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
Next Meeting
May 16, 2024The next Lower Susquehanna SWP Partnership meeting will be held in-person at the SRBC office in Harrisburg, PA, and virtually (Zoom information below) from 9:00-11:30 am on May 16, 2024.
Join us for an insightful meeting featuring 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 hear from Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration staff 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.
Agenda- 09:00 to 09:15 Introductory Remarks (SRBC Staff)
- 09:15 to 10:00 Know Your Fertilizer Law Responsibilities (Denise Uzupis, PA Dept of Agriculture)
- 10:00 to 10:10 Intermission
- 10:10 to 11:00 Pennsylvania’s Progress and Next Steps for meeting pollution-reduction targets of the Chesapeake Bay Agreement (PADEP Staff)
- 11:00 to 11:25 All Partners invited to briefly share News & Announcements
- 11:25 to 11:30 Wrap-up and Adjourn
- Link (please join 10 minutes before meeting begins): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86930700814?pwd=TjNNeGpUN3N3VTR3bnk5Zm9qemhQdz09
- Meeting ID: 869 3070 0814
- Passcode: 081193
Meeting Archive
December 12, 2023A 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
December 9, 2022
A Lower Susquehanna SWP Partnership meeting was held on December 9, 2022. For more information, see links below.
Meeting Documents
- Meeting Agenda
- Organizations That Registered for Meeting
- Octoraro Source Water Collaborative Strategic Plan 2022
- Octoraro Source Water Collaborative Strategic Plan Presentation
- Octoraro Source Water Collaborative Handout
- USEPA PFAS Updates Presentation
Contacts
- Rupert Rossetti/Octoraro Watershed Association
- Alexandra Neumann/Alliance for Chesapeake Bay
- Calvin Yahn/USEPA Region 3
- Anita Martin/Chester Water Authority
- Ruby Stanmyer/USEPA Region 3
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