“This investment will help the conservation authority and local municipalities in the watershed carry out important studies and repair projects to help maintain existing dams and flood control channels,” said Prince-Edward Hastings MPP Leona Dombrowsky.

Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources works with 36 conservation authorities and their memberships to build and maintain dams and other flood control works that helps protect lives and properties throughout Ontario.

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The beach. Everyone who comes here wants to walk, sit, lie, eat and drink on it, collect shells from it or build a house next to it. So how should those concerned for the coastline‘s well-being handle the ever-changing beach environment – including erosion, renourishment, development, public access, private ownership and environmental concerns? “Man and nature are always in a state of imbalance,” Pawleys Island Mayor Bill Otis said. Otis and others say the state should work in concert with local jurisdictions because locals who deal with the beachfront every day know their areas’ specific needs. But environmentalists say stricter regulations are needed to make sure people do not prey on the beaches and the estuaries around them. “Sometimes we take advantage of the jewel that we have,” said Staci Williams, director of Coast Matters, a project of the nonprofit S.C. Conservation Voters group.

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The city of Eureka announced that it has adopted an erosion control ordinance. The ordinance was enacted to protect water quality and comply with the city’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Stormwater Permit.  The ordinance changes the building permit process for construction projects within Eureka city limits.  Starting in October, the city will require an erosion control permit application to accompany all building permit applications prior to any land disturbance related to a construction project. There is no additional fee for an erosion control permit. Additionally, any construction project disturbing less than 2,500 square feet will be considered exempt from acquiring an erosion control permit.

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The Humboldt Watershed Council and the downstream residents have made progress in the 10 years we’ve fought the Regional Water Board and Pacific Lumber Company to obtain proper regulation of sediment discharges that result from logging operations in the Freshwater Creek and Elk River watersheds, but it’s not over yet. Surely people and their property deserve consideration and protection on a par with that afforded old-growth redwood trees.

Swiftly moving flood water can carry large debris that could loosen well hardware, dislodge well construction materials or distort casing. Coarse sediment in the flood waters could erode pump components. If the well is not tightly capped, sediment and flood water could enter the well and contaminate it. Wells that are more than 10 years old or less than 50 feet deep are likely to be contaminated, even if there is no apparent damage. Floods may cause some wells to collapse.

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Four months after the Schuylkill Haven Flood Prevention Committee first met, numerous steps are being taken to avoid disasters like those inflicted by the flood in June 2006 and Hurricane Agnes in 1972. Those steps were discussed Tuesday evening at the monthly flood prevention meeting at the Haven Senior Center, 340 Haven St. Removing sediment from the Schuylkill River is one immediate remedy. Sediment restricts the flow of water, and removal helps water leave the borough faster. Blue Ridge Excavating, Shamokin, completed sediment removal behind the St. Charles Apartments on West Main Street. It is waiting for the water level to drop a bit before digging near the Church of the Nazarene parking lot. “He took out about 5 to 6 feet of dirt that was along that bank,” Mayor Gary Hess said. “The ‘island’ behind the St. Charles Apartments is totally gone and the trees are cleaned out.” The river historically rises at that location the highest, Hess said. “Hopefully we have something at bay to help a little bit,” he said. “They are doing a nice job with it and hopefully they will be finished in the next couple weeks.”

Former pets and garden flowers such as floating pennywort and giant hogweed damage British wildlife, boating, access to banks and towpaths and maintenance of locks, bridges and channels, the agency said. Dealing with problem species costs British Waterways in the region of £1 million a year. The organisation, which manages a 2,200 mile network of canals and navigable rivers, is urging the public to think twice before buying exotic plants for ponds and gardens which could escape into the wild.

Gardeners should destroy or dispose of unwanted non-native plants in a responsible way – and not throw them into waterways or over the garden fence. The agency also warned against releasing unwanted pets into the wild, which can be illegal as well as causing problems for local wildlife. According to British Waterways, many damaging species have made their way in to the wild in recent years. Seemingly harmless weeds, which have been released by people clearing out their garden ponds, can choke up canals and rivers.

 While working in the consulting side of Civil Engineering I was able to see a lot of different erosion and sediment control techniques in practice. What baffles me is that something this simple can be done so badly, or not at all!While written from a US perspective the Field Manual on Sediment and Erosion Control Best Management Practices for Contractors and Inspectors is one of the best resources available to contractors to ensure they are installing the right control structures in the right situations, and that they are doing it properly.

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“The DDT builds up in the fatty tissue in fish,” said Brantley Lake State Park Superintendent Adrian Stiteler. “It does not affect the fish, but people who consume the fish may encounter health problems.”
DDT — dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane — is a pesticide that was widely used in agriculture and mosquito control in the United States before 1972. Its sale has been banned in the United States since that time.  According to the New Mexico Environment Department, DDT breaks down into DDD and DDE. DDE is very stable and lasts a long time in the environment. The total DDT in Brantley fish is almost entirely DDE. It is likely that DDT used over several decades accumulated in the sediment of McMillan Reservoir. After Brantley was built, McMillan was drained and all the sediment was stirred up, making several decades worth of accumulated DDT available to be absorbed by fish when the old McMillan sediment settled in Brantley.
The main species of fish contaminated are channel catfish. Channel catfish are bottom-feeders, and therefore are more likely to eat anything which settles on the bottom of rivers and lakes. In the study, channel catfish had 1,761 parts per billion (ppb) of total DDT, which is more than three times the EPA do-not-eat level of 550 ppb.

“Conservation was like motherhood, apple pie and baseball. Everyone was in favor of it,” Hiller said. “How could anyone oppose it?”  The seeds for Hiller becoming a conservationist grew out of his own experience as a farmer in the mid-1950s.  In 1956, after a two-year campaign, the commissioners founded the Lycoming County Conservation District. Only one person was on staff, soil conservation officer Justus V. Baum. The district had an annual budget of $50 for the first few years, Hiller said.

Hiller was a charter member of the district’s first board of directors.  Since the district was founded, the definition of conservation — and the role the district plays in conservation —has greatly expanded.  According to Hiller, soil conservation naturally evolved to include other issues such as stormwater run-off and water quality.

The district staff has expanded along with its responsibilities and includes erosion and sediment control technician Autumn Bagley, nutrient management technician Chad Bower, Chesapeake Bay Program Rod Morehart, watershed management specialist (west county region) Carey Entz, watershed management specialist (east county region) Corey Richmond, Davidson, who also administers the Dirt and Gravel Roads and AgLand Preservation programs and administrative technician Denise Daniels.
Erosion and sediment plans are required for any earthmoving activity in the state. Plans require best management practices such as silt fences, rock construction entrances, sediment basins (geomembrane liners) and other practices to be installed until a project is stabilized, she said.

In 2007, the district completed 76 erosion control products and sediment control products plan reviews and conducted 68 on-site inspections, 20 of which were the result of complaints, Bagley said.  Farming still is a major focus. Conservation District staff work with farmers to develop conservation plans that cover all aspects of conservation — wildlife management, erosion control, crop rotation and nutrient management.

The city, which is required by both the EPA and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to pass an ordinance monitoring stormwater runoff, will have to tailor-make the local guidelines.  The first step in drafting the ordinance, identifying illicit discharge of pollutants into the storm sewage system, went without any major problems, Danaher said.  However, the city is now required to develop a program to reduce stormwater pollution from construction sites as well as businesses and residents.

The ordinance, which is still in early draft form, would require the city to monitor the amount of washout, chemicals, detergents and whatever non-water materials get washed down the drains.  “The EPA basically wants everyone to know what goes through the stormwater sewage goes into the river,” Danaher said.  Similarly, contractors in the area would also have to provide proper prevention for erosion and sediment control (no dirt and dust into the air or neighboring properties), design guidelines, standard specifications and a streamlined administrative process.  Joe Finley, director of engineering services, said the finalized ordinance would offer extremely specific guidelines for local contractors, outlining from start to finish what they would have to do to meet federal and state guidelines using erosion control products and sediment control products.

Mayor Kent Smoll said he was concerned that the financial impact of temporary seeding to prevent dust and erosion, along with silt fences, straw wattles and other required efforts, would frustrate local contractors.  “I just see this as another contractor battle,” Smoll said. “But I guess it’s one we can’t get around.”  Finley said it should be economically feasible for many contractors to meet the guidelines, and it would just be a matter of how ingenious the workers could be.  For example, to prevent dust and erosion of exposed land during a long-term construction project, Finley said a cheap alternative like rye grass could be planted to keep the topsoil in place while the project was finished.  Most of the guidelines would apply to any development larger than one acre.

For $2 an acre, Greevey will critique a lease and provide comments and addendums. He said that he does have a minimum charge and that he would try to resolve issues by first working with a company and then through arbitration.  Greevey said that attorneys who have worked on leases “will know how far a company will go on terms.”  “Information is terribly important in the leasing procedure and the more information you can get the better,” Greevey added.  Some consultants primarily assist large groups, companies and investors, such as geologists Gary Lash of State University of New York-Fredonia and Terry Engelder of Penn State.

The two men have released research findings that a bed of shale known as the Marcellus, which stretches through Pennsylvania and nearby states, could contain 168 to 516 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.  “What we believe we have in our hands is intellectual property,” Lash said, adding that since December a rush of people have contacted them for information. “There are probably billions of dollars at play.”  Lash and Engelder charge $1,500 an hour for their services.  And while the state does not regulate leases, the state Department of Environmental Protection does watch over well operations.  DEP issues permits and monitors an operation’s erosion and sediment control, among other items.

For instance, DEP has monitored drilling operations in Rush and Jessup townships, where an inspection in October 2007 discovered that an erosion and sediment products plan was not followed.  “We’re trying to keep a close eye on these sites,” DEP spokesman Mark Carmon said.  The sites, which are located on land owned by Dennis and Victoria LaRue, were excavated by Jay Stanton of New Albany and subcontractors for Turm Oil Co.  Stanton has filed a lawsuit against the Butler company in the Susquehanna County Court of Common Pleas and is claiming that Turm Oil failed to compensate him for work he completed at the sites in October, according to court documents.

A court hearing has not been scheduled and the attorneys representing Turm Oil and Stanton continue to file briefs.  Although a February inspection determined that the drilling operation had no violations, Carmon said that initially the site was not adequately stabilized to prevent run off.   However, waterways were not polluted, Carmon added.  In leases, landowners can include addendums in an attempt to protect a site’s water supply and other interests.  For instance, Elk Lake School District in Dimock Township had an addendum protecting its water supply placed in a lease with Cabot and Oil Gas Corp of Houston.

The school district signed a lease with the company in March at $750 an acre and a 12.5 percent royalty.  Board member Chuck Place said that they consulted an attorney specializing in gas leases to develop the agreement and would first contact Cabot if a problem arises.  He added that it would be “catastrophic” if something happened to Elk Lake’s water supply.

Mike Gillette, Ward I
“The City has recently taken great strides in environmental protection, including the commitment to build two new LEED certified buildings, but there is more that we must do. We need to maintain high standards of erosion and sediment control during construction. We need to move ahead with the ordinance that I initiated regarding high-impact big-box developments by setting higher standards for on-site stormwater management. We also need to evaluate undeveloped areas in the City to make sure that we properly manage our green space and resource conservation land. Concern for the environment should be routine.”

Jim Martin, Ward I
“Lynchburg has taken steps to properly protect our streams and rivers. Additional measures could hurt our economic progress with little or no benefit to the environment. Considering cost to our citizens associated with the combined sewer overflow project, more of which should be paid by the state since it benefits the entire state not just Lynchburg, also the costs of other regulations to developers and ultimately purchasers of property, it seems clear Lynchburg is in line with best water protection practices. We can’t continue piling on costs making little or no contribution to the quality of water or the environment.”

Tom Shahady, Ward I
“As primary author of the 2006 study I provided evidence our city has never taken protection of Blackwater Creek Watershed seriously. State law has 19 minimum erosion and sedimentation standards enforced by the city that developers haphazardly follow with minimal consequence. DEQ and COE developed good stream mitigation programs most developers avoid that would funnel money for stream restoration to our beleaguered watershed. City code requires maintenance reports for stormwater management ponds that are not enforced. Development after development after development passes through city council without proper scrutiny for environmental impact. I won’t let this continue if elected to council.”

Ceasor Johnson, Ward II
“Lynchburg is one of the top 25 places to live. One of the reasons is because of our trails and parks system. We have miles of green space in the city of Lynchburg that protects many of our streams and tributaries. I was employed by the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service prior to being elected to city council and know first hand that the city helped fund erosion and sediment control efforts from the Head Waters Conservation district who monitored erosion concerns on construction sites. Can we do more, certainly? I am confident that the efforts we currently employ are sufficient.”

David Johnston, Ward II
“This is one of those issues where we do not need new sweeping legislation. As stated, there are already local ordinances in addition to the untold number of EPA regulations to address these concerns. We just have to make sure there is proper enforcement. Once again, this is an area where we are better to examine each situation on an individual basis.”

Jeff Helgeson, Ward III
“The city has not taken sufficient steps to adequately protect our water. The stormwater ordinance was passed in 2007 which should help improve the effects of future development. The issue appears to be with the selective enforcement of the current rules, and not with need for new laws. At our February 26th Council meeting, I called for a review of our enforcement procedures because of the developments of Cornerstone and the town-homes on Leesville Road. There were rules and requirements in place regarding things such as grading, dust, and run-off that were not being enforced.”

Nat Marshall, Ward III
“The City has taken positive steps towards protecting our streams and rivers but much more can be done. The CSO Project continues to make slow, steady progress. College Lake, nestled alongside Lynchburg College and the only lake in the city, is still filling with sediment. Lynchburg College has taken a proactive approach, teaming with the Army Corps of Engineers to find a solution. The City needs to remain vigilant with any new development to ensure that standards are being met or exceeded and that we minimize any potential negative impact from run off.”

Turner Perrow, Ward IV
“The policies are in place, and now it is a matter of enforcement and action. Local efforts have considerably improved water quality; however, much work remains along the James River and in our older neighborhoods. As an engineer, I designed and constructed CSO projects and can see the improvements to our waterways. In addition, I helped write the City’s erosion & sediment control products ordinance. These are smart growth policies minimizing the adverse impacts on our environment and improving our quality of life. Join us at a Town Meeting, April 27th, at Mountain Frost Creamery, Wyndhurst from 12:30 to 2:30pm! 

Marie Waller, Ward IV
“Lynchburg has spent millions on the Combined Sewer Overflow project, limited by the amount of taxes it can charge city residents, the money it can get from the state, and the amount of sewer construction the city can stand. On this problem I believe the city is doing all it can. Regarding stormwater runoff, it may well be that stricter measures and stronger enforcement are needed in the city, but we also must look to Bedford and Campbell Counties for similar action, since both Ivy Creek and Tomahawk Creek originate in those counties and are major tributaries to Blackwater Creek.”

“Making sure our beautiful lakes, waterways, lands and wildlife are preserved and protected is vital to the very identity of our state and our nation,” said Stabenow. Conservation/Great Lakes Provisions Included in the Farm Bill:  The Great Lakes Basin Program for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control