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Know a Watershed Hero?
Why Not Apply for
The Governor's Award for Watershed Stewardship
n 1999, Governor Tom Ridge signed into law "Growing Greener"
- the largest-ever investment of state funds to address Pennsylvania's
critical environmental issues. Since then, watershed groups,
local governments and conservation districts have taken advantage
of these state dollars to implement watershed protection projects.
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year marks the first annual Governor's Award for Watershed Stewardship.
These awards honor the individuals and organizations engaged
in safeguarding and enhancing our environment across Pennsylvania.
 ny
Pennsylvania individual, business, government agency, municipality,
nonprofit organization, farm or agribusiness engaged in watershed
restoration efforts in Pennsylvania is eligible to apply for
a Governor's Award for Watershed Stewardship. For the next round,
some portion of the project must have been implemented during
the 2001 calendar year to be eligible for consideration.
In 2002, awards will be issues for projects in four categories:
 Watershed
Partnership - Projects that develop unique and creative
partnerships among members of a watershed community to identify
issues of concern, build consensus, and carry out initiatives.
Watershed
Assessment and Planning - Projects that assess watershed
conditions and/or plan activities that lead to a watershed restoration
or protection plan that addresses non-point source pollution.
Watershed
Protection and Restoration Projects - Projects that are
implemented to effectively reduce, eliminate or prevent non-point
source pollution within a watershed.
Watershed
Demonstrations, Education and Outreach - Projects that demonstrate
innovative technologies or approaches to watershed restoration
and protection, as well as those that educate the public about
watershed protection and restoration.
Projects will be evaluated by an independent panel of judges
that will select winners based on the following criteria:
Protection
- demonstrated commitment to protecting the environment;
Teamwork
-involvement of business, governmental officials and community
members;
Public
Service - commitment to the public's best interest;
Communication
- effective outreach to stakeholders;
Pollution
Prevention - environmental results through pollution prevention
at its source, and;
Economic
Impact - project executed cost-effectively.
To apply for a 2002 Governor's Award for Watershed Stewardship,
please visit DEP's website at http://www.dep.state.pa.us/
(directLINK "2002 Watershed App")
Or, contact the DEP Grants Center at: (717) 705-5400 Email:
growinggreener@state.pa.us
TDD users should call (800) 654-5984
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