Representatives from member organizations comprising the Pennsylvania Campaign for Clean Water met last week at Dickinson College to review accomplishments during 2009 and set strategy for the Campaign for the coming year.

Though some limited successes were noted in working with PADEP on a variety of fronts, the consensus was that continued advocacy on the part of the Campaign is of increasing importance.  Focus areas will continue to be:

• issues surrounding gas extraction in the Marcellus Shale
• riparian buffers
• stormwater management (including Chapter 102 regulations, the MS4 General Permit, revising the BMP Manual)
• stream re-classification to Special Protection status
• and possibly new sub-groups yo address other concerns.

If you or your organization is interested in joining the Campaign, contact Anne Misak in Clean Water Action’s (Clean Water Fund ) Philadelphia office at 215-545-0250, or amisak@cleanwater.org

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