Pennsylvania Growing Smarter: Land Use in Pa Conference:
Integrating Water Resources Management into Land Use Planning

Presenters and participants explored issues related to integrating water resource programs in the Commonwealth and their benefits to land use planning. The session involved a focused discussion about how growth and development are affecting water quality and quantity in Pennsylvania and how water resources protection is an important part of every county and municipality's planning vision and process.

Moderator: Caren Glotfelty, Environment Program Director, Heinz Endownments and Sound Land Use Advisory Committee member

The following speakers participated in this session. Watch their talks now!

• Opening Remarks: Secretary Seif

• Senator James W. Gerlach

• Janet Bowers, P.G., Executive Director
  Chester County Water Resources Authority

• Jeffery Featherstone, PhD., Deputy Director,
  Delaware River Basin Commission

• Steven Sylvester, member
  Lancaster County Planning Commission's Water Resources Task Force
  also, Dept. of Geosciences, Franklin and Marshall College

• Michael Duffalo, Executive Director
  Indiana County Municipal Services Authority

View the conference brochure

Registration forms and exhibition applications for the conference can be obtained at www.dced.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/DCED/government/land-use-GrowingSmarter.htm.