Robbins Announces $144,012
Grant to Reduce Crawford County Dirt Road Runoff
Harrisburg – State Senator Bob Robbins (R-50)
today announced the awarding of a $144,012 state
grant to reduce water pollution in waterways near
Crawford County's dirt and gravel roads.
Robbins said the grant is being awarded to the
Crawford County Conservation District as part of
program to help communities fund maintenance
practices that can prevent water pollution caused
by erosion, sedimentation and dust from dirt and
gravel roads.
"It would be too much of a burden for
communities to have to pave every one of their
roads, but with the help of grants such as this,
steps can be taken to minimize the environmental
impact of dirt and gravel roads," said Robbins.
"There are techniques available that reduce
pollution while extending the life of unpaved
roads and this grant will fund projects that
implement those techniques."
The grant was awarded by the state Department
of Environmental Protection and State Conservation
Commission through the Dirt and Gravel Road
Maintenance Program, which provides financial
incentives for local officials to implement
techniques that prevent pollution that can impact
state waterways. Nonpoint source pollution
(pollution that does not come from a factory or
treatment plant, etc.) is responsible for 88
percent of all impaired stream miles in
Pennsylvania, with sediment and dust from dirt and
gravel roads major contributors.
The Crawford County Conservation District will
award grants for approved road projects. The
projects will be proposed by local road
maintenance entities, reviewed for appropriateness
by a local four-member Quality Assurance Board and
considered for approval by the county conservation
district board of directors.
CONTACT: Mike Hengst (717) 787-1322
