The Pennsylvania Environmental Council has released a draft Beaver River Conservation and Management Plan for the entire Beaver River corridor. The full contents of the Report are provided.
Some recommended actions of the draft Report include: cleaning up illegal dumpsites along the river, promoting development within existing infrastructure service areas, and creating safe river access locations. The plan, created as part of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' Rivers Conservation Program, addresses local and regional conditions and concerns about the river while embracing a variety of conservation initiatives. Assessments of the area's sensitive natural resources, land use, and infrastructure patterns, historical flooding, and public policies form the basis of the plan. From this information, a range of projects and policies are outlined for regional stakeholders. Comments from public meetings and an Advisory Committee were used to develop this list of projects for the study area.
The Beaver River is beloved by many and has been a central force in the history of communities along its banks. Those who live, work, and play on the river know it better than anyone. For this reason, public input has been and continues to be extremely important to the creation of a final Rivers Conservation Plan.
A public comment period is open for individuals to respond to the draft plan. Comments may be mailed to the Pennsylvania Environmental Council at its Pittsburgh Office at 22 Terminal Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Alternatively, individuals may choose to provide comments in person at a public meeting on Tuesday, April 1, 2008. The meeting will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Beaver County Human Services Building on 8th Ave., in Beaver Falls.
The final version of the plan will be based on comments received before May 1, 2008.
The draft plan was produced by the Pennsylvania Environmental Council with the assistance of a diverse Advisory Committee including representatives from municipal governments, elected officials, economic development organizations, and recreational interests.
For more information, please contact Jen Novak at 412-481-9400.
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| Draft BRCMP Appendices.pdf | 476.68 KB |
| Draft BRCMP Chapter 2 Conservation Strategy.pdf | 12.18 MB |
| Draft BRCMP Chapter 3 Action Plan.pdf | 89.93 KB |
| Draft BRCMP Chapter 4 Study Area Characteristics.pdf | 42.41 MB |
| Draft BRCMP Chapter 5 Public Participation.pdf | 96.1 KB |
| Draft BRCMP Executive Summary and Introduction.pdf | 1.11 MB |