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Background
In
1997 the State Legislature established the Dirt and Gravel Road
Program. This program uses funds from the motor vehicle
license and registration fund to provide monies to municipalities to
stabilize dirt and gravel roads. The purpose is to reduce the
amount of sediment generated from dirt and gravel roads that enters
Pennsylvania waters. The funds are provided to the State
Conservation Commission and the Department of Environmental Protection
(DEP) which then allocated the funds to Conservation Districts based on
the miles of dirt roads in the county. The
Board of Directors appointed a Quality Assurance Board to make
decisions
regarding the program on a county basis.
The Quality Assurance Board is composed of
representatives from the Conservation District, NRCS, Gateway
Engineers, the County Planning Commission, and the PA Fish and Boat
Commission.2014 Projects Hickory Road- West Pike
Run Township -Drainage Improvements: Culverts and Road Base -Driving
Surface Aggregate (DSA) Grant Amount: $32,491 Grable Road- West
Bethlehem Township -Driving
Surface Aggregate (DSA) Grant Amount: $48,760 Upcoming
ESM Training Municipalities and other road-owning entities that attend an "Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance" training are then eligible to apply to the Conservation District for grant funding using environmentally sensitive practices. At least one representative from a municipality must attend an ESM training every 5 years in order to be eligible for grant funding. Registration and Event Information can be found here(pdf) To date, the
Washington County Conservation District has accomplished the following under the Dirt & Gravel Road Maintenance Program.
Penn State Center for Dirt and Gravel Roads Studies Sediment Production from Shallow Oil & Gas Access Roads in the Allegheny National Forest Project - 2012 Oakleaf Road - COMPLETED!! See full photo updates here Before   |
More Information Dirt and Gravel Roads Info (pdf) Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance of Dirt and Gravel Roads |
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