Mid-Atlantic Regional Watershed
Roundtable Report
2001 Gathering
December 3-5,2001
Prepared by:
Heritage Conservancy
85 Old Dublin Pike
Doylestown, PA 18901
In Association With
US Environmental Protection Agency
Regions 2 &3
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Table of Contents
I. Executive Summary 3
II. Purpose of the Roundtable 4
III. Sponsors of 2001 Gathering 6
IV. Preliminary Tasks 7
V. Roundtable Highlights 8
VI. Results of the 2001 Gathering - Reports and Panels 9
VII. Discussion to Formalize MAWRT 17
VIII. Plan For Future Development of Roundtable 18
IX. Evaluation 19
Appendices
Final Program 20
Attendance List 23
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Mid-Atlantic Regional Watershed Roundtable
2001 Gathering
December 3,4 & 5,2001
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
I. Executive Summary
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Watershed Roundtable (MAWRT) convened for three days in
December, 2001 at Aldie Mansion in Doylestown, Pa. The roundtable was attended by a total of
115 individuals representing federal, state and county agencies, municipal officials,
representatives of business and industry and leaders of non-profit environmental conservation
organizations. The attendance was truly representational of the region, with agency and non-
governmental groups from all seven Mid-Atlantic states.
Overall, the roundtable successfully met most of its goals, although the participants noted that
there is much work yet to be done.
Accomplishments of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Watershed Roundtable 2001 Gathering include:
1. Obtained participation and sponsorship of all seven Mid-Atlantic state governments.
2. Obtained participation and sponsorship of the non-profit coalition acting as a statewide
umbrella for grassroots watershed groups in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia and West
Virginia.
3. Successfully involved business and industry to a greater extent by hosting a "Leadership
Breakfast" and a panel presentation featuring representatives of Sunoco, Waste
Management and Birdsong Gardens.
4. Presented "state of the region" and "state of the states" information which highlighted
the programs that the states are prioritizing and recent state progress.
5. Presented specific training sessions on topics requested by participants in prior
roundtable gatherings.
6. Created a prioritized list of projects and products and identified the needed tools that will
enhance the capacity of Mid-Atlantic stakeholders to achieve their individual and
collective mission.
7. Created outlines that will be the basis of grant proposals to fund the projects and
products.
8. Agreed to develop a Steering Committee and create a plan to support the growth of the
MAWRT and to further define its mission.
U.S. EPA Region III
Regional Center for Environmental
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II. Purpose of the Roundtable
Regional watershed roundtables are convening across the nation. The watershed roundtables are
regional networks of diverse stakeholders that engage in dialogue and information exchange to
support collaboration on community-based watershed protection and restoration efforts. The
MAWRT covers the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia
and West Virginia and the District of Colombia. It was first convened in October, 2000 and
caucused together at the National Watershed Forum in June, 2001.
The purpose of the roundtable is to improve coordination and to explore and strengthen the
connections among grassroots river/watershed leaders, representatives of state and federal
agencies, municipal government officials, tribal governments, planners and representatives of
the business community with an interest in watersheds.
To date, the MAWRT has discussed goals common to watershed interests throughout the region
and set a long-range vision to improve coordination of efforts in the Mid-Atlantic states that
could result in minimizing fragmentation and duplicated effort.
During the National Watershed Forum, June 30 to July 2, 2001 in Crystal City, Va., the delegates
from the Mid-Atlantic Region caucused to create a charge and identified issues of concern to be
addressed at the 2001 Roundtable Gathering. Specific content areas included:
1. Best Practices and Lessons Learned
a. Success stories of collaborative efforts that get the public involved.
b. Case studies of collaborative watershed efforts in the region.
c. What are models of successful watershed planning efforts.
d. How is evaluation handled for successful watershed planning efforts.
e. How local efforts use or need data - case studies on methods and uses.
f. Factors that limit local watershed efforts.
g. What local groups need to expand organizational capacity and sustainability.
h. How local efforts secure funding.
i. How local efforts connect to cultural and aesthetic issues.
j. How local efforts can link to environmental justice issues.
k. How local efforts can work with municipal officials.
2. Specific Training
a. Water monitoring programs - how to and what is happening and by whom.
b. Stream restoration techniques.
c. Ordinance language and uses.
d. NEMO (Non-Point Source Education for Municipal Officials) training.
e. Public education and outreach.
f. Board development and organizational training.
3. Integrate and Strengthen
a. How federal agencies can help local watershed efforts.
b. Coordinate efforts on legislation and funding.
c. How federal and state activities relate or interact.
d. How to build and nurture federal/state/local partnerships that are multi-
jurisdictional.
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e. Poster session on related activities of agencies, governments or other
organizations.
f. How to promote the American Heritage Rivers program.
g. How to create a bottom-up "hub" between local efforts and regional, state and
federal advocacy.
h. How to facilitate and lead local/regional/basin-wide watershed efforts.
4. Sustain the Mid-Atlantic Effort
a. What are the next steps?
b. What is unique about our region that deserves support?
c. What should be our presence at the World Watershed Conference?
d. Organizational needs: Mission statement, charter, goals, structure, bylaws, etc.
e. For outreach, what efforts exist and how can the Mid-Atlantic effort connect with
them?
To move MAWRT's vision ahead, the December, 2001 gathering focused on three specific goals
that were generated in previous roundtable gatherings.
Goals of the Gathering
1. To disseminate best practices and lessons learned for watershed associations and local
planning efforts.
2. To strengthen and integrate the watershed movement by focusing on the links between
and across agency, governmental and watershed boundaries.
3. To further organize and sustain the Mid-Atlantic Roundtable effort and to create a
mechanism to disseminate information.
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III. Sponsors of 2001 Gathering
Sponsors of this gathering included:
Delaware Department of Natural Resources
and Environmental Control
Environmental Finance Center
Friends of the Rivers of Virginia
Heritage Conservancy
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
New Jersey Council of Watershed
Associations
New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection
New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection
Pennsylvania Organization of Watersheds
and Rivers
United States Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service
United States Geological Survey
US Department of the Interior - Natural
Resources Conservation Service
US EPA Region 2
US EPA Region 3
Virginia Department of Conservation and
Recreation
Watershed Partnership for New Jersey
West Virginia Department of
Environmental Protection
West Virginia Rivers Coalition
www.dnrec.state.de.us/dnrec2000/
www.mdsg.umd.edu/EFC
www.heritageconservancy.org
www.dnr.state.md.us
www.noaa.gov
dmans@thewatershed.org
www.state.nj.us/dep
www.dec.state.ny.us
www.dcnr.state.pa.us
www.dep.state.pa.us
www.pawatersheds.org
www.nrcs.usda.gov
http://water.usgs.gov
www.nrcs.usda.gov
www.epa.gov/region02
www.epa.gov/region03
www.dcr.state.va.us
www.wpnj.org/Home.asp
www.dep.state.wv.us
www.wvrivers.ore
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IV. Preliminary Tasks
Through a competitive process, Heritage Conservancy, of Doylestown, Pa., was selected as the
convener for the 2nd Mid-Atlantic Roundtable meeting. Preliminary tasks included compiling a
database of the previous gatherings. Added to that were nearly 1,200 names and addresses
researched from umbrella organizations and state conservation agencies in all seven states.
Environmental conservation organizations from each state in the Mid-Atlantic Region -
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Maryland - and the
District of Columbia (DC) were approached and all agreed to co-sponsor the event. Federal
agencies were recruited as partners through the Mid-Atlantic Federal Partners for the
Environment (MAFPE).
All watershed coalitions acting as statewide umbrella groups supporting grassroots watershed
associations were invited to be co-sponsors. Maryland, Delaware and DC do not have such
umbrella organizations, but all others except New York Rivers United agreed to participate and
co-sponsor.
To bring a national perspective, the Northeast Regional Watershed Roundtable and the Coal
Region Watershed Roundtable representatives were invited to participate. Some states in the
Mid-Atlantic Region overlap into these regions, as they contain watersheds that flow into
neighboring states.
A general agenda was carefully constructed to address each of the goals of the roundtable and
content areas suggested. Members of the steering committee and the sponsors later recruited
specific speakers, panelists and presenters via personal communication from recommendations.
A brochure was drafted and sent out for comment by the sponsors. PA DEP offered to print the
brochures as an in-kind service. A re-printing was necessary and arranged by the conservancy
after additional co-sponsors came on board. Brochures to some areas of the country were
delayed due to anthrax investigation and decontamination at mail handling facilities. Despite
the short notice, the response was quite good as 115 people attended.
Meanwhile, the gathering was further advertised by circulating the brochure electronically. All
sponsors reported forwarding the brochure or conference announcement through their list
servers or printed newsletters.
To make the gathering accessible to small, all-volunteer watershed conservation organizations,
scholarships were offered that covered room, board and travel. Canaan Valley Institute and the
New Jersey Council of Watershed Associations offered scholarships, as did the convener from
general conference funds. Approximately half of the non-profit groups attending requested and
received full or partial scholarship assistance.
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V. Roundtable Highlights
The roundtable opened with a Corporate Executive Leadership Breakfast hosted by Heritage
Conservancy and facilitated by EPA Region 3 Senior Management. Fifteen individuals attended
representing Mid-Atlantic and nationally-based corporations.
Highlights:
• Several corporate leaders agreed that "quality of life" was very important but the real
challenge was to convince the employees to live by that philosophy.
• Sunoco Corporation has been a model company for forming partnerships for years.
• Sprawl was identified as a concern.
• The Director of Environmental Services at Sunoco Corporation, Mr. Tomlinson Fort,
highlighted the value of partnerships. Mr. Fort mentioned, "we can not afford to do
things separately." He also said that, from a watershed perspective, this partnership is
important.
• Risk analysis was another issue of concern to the corporations.
• Corporate leaders suggested that additional flexibility when working with the federal
government is necessary from both parties.
• Corporate America wants recognition.
• Corporations struggle with following state and EPA rules.
• Extensions are valuable, especially those that apply to the smaller groups (county
departments, soil and water conservation districts, etc.).
• Securing adequate funding to support new ideas is important.
• Credit and trading programs are important.
Day One
Day One was devoted to a series of panels giving brief reports starting at the national level then
zooming in to the region, the states and the local watershed level. Summaries of lessons learned
from the EPA Mid-Atlantic Integrated Assessment (MAIA), Highlands Forest Assessment Study,
Mid-Atlantic Highlands Streams Assessment and the National Water-Quality Assessment
Program (NAWQA) were included. Participants representing grassroots watershed associations
were invited to share their local success stories.
An additional panel and discussion focused on the role of business and industry. There was a
presentation about the accomplishments of other regional roundtables from the conveners of
those roundtables and later the group discussed the possibility of adopting some of the
strategies and tools that other regional watershed roundtables are creating to benefit their
constituents.
Day Two
Day Two focused on "scoping" activities to create definable and fundable tasks that will move
the National Watershed Forum action items forward within our region in these key areas
identified at the last Mid-Atlantic gathering:
• Communicating success stories and increasing public involvement.
• Developing and using data, indicators and evaluation.
• Building capacity and providing training opportunities.
• Fundraising and other factors limiting local watershed efforts.
• Creating links between local, regional, state and federal efforts.
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In each of these tracks, breakout groups identified projects, products and some of the necessary
tools that can be created to support participants' individual and collaborative efforts in our
region. Going even further, the groups identified specific tasks in order to implement each
product or project. Some of these outlines can be worked up as grant proposals, endorsed by the
steering committee on behalf of the roundtable and submitted by partnering agencies and
organizations willing to take the initiative to the next level.
Day Three
Day Three was given to consideration of a model charter to formalize the Mid-Atlantic Watershed
Roundtable and to position it to continue to strengthen communications and the capabilities of
the watershed community. The charter currently used by the Northeast Roundtable was provided
as a starting point. The roundtable participants considered several models of organization from
completely disbanding, through loose affiliation, to structuring an independent non-profit
organization. The group did not feel ready to move on a charter at this time and went through a
consensus process to better define a structure and work plan that fit the goals of the group.
During the afternoon, a series of "Short Courses" in which participants honed their skills and
learned about cutting edge techniques were presented. Topics for the short courses were those
requested at previous gatherings.
Also on Day Three, the Environmental Finance Center at the University of Maryland offered a
well-attended, day-long special workshop on "Financing Watershed Strategies." Also presented
was the concept of "community quilt." This is a great principle of identifying numerous funding
sources and how to bring them all into a process so that the project is done with consensus of
the community. The "Financing Watershed Strategies" workshop will develop the capacity of
local governments, citizen groups, the business community and others to think about, and plan
for, financing in an integrated, watershed-based way. One participant commented, "I found it
very useful for my work." Similar workshops will be planned into future gatherings as needed.
VI. Results of the 2001 Gathering
Reports and Panels
The "State of the Region Panel" included a representative from the US Geological Survey, US
EPA and US Forest Service. They reported on the large-scale assessments underway in the Mid-
Atlantic region. They described their study methods, data collected to date, and some lessons
learned. All commented that the data needs to be included in an overall plan as indicators of the
health of the entire region. Further, they noted a distinction between issues pressing in the
forested headwater areas versus the populated industrial and agricultural piedmont and coastal
plains. Material summarized and presented by the "State of the Region Panel" can be found in
such reports as the National Water Quality Assessment, Mid-Atlantic Highlands Stream
Assessment, etc. This material is available from the websites listed in the appendix.
Similarly, many states have produced "State of the Rivers" reports. It should be noted, however,
that the participants unanimously requested that more time be given to these sessions in the
future. Talking point for the state panel included:
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• Describe how your state is organizing its overall whole-watershed approach.
• Describe how this involves non-governmental organizations and other state and local
governmental agencies.
• Describe the overall condition of your watersheds and give a report on your progress.
• Indicate any challenges and note any special problems unique to your state.
The "Business and Industry Panel" noted that large industries with staff devoted to
community relations and environmental, health and safety are very conscious of their
environmental impacts and often perform above what is required in the letter of the law.
Collaborative opportunities are sought and businesses are beginning to look at their overall role
in maintaining sustainable communities. Businesses are looking more and more at selling
services to meet need rather than "marketing a product" and this includes looking at life-cycle
analysis from natural resource to production to consumer and back.
In the "Successes and Challenges of Local Watershed Associations Session" each non-profit
conservation group was asked to present briefly on their activities and to highlight one success
and one challenge derived from the discussions.
Success Highlights
• Opportunity to work with an organization and local groups to make changes.
• Able to leverage $1 million plus $600,000 to support work.
• Leveraging funding to support on-the-ground work.
• . Fish are coming back, convincing people of realities that are happening.
• Forming broad-based and successful partnerships.
• Pennsylvania putting $30-40 million/year to local watershed efforts.
• Delaware septic system regulation.
• Tributary action teams' strategy in Delaware.
• Acid mine drainage projects.
• Land trust established, 800 acres acquired. Have seen water quality improvements.
• NJ Farm Bureau success in basin project with farmers.
• New monitoring program for erosion and sediment control.
• Working on area creek with lots of people who really care.
• Gathering many resources in the Chesapeake Bay for community watershed planning.
• Virginia's State of the Rivers Report.
• Willingness of organizations to provide information and share insight on the
effectiveness of trans-boundary agreements.
• Beginning to finally implement plans.
• Storm water recharge standard.
• Over four years of efforts by volunteer monitoring group starting out with only $4,000
are now paying off. The group connected and networked to educate the community and
neighbors about the poor quality of their streams.
• One million dollar grant for sewage system repairs and maintenance.
• Pennsylvania Act II Brownfields redevelopment program in Philadelphia and suburbs
helped in watershed restoration.
Challenges
• Paying attention to the flow of communication.
• Getting measurable results and benefits of the projects so that we can continue to
leverage resources and communicating the results of partnerships.
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• Getting continued support and funding.
• Restoring streams impacted by acid mine drainage; changing people's attitudes.
• Sustaining successes.
• Getting the public to understand that the watersheds are all related and need to be seen
as one.
• Figuring out how we get people to value lands for their critical habitats and wetlands and
why they should hold on to them as investments.
• Getting Delaware to implement tributary action teams' strategy.
• Time needed to do more.
• Sustaining the momentum in Pennsylvania when Growing Greener funds begin to
decline.
• Better understanding of funding and granting for local governments and private
companies for implementing watershed plans and assessments.
• Funding for paid staff members.
• Determining whether trans-boundary agreements have been successful.
• Getting agencies to look at whole systems and to work with variations within those
systems.
• Getting people to think creatively to recharge basins.
• Managing and sustaining groups and their work.
• Keeping track of grant paperwork.
• Getting rid of very anoxic sources impairing the creek we are working on. Acid mine
drainage coats three miles of the creek. How to get and engage people and their
resources to continue work on the problems.
• Focusing goals and coordinated efforts of jurisdictions to move forward in watershed
planning for the Chesapeake Bay.
Priority Projects
Much time was devoted to identifying priority areas of concern to Mid-Atlantic stakeholders at
the 2000 Gathering and at the National Forum. The original plan for Day Two of the roundtable
was to proceed to creating work plans to implement the priority projects previously identified.
However, since nearly 90% of the participants at the 2001 Gathering were new to the roundtable,
a number of participants expressed concern with jumping into creating action items from the
priorities without revisiting the problem identification step and including their input. Therefore,
it was decided to invest additional time in creating a new list of priorities. The list generated did
not deviate much from the lists generated in prior meetings.
• More money is needed from EPA and other Federal sources for local watersheds.
• Greater flexibility in how funds can be used to meet local priorities should be allowed.
• Less red tape should be attached to Federal and state money.
• Watershed education for the general public is needed.
• Watershed education for non-traditional students such as urban students and tribal
students is needed.
• Funding for innovative technology is needed and more technical expertise from the
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) should be provided.
• Water quality must be made a prominent social issue.
• Coordination of efforts is needed.
• There should be a greater EPA presence in setting priorities nationwide.
• A national watershed direction (articulation of importance) is needed.
• A national PR campaign on water quality is needed and EPA should be the lead.
• A national campaign should have space to insert local information on the mailings,
posters and brochures.
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• Data collected by grassroots monitoring organizations should be seen as valid and used
by states and EPA.
• Clear avenues for enforcement and dealing with problems should be provided, observant
members of the public cannot find out who should really deal with a problem when they
call governmental agencies.
• Business partnerships are needed and important.
• There is a need to identify regional contacts and make them accessible from EPA.
• Agencies should make their organizational structure known so people can contact the
correct authority.
• Grassroots groups should receive feedback on grant proposals from agencies, especially
on grants that are declined.
• Technical assistance on grant writing should be provided.
• A list server should provide regular announcements about grants.
• One-on-one technical assistance is needed.
• Assistance on getting non-profit status is needed for fledgling grassroots groups.
• Meetings should be held on nights and weekends to accommodate citizen volunteers who
have day jobs; agencies must be flexible about letting staff take comp days for attending
weekend events, not blindly stick to a weekday schedule.
• Technical assistance on how to manage grants (project management, paperwork,
supervising consultants) should be provided to grassroots groups.
• Grants must provide some administrative costs for non-governmental groups on low
budgets.
• A directory ("Yellow Pages") is needed to identify people in agencies.
• There is a need for leaders and policy makers to be educated first as this will provide
more sensible policies and additional funding.
• More public participation should be included in the TMDL process; more grassroots
solutions should be incorporated in remediation plans.
• More dialogue is needed.
• Less talk and more action are needed.
• Using the information and not just putting it aside is essential.
• More money is needed for volunteer monitoring.
• The watershed movement needs to effectively communicate "Why" people should care
about their watersheds; "Got Water?" is a possible slogan and a national campaign is
needed.
• There is a lack of business participation.
• There is a need of a strategy to motivate business to engage in discussions; awards and
publicity were suggested as incentives.
• Public accountability is needed and transparency from EPA and state regulatory actions
will help call polluters into account.
• A strong support network is needed to involve local governmental officials and provide
them with training and programs.
• Support should be offered to sustain actions after they are innovated by a grant;
partnerships with corporations, EPA and states should disseminate and implement more
once a project is successful.
• Rank companies according to their environmental performance and make the list public.
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Prioritization Groupings
After the list of issues and needs was generated, participants were asked to select the theme they
were most interested in following for the remainder of the day. The groups were arranged as
follows:
• Communication, Networking and Partnership
• Education and Public Outreach
• Grants and Finance
• Information Dissemination
• Technical Assistance
Workgroup Outlines of Selected Projects
The charge to each breakout group was to select a priority or two and come up with a work plan
outline to make a tangible, fundable program to address the need. Some groups were able to
establish goals and objectives for several projects; others were able to take one project through to
the identification of implementation steps. The report-out of each working group follows.
Communications/Networking/Partnerships Work Group
Goal 1. Establish an identity for this roundtable: Who we are? What do we offer?
Objectives
• Have a process to determine leadership and structure.
• Create a uniqueness for this roundtable group.
Goal 2. Develop strategies and timeline for intra-regional networking
Objectives
• Have a non-profit umbrella group in each state who will be members of MAWRT within
two years.
• Have state agency leaders meet annually to match and compare watershed strategies.
• Have a central resource bank for community watershed organizations (CWO) within one
year.
• Have a CWO mentoring program active within one year.
Goal 3. Partnership building / recruitment into MAWRT
Objectives
• Develop a corporate outreach program within six months to integrate them into MAWRT.
• Identify sectors that need to be brought up to speed on watershed issues (two specific
issues per year).
• Incorporate philanthropic interests into MAWRT.
Education and Outreach Work Group
National Recommendation
Charge the National Forum Media Workshop to hold a national contest to develop a media
slogan to educate the general citizenry and engage them to act as informed stewards of the Mid-
Atlantic watersheds.
Explanation: "Branding" imprints the basic watershed message so it's recognizable in the
manner of Maxwell House coffee. People remember the slogan and the message long afterward.
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Regional Goals
1. EDUCATE general citizenry on what a "watershed" is.
2. ENGAGE public as informed stewards of the Mid-Atlantic watersheds. Convey basic message:
"What is a watershed?" and "Where is your watershed?"
Objectives (crossover between both goals)
• What's in it for the particular audience - personal stake, "Why should WE care?"
• Develop Methods of Delivery
1. Pamphlet - can use pre-existing from other sources or develop one - should have
customizable portion for local watershed or conservation group contact
information - tie in to local sources.
2. Regional Sponsorship [national contest?] through local groups for slogan and
artwork contest for students.
a. Judged at the local preliminary level by watershed groups to create
connections and educational opportunities.
b. Top tier judged by business or corporate sponsors who would sponsor/
fund/publish calendar of 12 finalists at local level, with art slogans of
winning entries, as well as award prizes - creates business connections to
watershed groups, MAWRT.
3. Adult Art/Slogan contest sponsored by local groups - results to be used at their
discretion - not calendar - could be library, storefront, municipal or other
exhibits.
4. Our own entry to national contest - as well as basis for regional campaign:"This
is NOT a WATER SHED" - 15 second (or shorter) clip produced by video
production company (funded by grant, etc) - depicting a metal shed, human
opening the doors, overwhelmed by a flow of water washing over him/her - "This
is NOT a WATER SHED" - followed by customizable spot for "This IS a WATER
SHED" - and local picture, comic, map, etc. and contact information for local
group. To be featured on television as public service message.
a. Non-video extraction from this shoot: One frame of this to be used for
"still" opportunities featuring two side-by-side frames: "This is NOT a
WATERSHED" on left, and frame on right which is customizable to local
watershed i.e. picture, generic picture, map of local watershed, etc. with
name below and contact information.
b. "Still" frames to be featured in various spots - vacant billboards, sides of
buses, train/subway stations, storefronts, public service spots, other
media such as local newspapers - with local contact information.
• Evaluate effectiveness of efforts - alter or enhance. Measure in a numbers way - survey,
number of calls to local associations, etc., dependent on audience.
• Education Committee to continue communicating with each other beyond the life of this
meeting.
All groups assumed to be starting from a point of lack of familiarity with basic concepts of
watersheds. There is a need for a basic core of watershed information to be communicated in a
variety of ways to close that gap. From there, customization for particular audience or
stakeholder group is possible.
• Local sponsorship of River of Words national contest (Rivers Network) of art and poetry
entries.
• Targeted fact sheets tailored to audience: business, municipal officials, etc.
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• Internet website (grant funded) for MAWRT with hyperlinks for various audiences, kids
zone, downloadable information, etc.
• Radio spots with public service announcements.
• Weather broadcasts to feature watershed information, perhaps in Watershed Month.
• Inclusion of watershed educational material in water company bills, utility company
bills, phone company bills.
• Second slogan discussed (takeoff on large group discussion): "It All Ends Up In Your
Class"
Grants & Finance Work Group
Goal: Secure sources of funding for groups and projects in the Mid-Atlantic by:
1. Creating a database for available grants.
2. Providing technical assistance and training in grant writing.
Objective 1. Create a grant funding clearing house specific to watershed activities with:
• Office
• Staff
• Catalogs
• On-line, searchable database
• Library
• Website
• 1-800 telephone number
• Location: one for each EPA Region or one for Mid-Atlantic.
• Information on grants: federal, state, private.
• Clearinghouse to be independent NGO.
• Funded by federal government with states' contributions.
• User fee for large watershed organizations, free to smaller ones.
• Focus on the database and website, not training or technical assistance, so that is it
always up-to date.
• One year to start up. Fund in five -year cycles.
• Governed by Mid-Atlantic committee
• Track program results annually, reassess the program in five-year cycle.
Objective 2. Create an independent watershed grant assistance program (Water GAP) with
• Staff to provide technical assistance on grant writing once program goals and funding
sources have been identified.
• Work with groups on site to mentor them through the grant-writing process.
• Conduct training sessions around the region (state-by-state on an equitable basis
depending on distance and population).
• Provide scientific consulting for special projects.
• Provide pre-application review assistance (confidential).
• Focus on training and technical assistance to build groups' capacity.
• One year to start up, fund in five-year cycles.
• Governed by Mid-Atlantic Steering Committee.
• Track program results annually, reassess the program in five-year cycles.
Work-Plan (for both objectives)
• Develop proposal (MAWRT Steering Committee or volunteer lead agency).
• Secure funding.
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• Convene governing committee
• Choose location (donated space)
• Equip office
• Hire staff person
• Develop and populate data base, create website
• Public announcement and marketing
• Respond to inquiries
• Track, report and evaluate
• Continue to develop new listings
• Secure funding for second cycle
Information Dissemination Workgroup
Goal: To improve dissemination of information among MAWRT participants
Objectives and Tasks
1. Establish a clearinghouse of information
• Evaluate the need and scope of what needs to be in a clearinghouse.
• Create a web-based clearinghouse.
• Create or link to a sortable database of people and partners in MAWRT accessible by
everyone.
• Establish categories of information.
2. Review existing communication network and enhance as needed
• Evaluate MAWRT group's method of networking.
• Evaluate comparable groups' methods of information dissemination (i.e. Northeast
Regional Roundtable).
3. Establish a system to determine who needs what information (link back to Objective 1)
• Develop a survey instrument (professional).
• Identify survey recipients.
• Evaluate and report findings.
• Implement findings.
4. Obtain dedicated staff and/or professional assistance to identify dissemination methods
• Develop scope of work.
• Obtain resources.
• Report and prioritize findings.
• Implement strategy.
5. Review existing membership network and enhance as needed
• Categorize partners.
• Develop outreach plan.
• Provide incentives to targeted audience.
• Recognize attendees of MAWRT 2000 and MAWRT 2001 and/or Mid-Atlantic members of
National Forum as membership.
6. Evaluate performance of goals and objectives annually
• Formalize an identification group to report annually.
Deliverables
1. Objective 5 is Priority 1
• Formal Membership List - 3 months - EPA
• Outreach Plan - 18 months - EPA or EPA Contractor
2. Objective 4 is Priority 2
• Scope of work - 1 month
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Technical Assistance Work Group
Vision: Clarify and focus information and services available regarding all types of
watershed technical assistance
Goal 1: One Stop-Shopping
Peer to peer list-serves (Year One)
• NGO > NGO
• Business > Business
• Local government > Local government
Goal 2: Mid-Atlantic Watershed "Trade" Meeting
Gathering of service providers at all levels in the watershed arena (Year One)
• Similar to college career fair day or trade association meetings.
• "Trade" presenters = states/federal agencies, university, consultants, etc.
• Clients = individuals, local governments, and watershed organizations.
• Information exchange and networking takes place.
Goal 3: Institute Watershed Stewardship Exchange and local communities that host teams
of watershed experts (Year Two)
• Two-day workshops that showcases the local watershed needs and vision.
• Enlightened community invites and hosts the exchange.
• Experts listen/learn and then offer ideas and resources to community.
• Modeled after Chesapeake Bay Communities and Countryside Stewardship Exchange
(Glenwood Center).
Goal 4: Encourage integrative regional research (ongoing)
• Development of appropriate regional models (TMDLs, BMPs).
• Development of regionally appropriate watershed indicators (chemical, biological,
physical).
• Long-term funding for basic regional watershed assessments.
VII. Discussion to Formalize MAWRT
The morning of the third day of the roundtable gathering was devoted to the ongoing issue of
formalizing the roundtable to some level that would allow it to implement the desired goals. To
prepare participants for this discussion, Peter Raabe, now with American Rivers but formerly a
facilitator for the Northeast Regional Roundtable, and Janie French, Canaan Valley Institute and
convener of the Anthracite Regional Roundtable, presented a variety of modes adopted by
roundtables across the country. The Charter adopted by the Northeast Roundtable was provided
to all participants and a description of the non-profit organization adopted by the Southeast
Roundtable was highlighted.
The group was then asked to consider the full range of options from disbanding the roundtable
through becoming a highly evolved organization. Options such as a council of citizen watershed
organizations, caucuses along congressional lines, hierarchical groupings from local to basin to
state to regional, appending a non-governmental advisory group to MAFPE, 501 (c) (3) and/or
501 (c) (4) status, and federally chartered institute were suggested.
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The models that the group agreed to consider in more depth were:
1. Disband the roundtable.
2. Just continue with annual gathering.
3. Informal organization with charter and convener.
4. Formal non-governmental organization or federally chartered institute.
Breakout groups considered the pros and cons of each of these in depth, including examining the
effectiveness, investment required and governance of each model. Each breakout group then
reported back in the manner of advocates for "their" model. It should be noted that most of the
people joining the null option group (disband the roundtable) either wished to play devil's
advocate or felt that a decision at this time would be invalid as business and industry
representatives, tribes, and some other potential stakeholder groups were not at the table.
After the breakout reports, the participants were taken through a dynamic consensus building
process in which many arguments, concessions and compromises were made. Gradually, the
advocates for each model of what the roundtable should be converged on a single model. In the
end, there was a complete consensus except for a single dissenting vote.
VIII. Plan For Future Development Of Roundtable
The consensus agreement is as follows:
1. The vision of the roundtable is to facilitate watershed conservation through education,
conservation, coordination and capacity building.
2. The goals of the roundtable are to promote:
• Communication, Networking and Partnership
• Education and Public Outreach
• Grants and Finance
• Information Dissemination
• Technical Assistance
3. A diverse Steering Committee will be organized with several charges over the next year:
• Prioritize the action items and begin an implementation process.
• Bring additional stakeholders (business and industry, tribes, academia) to the table.
• Coordinate partners to create grant proposals and initiate one or several projects outlined
on Day Two.
• Identify if acquiring 501 (c) (3) status would be beneficial.
• Work out the details of a charter or MOA, (charter to be adopted at a third annual
roundtable gathering following input from MAWRT).
• Convene a third annual gathering.
It was recognized that this would be a start that would enable the roundtable to meet its goals.
It was further stipulated that, after a period of five years, an evaluation be conducted to see
whether the organization should evolve. It was recommended that the Federal agencies and
state agencies be asked to provide specific funding for a convener and facilitator to organize the
steering committee and provide seed money for the next gathering. Consistency in convener was
suggested so that the roundtable not loose ground by circulating back over matters decided in
this or earlier gatherings. It was stipulated that the steering committee be opened to a diverse
group.
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On a final note, guidance was given for the content of the next annual gathering:
Day One should focus on dialogue with federal and state agencies.
Day Two should be formatted as a "watershed trade show" that serves non-governmental
agencies, businesses, educators, etc.
Day Three should attend to organizational matters such as the charter.
IX. Evaluation
An evaluation form directly asked participants if each goal was met and asked for examples to
substantiate the opinion.
For Goal \, Disseminate Best Practices and Lessons Learned, several participants cited examples
that they foresee applying to their own work.
For Goal 2, Strengthen and Integrate The Watershed Movement, several participants cited
individuals or groups that they intend to collaborate more closely with as a result of the
gathering.
For Goal 3, Further Organize and Sustain the Mid-Atlantic Roundtable Effort, many participants
noted that the plan arrived at is good and the goal was met fully. A larger number said that the
goal was met partially, but without exception they qualified with comments asking for greater
grassroots involvement in the future.
On the question of overall gathering process and procedure, the great majority of responses
Indicated that the experience was excellent. A few felt the process was duplicative of previous
gatherings. Notable comments that should be taken into consideration by future conveners
include:
• Hold over a weekend to make accessible to grassroots participants.
• Get notices out earlier to increase attendance.
• More time for state reports.
• More time for all activities and less crowded schedule.
Appendices
Final Program
Attendance List
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Final Program
Monday, December 3, 2001
9:30 AM Welcome: Adolph Everett, Chief, Freshwater Protection Section, US EPA Region 2
Joe Piotrowski, Director, Office of Watersheds, US EPA Region 3
Quick Review of Mid-Atlantic Watershed Roundtable Progress
Cyndy Belz, Integration Program Coordinator, US EPA Region 2
10:00 AM Activity: "Partners in Success":
Stan Laskowski, Institute for Environmental Studies, UPENN
Terri White, US EPA Region 2
11:00 AM Panel: State of the Region Reports
Tom Pheiffer, Senior Environmental Scientist, US EPA
Martina Hoppe, Regional Planner, US Forest Service
Bob Shedlock, Deputy Director, US Geologic Survey
12:00 Noon Lunch
1:00 PM Panel: State Level Integrated Watershed Initiatives
Dick Sprenkle, Deputy Secretary for Conservation, PA DCNR
Nick DiPasquale, Secretary, DE DNREC
Mary Sheil, Director, Division of Water, NJ DEP
Lois New, Chief, Policy, Planning and Partnerships, NY DEC
Mary Apostolico, Potomac Watershed Manager, VA DCR
Tim Craddock, Monitoring Coordinator, WV DEP
Danielle Lucid, Manager, Watershed Restoration, MD DNR
2:30 PM Break, Refreshments
3:00 PM Panel: "Rivers of Commerce"
Gene Sirni, Vice President, Communications and Development, Heritage
Conservancy
J. Andy Smith, President, Earth Ethics
Tomlinson Ford, Director, Environmental Services, Sonoco
Chuck Peterson, Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager, American Water Services
Christine Meket, Public Relations Manager, Wheelabrator Technologies
4:00 PM Open Discussion: Successes and Challenges of Local Watershed Associations
Dick Coombe, Chairman, Watershed Agricultural Council
5:00 PM Buffet Dinner
6:30 PM Strategies of the Regional Roundtables across the U S
Janie French, Pennsylvania Coordinator, Canaan Valley Institute
Peter Raabe, American Rivers
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7:00 PM All: Discussion on Strategies
Russ Johnson, Heritage Conservancy
8:00 PM "A Taste of the Mid-Atlantic" Specialty Swap Mixer!
Joe Hoffman, Berks Conservancy
Tuesday, December 4, 2001
9:30 AM Review of Issues and Solutions from Prior Gatherings
Cyndy Belz, US EPA Region 2
10:00 AM "Critical Path" Model and Sample Scopes-of-Work
Joe Hoffman, Berks Conservancy
10:30 AM Breakout Groups for Scoping Activity
Priority topics to be selected in plenary session will be announced; then choose which group you
would like to join.
12:00 Noon Lunch
1:00 PM Breakout Groups for Budget and Deliverables
Same as above
2:30 PM Break, Refreshments
3:00 PM Breakout Groups Report
4:00 PM Adoption of Action Priorities
Russ Johnson, Heritage Conservancy
5:OOPM Buffet Dinner
6:30 PM "Network Cafe" Music, Desserts, Coffee, and Conversation
Mike Miller: Folk and Blues Musician, Philadelphia Folksong Society, will
present "River Songs"
Wednesday, December 5, 2001
"Participants may choose either the main gathering topic in the morning and short courses in
the afternoon or the daylong special workshop on Environmental Financingfor Watersheds.
9:30 AM Frameworks for Continuity
Russ Johnson, Heritage Conservancy
10:00 AM All: Discussion of Roundtable Charter
11:30 AM All: Provisional Adoption of Charter (if the group is willing)
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12:00 Noon Lunch
Concluding Remarks:
Walter Andrews, Chief, Water Programs Branch, US EPA Region 2
1:00 PM Short Courses
A. Water monitoring programs
Tim Craddock, Citizens Water Quality Monitoring Coordinator, WV DEP
A. Ordinance language and uses
Sandy Batty, Assistant Executive Director, Association of New Jersey
Environmental Commissions
C. Public education and outreach
Tanya Oznowich, Environmental Education Supervisor, NJ DEP
D. Board development and organizational training
Russ Johnson, Director, Delaware River Watershed Initiative, Heritage
Conservancy
3:00 PM Departure
*OR: Join this daylong special workshop.
Please commit to the entire day.
9:30 AM Financing Watershed Strategies Workshop
Elizabeth Hickey, Director, Environmental Finance Center
12:00 Noon Lunch
12:30 PM Financing Watershed Strategies (continued)
3:00 PM Departure
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Attendance List
Andrews, Walter
Apostolico, Mary
Barnes, Betty
Barren, Alissa
Batty, Sandy
Belz, Cyndy
Bowen, Wayne
Branche, Stephanie
Brickley, David
Brown, Larry
Bruder, Linda
Bruder, Joe
Bunting-How, Katherine
Burcik, Monica
Chief, Water Programs Branch
Potomac Watershed Manager
540-347-6422
mapostolico @dcr. state, va.us
Environmental Protection Specialist
215-814-3447
barnes.betty@epa.gov
Assistant Director
717-245-1021
barrona@dickinson.edu
Assistant Executive Director
973-539-7547
Program Integration Coordinator
212-637-3832
belz.cyndv@epa.gov
Environmental Manager
610-372-3916
wbowen@schuylkillriver.org
Urban Smart Growth Coordinator
215-814-5556
Branche.Stephanie@epa.gov
Department Director
804-786-2289
dgbricklev@dcr.state. va.us
Committee Member
215-355-3430
linda.bruder@verizon.net
Chairman
215-355-3430
bruder.josef@verizon.net
Watershed Assessment Program
302-739-4590 •
kho warth @ state.de. us
Environmental Planner
610-278-3750
mburcik@mail.montcopa.org
US EPA Region 2
290 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
VA Dept. of Conservation and Recreation
246 Governor Street, Suite 213
Richmond, VA 23219
US EPA Region 3
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring
Environmental Studies Department
Carlisle PA 17013
Assn. of N.J. Environmental Commissions
PO Box 157
Mendham, NJ 07945
US EPA Region 2
290 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
Schuylkill River Greenway Association.
960 Old Mill Rd.
Wyomissing, PA 19610
US EPA Region 3
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA19103
VA Dept. of Conservation and Recreation
217 Governor Street, Suite 213
Richmond, VA 23219
US EPA
Southampton Watershed Association
939 Street Road
Southampton, PA 18966
Southampton Watershed Association
939 Street Road
Southampton, PA 18966
Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources
820 Silver Lake Boulevard
Dover, DE 19904
Montgomery County Planning Commission
PO Box 311
Norristown, PA 19404
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Chan, Matthew
Christ, Martin
Coombe, Dick
Craddock, Tim
Curry, Susan
Davies, Ron
Der, Jeannine
Devane, Max
Devine, Ann
DeWitt, Walt
DiPasquale, Nicholas
Dunkelberger, Leigh
Everett Adolph
Fava, Jane
610-948-4700
mchan@normandeau.com
304-293-5201
mchrist@labs.net
Chairman
607-865-7790
riccoombe@catskill.net
Citizens Monitoring Coordinator
304-558-2108
Member
Regional Manager
215-736-1760
Chair
732-238-6279
ider@worldnet.att.net
Program Coordinator
215-297-0309
teachered@bsas.org
Commumity and Watershed Liaison
717-238-0423
adevine@srbc.net
Member
215-355-5906
wdewitt682@aol.com
Secretary
ndipasquale @dnrec.state.de.us
Program Director
202-467-4000
leigh@potomacfriends.org
Chief, Freshwater Protection Section
212-637-3852
everett.adolph@epa.gov
Watershed Watch Coordinator
610-793-1090
water@bva-rcva.org
Normandeau Associates, Inc.
3450 Schulykill Road
Spring City, PA 19475
Friends of Deckers Creek
PO Box 877
Dellslow,WV 26531
Watershed Agricultural Council
33195 State Highway 10
Walton, NY 13856
WV Division of Water Resources
1205 Greenbrier Street
Charleston, WV 25311
Alliance for a Sustainable Future
Ambler, PA
Wheelabrator Technologies/Waste Mgt.
1201 New Ford Mills Road
Morrisville, PA 19067
Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership
13 Thomas Road
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Bucks County Audubon Society
6324 Upper York Road
New Hope, PA 18938
Susquehanna River Basin Commission
172 IN. Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102
Southampton Watershed Association
1212ChurchvilleRoad
Southampton, PA 18966
Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Friends of the Potomac River
1730 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
US EPA Region 2
290 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
Brandywine Valley Association -
StreamWatch
1760 Unionville-Wawaset Road
West Chester, PA 19382
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Fehr, Jeffrey
Filippone, Ella
Ford, Tomlinson
Forren, John
Fred, Felicia
French, Janie
Gilbert, Tom
Golden, Bruce
Guerra Lou
Gurdak, Jennifer
Haid. Ken
Hammond, Debbie
Hartman, Bryan
Hersey, Richard
Senior Project Manager
215-997-9000
jsf@penn-er.com
Executive Administrator
908-766-7550
prch2o@aol.com, prcwater@aol.com
Director, Environmental Services
215-997-3000
Smart Growth Coordinator
215-814-2705
forren.john@epa.gov
Brownfields Coordinator
215-814-5524
fred.felicia@epa.gov
PA Watershed Coordinator
814-768-9584
jfcvi@uplink.net
609-818-1776
tgilbert@igc.org
Regional Coordinator
724-837-5271
wpcamr@westol.com
Executive Policy Specialist
717-783-8727
Environmental Specialist
609-292-2051
jgurdak@dep.state.nj.us
Resource Conservationist
304-538-7581
ken.haid@wv.usda.gov
Deputy Director
609-984-0058
dhammond@dep.state.nj.us
Environmental Coordinator
610-391-8031
bryangh62036@rcn.com
Executive Director
410-254-1577
watershed @herringrun.org
Penn Environmental & Remediation Inc.
2755 Bergy Road
Hatfield, PA 19440
Passaic River Coalition
246 Madisonville Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Sunoco
Ten Penn Center
Philadelphia, PA 19103
US EPA Region 3
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
US EPA Region 3
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Canaan Valley Institute
650 Leonard Street
Clearfield, PA 16830
Central Appalachian Conservation
Appalachian Mountain Club
P.O. Box 118
Titusville, NJ 08560
Western PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine
RR12,Box202B
Greensburg, PA 15601
PA Department of Environmental Protection
P. 0. Box 2063
Harrisburg,PA17105
NJ Department of Environmental Protection
PO Box 418
Trenton, NJ 08625
Natural Resources Conservation Service
USDA
HC 85, Box 303
Moorefield, WV 26836
NJ Department of Environmental Protection
P. 0. Box 418
Trenton, NJ 08625
Retired Senior Volunteer Program
800 Hausman Road
Allentown, PA18104
Herring Run Watershed Association
4337 Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21214
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Hickey, Elizabeth
Hirst, Barbara
Hoffman, Joseph
Hoffman, Kyra
Hoppe, Martina
Horton, Rodney
Hughes, Elaine
Hughes, Robert
Johnson, Russ
Jones, Lyle
Kelsch, Tom
Kennel, John
Kenny, Paul
King, Catherine
Kitchell, Anne
Director
301-405-6383
hickey@mdsg.umed.edu
Bureau Chief
609-633-1441
bhirst@dep.state.nj.us
Director of Natural Resources
610-372-4992
ioe@berks-conservancy.org
Environmental Education Specialist
Regional Planner
973-827-6100
horton rl@iuno.com
Regional Coordinator
570-674-7993
epcamr@ptd.net
Director Delaware River Watershed
215-345-7020
riohnson@heritageconservancv.org
Program Manager
302-739-4590
lyiones@state.de.us
Director, Mid-Atlantic Region
202-857-0166
kelsch@nfwf.org
Delaware Estuary State Coordinator
302-739-5726
jkennel@dnrec.state.de.us
Planner, Wild and Scenic Rivers
215-597-5823
paul_kenney
Environmental Protection Specialist
215-814-2657
215-814-2658
Watershed Planner
410-461-8323
ack@cwp.org
Center for Environmental Finance
112 Skinner Hall
College Park, MD 20742
NJ Department of Environmental Protection
PO Box 414
Trenton, NJ 08625
The Berks County Conservancy
25 North llth Street
Reading, PA 19601
NJ Department of Environmental Protection
PO Box 402
Trenton, NJ 08625
US Forest Service
20 Route 23
Franklin, NJ 07416
Trout Unlimited, Valley Forge Chapter
1037 Shearwater Drive
Audubon, PA 19403-2
721 Butler Pike
Maple Glen, PA 19002
Eastern PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine
Luzerne CD
Shavertown, PA 18708
Heritage Conservancy
85 Old Dublin Pike
Doylestown, PA 18901
Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources
820 Silver Lake Boulevard, Suite 220
Dover, DE 19904
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
National Park Service
US Custom House
Philadelphia, PA 19106
US EPA Region 3
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Center for Watershed Protection
8319 Main Street
Ellicott City, MD 20143
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Kozlowski, Jennifer
Lange, David
Laskowski, Stan
Lcnker, Brook
Lowery, Brigid
Lucid, Danielle
Mawdsley, Jonathan
Maxwell-Doy, Martha
McColligan, Gene
Meket, Christine
Moehlis, Allison
Muller, Jeremy
Murphy, Eva
New, Lois
Director, Rivers Program
610-965-4397
ckocher@aol.com
Community Watershed Task Force
410-267-8942
kozlowski.ien@epamail.epa.gov
Community Planner
215-597-6477
david a lange @nps. gov
Executive Director
215-573-5978
slaskows @sas.upenn.edu
Director of Watershed Stewardship
717-236-8825
blenker@acb-online.org
Brownfields Coordinator
215-814-2780
lowery.brigid@epa.gov
Tributary Strategies Program
410-260-8726
dlucid@dnr.state.md.us
Project Coordinator
202-857-0166
mawdsley@nfwf.org
Program Assistant
609-883-9500
mmaxwell@drbc.state.nj.us
Team Leader
609-633-1980
gmccolli@dep.state.ni.us
Public Relations Manager
215-736-1760
cmeket@usa.net
Education/Outreach Specialist
908-766-7550
prch2o@aol.com
Executive Director
304-637-7201
jmuller@neumedia.net
Americorps Coordinator
215-814-5722
murphy.eva@epa.gov
Chief, Policy, Planning
518-402-8239
lanew @ g w.dec.stat.ny.us
Wildlands Conservancy
3701 Orchid Place
Emmaus,PA 18049
Chesapeake Research Council
410 Severn Avenue, Suite 109
Annapolis, MD 21403
National Park Service
US Custom House
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Institute for Environmental Studies -UPENN
240 South 33rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
600 N. 2nd Street
Harrisburg,PA17101
US EPA Region 3
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
MD Dept. of Natural Resources
Tawes State Office Building, D-2
Annapolis, MD 21401
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Delaware Estuary Program
PO Box 7360
W. Trenton, NJ 08628
NJ Department of Environmental Protection
P.O. Box 418
Trenton, NJ 08625
Wheelabrator Technologies/Waste Mgmt.
1201 New Ford Mills Road
Morrisville, PA 19067
Passaic River Coalition
246 Madisonville Road
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
West Virginia Rivers Coalition
801 N. Randolph Avenue
Elkins, WV 26241
US EPA Region 3
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
NY Dept. of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway, 4th floor
Albany, NY 12233
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Oznowich, Tanya
Pappas, Marissa
Parry, Susan
Pauer, Jennifer
Peters, Hans
Peterso, Chuck
Pheiffer, Tom
Pierson, Cynthia
Piotrowski, Joe
Prichard, Marty
Raabe, Peter
Rathbun, Stephen
Rickards, David
Rider, Glenn
Saffian, Fred
Environmental Education Supervisor
Americorps Coordinator
215-814-5721
pappas.marissa@epamail.epa.gov
Watershed Programs Coordinator
717-234-7910
sparrv@pawatersheds.org
304-759-0521
jpauer@mail.dep.state, wv.us
Member
215-953-0768
hansfour@juno.com
Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager
609-596-3600
Senior Scientist
410-305-2740
856-829-6154
turtleladv527 @ aol .com
Associate Director
215-814-5715
piotrowski.joseph@epa.gov
President
304-595-7210
martylpca@email.msn.com
River Restoration Finance Associate
202-347-7550
praabe@amrivers.org
Natural Resource Specialist
412-937-2135
srathbun @osmre. gov
Owner
302-539-9034
dorickards@aol.com
Chief, Watershed Assistance
Soil Conservationist
215-814-5753
saffian.fred@epa.gov
NJ Department of Environmental Protection
P. O. Box 402
Trenton, NJ 08625
US EPA Region 3
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
PA Organization of Rivers and Watersheds
25 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17108
West Virginia Stream Partners
10 McJonkin Road
Nitro,WV25143
Southampton Watershed Association
975 Woods Road
Southampton, PA 18966
American Water Services
10000 Sagemore Drive
Marleton, NJ 08053
US EPA
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
Pompeston Creek Watershed Association
622 S. Pompess Avenue
Cinnaminson, NJ 08077
US EPA Region 3
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Lower Paint Creek Association, Inc.
HC 64, Box 90
Gallagher, WV 25083
American Rivers
1025 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20005
US Department of the Interior, OSM
3 Parkway Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
Birdsong Gardens
RR2 Box 195
Frankford, DE 19945
PA Department of Environmental Protection
P. O. Box 2063
Harrisburg, PA 17105
US EPA Region 3
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2
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Sarnoski, Bernie
Schatschnei, Gretchen
Sebastian, Antoinette
Shedlock, Robert
Sheil, Mary
Shuman, John
Sirni, Gene
Smith, Ann
Smith, Andy
Spafford, William
Sprenkle, Dick
Srvastava, Puneet
Stell, Todd
Stone, Marie
Coordinator, Coal Mine Drainage
215-814-5756
sarnoski.bernard@epa.gov
Watershed Specialist
215-345-7577
bucksconservation@prodigy.net
Graduate Student
301-441-9595
sebastn @erols.com
Deputy Director
410-238-4203
rishedlo@usgs.gov
Director
609-984-0058
msheil@dep.state.nj.us
Senior Water Resources Scientist
717-687-7211
john.shuman@kleinschmidtusa.com
Vice President, Dev. & Communications
215-345-7020
gsirni @heritageconservancy.org
Director, Watershed Programs
215-563-0250
asmith @pecphila.org
President
610-644-1504
astherev@aol.com
Volunteer
610-258-9689
Deputy Secretary for Conservation
717-787-2316
Biosystems Engineering Scientist
215-405-5091
srivastava@acnatsci.org
Environmental Planner
717-787-2316
tstell@state.pa.us
215-345-7020
US EPA
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Bucks County Conservation District
924 Town Center
New Britain, PA 18901
University of Maryland
7812 Greenbrook Drive
Greenbelt, MD 20770
US Geological Survey
8987 Yellow Brick Road
Baltimore, MD 21237
NJ Department of Environmental Protection
P.O. Box 418
Trenton NJ 08625
Kleinschmidt Associates
2 East Main Street
Strasburg, PA 17529
Heritage Conservancy
85 Old Dublin Pike
Doylestown, PA 18901
Pennsylvania Environmental Council
117 South 17th Street, Suite 2300
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Earth Ethics
402 Conestoga Road
Devon, PA 19333-1
Retired Senior Volunteer Program
PO Box 47
Tatamy, PA 18085
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources
PO Box 8475
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources
PO Box 8475
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Heritage Conservancy
85 Old Dublin Pike
Doylestown, PA 18901
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Tanger, William
Tomajer, Tracey
Tooke, Maureen
Tudor, Bob
Wakefield, Kristin
Wengryn, Edward
White, Terri
Wilson, Diane
Yerger, Sandra
Zollner, Celia
Zygmunt, Hank
Executive Director
540-343-3693
imagead@infi.net
Watershed Conservation Coordinator
518-402-8877
tmtomaje@gw.dec.state.ny.us
Assistant Project Manager
202-962-3633
mtooke@icma.org
Deputy Executive Director
609-883-9500
rtudor@drbc.state.nj.us
NOAA Coastal Fellow
Mid-Atlantic Roundtable Member
609-393-7163
edw@njfb.org
Communications Coordinator
215-814-5523
White.Terri-A@epa.gov
Volunteer Monitoring Program
717-787-3730
diawilson ©state.pa.us
Membership Coordinator
215-345-7020
s verger @ heritageconservancy.org
215-345-7020
Environmental Protection Specialist
215-814-5750
zygmunt.hank@epa.gov
Friends of the Rivers of Virginia
P.O. Box 1750
Roanoke, VA 24008
NY DEC Division of Fish and Wildlife
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233
International City/County Management
Association
777 N. Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Delaware River Basin Commission
PO Box 7360
W. Trenton, NJ 08628
PA Department of Environmental Protection
P. O. Box 2063
Harrisburg, PA 17105
New Jersey Farm Bureau
168 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
US EPA Region 3
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
PA Department of Environmental Protection
P. O. Box 2063
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Heritage Conservancy
85 Old Dublin Pike
Doylestown, PA 18901
Heritage Conservancy
85 Old Dublin Pike
Doylestown, PA 18901
US EPA Region 3
1650 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
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