Base Flow and Impervious Cover in West Conewago Creek Watershed- This project is a continuation of the Real-time Stream Gage project. The report will provide an evaluation of the groundwater contribution (or base flow) to the West Conewago Creek watershed upstream of the East Berlin stream gage by using hydrogeologic data generated primarily from the USGS Gerhart and Lazorchick (1998) model of the lower Susquehanna River Basin. The report will also provide consideration of how the impervious cover (e.g., roads parking lots and other paved surfaces) within the watershed may affect base flow and available water resources.
Real-time Stream Gage Project- The Watershed Alliance of Adams County received funding from the PA Department of Environmental Protection's Growing Greener Prgram and PA Department of Community and Economic Development to install, operate and maintain a conituous real-time stream gage on the Conewago Creek near East Berlin. The stream gage collects data on stream height and discharge in cubic feet per second (cfs). Data collected can be used inthe development of a water budget for the Conewago Creek Watershed and any future water studies.
Middle Creek Assessment Project- The Watershed Alliance of Adams County in partnership with Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve and Adams County Trout Unlimited received a Coldwater Heritage Partnership Grant from the PA Department of Conservation of Natural Resources for a study focused on the Middle Creek Watershed. The study will document existing conditions by collecting information on habitat through visual surveys, water quality through chemical testing and aquatic macroinvertebrate (insect) identification, as well as performing a survey of existing fish population.
Land and Water- The Watershed Alliance of Adams County and the Land Conservancy of Adams County have joined in partnership to produce Land and Water, broadcasted on Adams County Community Television. ACTV can be found on channel 10 on the Adelphia cable system. The purpose of Land and Water is to introduce the viewers to the people and organizations that are working to protect our land, water, historic, and scenic heritage in Adams County. The show focuses on the special projects, places, events, and issues most County residents would like to – or need to – know about. A new show is aired biweekly at 7:30pm beginning Wednesday, March 29; the show is rebroadcast each following Wednesday. Hosted by Charles Skopic, the first show featured the hosts of the upcoming shows: Bob Greer and Yvonne Werzinsky from the Watershed Alliance, and Sidney Kuhn, Ruthmary McIlhenny, and Mark Clowney from the Land Conservancy.
Comments about Land and Water or suggestions for future shows can be emailed to landandwater@actv.org, or phoned in to 334-0990. |
