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SCHUYLKILL RIVER RESTORATION FUND

SCHUYLKILL RIVER RESTORATION FUND. Program Creation. ▪ Relationship between Delaware River Basin Commission and Exelon Corp. established in 2005 with Docket No. D-69-210 CP. ▪ Schuylkill River Heritage Area brought in for grant administration

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SCHUYLKILL RIVER RESTORATION FUND

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  1. SCHUYLKILL RIVER RESTORATION FUND Program Creation ▪ Relationship between Delaware River Basin Commission and Exelon Corp. established in 2005 with Docket No. D-69-210 CP ▪ Schuylkill River Heritage Area brought in for grant administration and project management ▪ Program designed to “to undertake implementation projects that will improve the quality and quantity of water in the Schuylkill River and its tributaries. The goal of the Schuylkill River Restoration Program is to fund projects in the Schuylkill River Basin that are consistent with restoration and water management goals for the Schuylkill River.” ▪ First contribution of $158,000 made by Exelon in January of 2006

  2. SCHUYLKILL RIVER RESTORATION FUND 4 Pillars to Success Partnership ▪ Private/Public Partnership ▪ Advisory Team ▪ Exelon Nuclear ▪ DRBC ▪ EPA ▪ Phila. Water Dept. ▪ PA DEP ▪ SRHA ▪ Schuylkill Action Network ▪ Partnership for Delaware Estuary ▪Aqua PA Funding ▪ Over $2 Million in contributions ▪ $1.6 M – Exelon ▪ $400,000 - PWD ▪ $10,000 – PDE ▪ $2,500 – Aqua PA ▪ Required Match – 25% ▪ Actual Leverage? $1.1 Million Progress ▪ 32 Awarded Projects ▪ 22 Successfully completed to date ▪ 6,500’+ Protected Stream ▪ 10,000’ + Stream bank fencing ▪ 7 Storm water Basins ▪ 5 AMD Projects ▪ 2,000 Trees and Shrubs Future ▪ Sustainable $500,000 Annual Funding ▪ Continued completion of BMP’s throughout watershed

  3. SCHUYLKILL RIVER RESTORATION FUND Harold Adams Farm Berks County

  4. SCHUYLKILL RIVER RESTORATION FUND Reevesdale South Dip Tunnel Schuylkill County

  5. SCHUYLKILL RIVER RESTORATION FUND Aiden Lair Park Montgomery County Guntz Farm Berks County

  6. SCHUYLKILL RIVER RESTORATION FUND Wheeler Flume, Pine Knot Discharge Schuylkill County

  7. SCHUYLKILL RIVER RESTORATION FUND Albert Greenfield School Philadelphia

  8. SCHUYLKILL RIVER RESTORATION FUND CONTACT: Tim Fenchel Schuylkill River Heritage Area 484-945-0200 tfenchel@schuylkillriver.org

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