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Snyder County
Conservation District |
Improving Dirt & Gravel Roads
Snyder County is no exception. The Snyder County Conservation District has allocated $256,000 to municipalities since 2000.
Municipalities that have received funds include: Chapman Township, Center Township, Washington Township and West Beaver Township. Over 21,000 feet (4 miles) of roads have been improved. In 2008 , Washington Township made improvements to Mine Road .
While municipalities and drivers appreciate the improved roads, the local water quality is improved by reducing or eliminating road sediment from reaching nearby streams.
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The Snyder County Conservation District annually has funds available to townships for the maintenance of dirt and gravel roads. This is for townships to treat environmentally sensitive roads by installing best management practices (BMPs) such as culvert installation, stabilization of roadside swales, seeding, rock lined outlets, etc.
To qualify, a township must have taken the dirt and gravel roads training.
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Two-Day Course Required:
In order for a municipal government become eligible (or to remain eligible) for funds under this program, at least one municipal leader (such as a township supervisor) must attend a 2-day "Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance (ESM) of Dirt and Gravel Roads" course through the Center for Dirt & Gravel Road Studies. This must be done before an application can be accepted by the Conservation District.
As of this time, these Snyder County townships have had at least one representative attend the above mentioned 2-day course: Adams, Beaver, Center, Chapman, Franklin, Jackson, Perry, Spring, Washington and West Beaver.
Contact Craig Bingman, District Manager, for more information about the 2-day course, application process or roads that may be eligible under this program. His phone number is 570-837-3000, x116.
April 2010 ESM Course Held Locally:
The Snyder and Union County Conservation Districts recently hosted a two day Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance (ESM) of Dirt and Gravel Roads training at the Shade Mountain Winery north of Middleburg, PA on April 28 and 29, 2010. Eighty-one people attended the training, including township supervisors, DCNR (PA Department of Conservation & Natural Resources) maintenance crews and conservation district staff.
This 2-day course has been developed to fulfill the training requirements for State Conservation Commission (SCC) grant recipients under Act 3 of 1997. This multi-media course runs two days and the updated course content features:
What is ESM?
ESM: Practices, Successful Projects & Real Life Examples
Regulations & Grant Procedures for Eligible Municipalities
Effective January 1, 2006, at least one person representing the municipality or government entity that has applied for funds from the Dirt and Gravel Road Maintenance Program must have attended environmentally sensitive maintenance training for dirt and gravel roads within the past five (5) calendar years.
Also effective is that the person or persons responsible for administering the Dirt and Gravel Road Maintenance Program in the county conservation districts and at least one of the two members of the Quality Assurance Board who represent the conservation district must have attended environmentally sensitive maintenance training for dirt and gravel roads within the past five (5) calendar years.
Those townships attending from Snyder County included: Beaver, Center, Franklin, Jackson, Perry and Washington.
You can check out our photos at Conservation Snapshots web page.
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{Snyder County Conservation District}
Conservation through Education
Snyder County Conservation District
10541 Route 522
Middleburg, PA 17842
Phone: 570-837-3000
FAX: 570-837-7300
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