water Company)
- 11:10 to 11:25 News & Announcements
- 11:25 to 11:30 Wrap-up & Adjourn
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82602076654?pwd=CI2BdfESN0iK1cwDKuIiH7e4cRbWSE.1
Meeting ID: 826 0207 6654
Passcode: 722408
Meeting Archive
December 4, 2024A Lower Susquehanna SWP Partnership meeting was held on December 4, 2024. The meeting featured three presentations: Regulatory Approach to Public Water Supply by Dave Bolig, Environmental Group Manager, Bureau of Safe Drinking Water, PA Department of Environmental Protection and Todd Eaby, Program Manager, Project Review, SRBC; Water Quality Characterization of Roadside Springs by Faith Kibuye, Affiliate Researcher, The Pennsylvania State University; and Water Resources Extension Associate Federal Response to Support Water Infrastructure During Declared Disasters by Christopher Andersen, Regional Source Water Protection Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3/Mid Atlantic. There was also an opportunity for attendees to share news and announcements with the Partnership.
May 16, 2024
A Lower Susquehanna SWP Partnership meeting was held on May 16, 2024. The meeting featured two presentation/dialogue segments: Know Your Responsibilities Under Pennsylvania's Recently Revised Fertilizer Law, a presentation delivered by Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Denise Uzupis, and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration staff update about the latest progress and next steps as the Commonwealth continues to lead measures that reduce nutrient and sediment pollution in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and how such measures can overlap with SWP goals. There was also an opportunity for attendees to share news and announcements with the Partnership. For more information, see links below.
Meeting Documents
- PA Dept of Environmental Protection's Division of Chesapeake Bay Restoration Presentation
- PA Dept of Agriculture Fertilizer Law Presentation
December 12, 2023
A Lower Susquehanna SWP Partnership meeting was held on December 12, 2023. The agenda included an Emergency Management Panel with staff from PADEP, Dauphin County Department of Public Safety-Office of Emergency Management and Capital Region Water, as well as a Drought Preparedness presentation with staff from PADEP's Bureau of Safe Drinking Water and SRBC's Planning & Operations Program. There was also an opportunity for attendees to share news and announcements with the Partnership. For more information, see links below.
Meeting Documents
- Capital Region Water Emergency Response Plans & Response Culture Presentation
- Dauphin County Emergency Management & Source Water Protection Presentation
Announcements
- Watershed Alliance of Adams County: Results of Summer 2022 Pathogen Testing
- National Source Water Collaboratives: Become a member, sign up for their announcements, explore their tools
- PennVest: Learn about funding opportunities, the State Revolving Fund program, and contact a representative
- USEPA Environmental Justice and Civil Rights: See current information, resources, and news
- USEPA Climate Adaptation Plan: Read the 2021 Climate Adaption Plan
- USEPA Grant Funding: Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Water Quality and Enable Small Public Water Systems to Provide Safe Drinking Water