Conowingo WIP Steering Committee Projects

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This mapping application generates information that can be used during the development of proposals for restoration implementation funding available through the Susquehanna River Basin Commission.

This pilot project sought to better understand the quality of sediments behind the dam, dredging costs, dredged material reuse options, scalability, and feasibility for addressing Conowingo’s impacts. 

This presentation provided an update on progress toward implementation milestones.

To listen to the pre-recorded webinar on the final Conowingo WIP and 2022-2023 Milestones, please click here. Associated documents are posted below.

See below for the Conowingo WIP Financing Strategy.

Initial draft materials for public review and comment. Please follow this link for a webinar recording Introduction to the Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan.

The draft Conowingo WIP Public Comment Period has concluded

The public comment period lasted 90 days, from October 14, 2020 to January 21, 2021. During this time, the team held 17 outreach webinars to provide key stakeholders with an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback on the draft Conowingo WIP.

Emphasis was placed on reaching targeted groups currently working on and/or familiar with local WIP development and implementation. This included agriculture representatives, cooperative extensions, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), conservation districts, county and municipal staff, land trusts, environmental and engineering consultants, watershed groups, state agencies, water authorities, and local community leaders.

The webinars introduced the draft Conowingo WIP and provided details on the development of the WIP. Speakers from the organizations working with EPA and the Conowingo WIP Steering Committee to develop and implement the Conowingo WIP (Center for Watershed Protection, the Chesapeake Conservancy, the University of Maryland Sea Grant Program and the Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology) presented background information on the WIP development, an overview of the WIP process, and time for questions and answers. Participants could submit comments for the public comment record via the chat box during the webinar in addition to the email option (CWIP@chesapeakebay.net).

You can access recordings of the local stakeholder webinars by clicking on the links below:

Maryland - Cecil County, 11/18/2020

Maryland - Harford County, 11/20/2020

Maryland - Baltimore County, 12/1/2020

Maryland - Statewide 1, 12/8/2020

Maryland - Statewide 2, 1/13/2020

Pennsylvania - Ag Advisory Board & Nutrient Management Advisory Board, 11/13/2020

Pennsylvania - Statewide Ag Stakeholders, 1/6/2020

Pennsylvania - Statewide, 12/14/2020

Pennsylvania - Bedford County, 11/19/2020 (recording not available)

Pennsylvania - Centre & Cumberland Counties, 12/7/2020

Pennsylvania - Franklin & Adams Counties, 12/10/2020

Pennsylvania - Lancaster County, 1/13/2021

Pennsylvania - Lebanon County, 1/15/2021

Pennsylvania - York County (York County Coalition 4 Clean Waters), 11/20/2020 (recording not available)

New York - Key Stakeholders, 11/30/2020

New York - Statewide, 1/7/2020