Conserving Lancaster's streams since 1950
Useful Links
Lancaster Watersheds is pleased to offer the links below in an effort to increase public awareness and provide useful links for those who want to improve our watersheds. Note that these sources and the information within them is managed outside the control of Lancaster Watersheds.
Local Watershed Resources
Lancaster County Conservation District WEBSITE
Lancaster Clean Water Partners WEBSITE
Natural Resource Conservation Service WEBSITE
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection WEBSITE
Pennslyvania Fish and Boat Commission WEBSITE
Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers WEBSITE
Chesapeake Bay Foundation WEBSITE
Susquehanna River Basin Commission WEBSITE
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation WEBSITE
County of Lancaster WEBSITE
Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts WEBSITE
Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
Official Chesapeake Bay TMDL Link WEBSITE — EPA’s website on the Bay TMDL
Chesapeake Bay Stats WEBSITE — shows progress toward achieving the TMDL
EPA Tools
Healthy Watersheds WEBSITE — emphasizes protection & conservation of aquatic ecosystems
Casual Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information System (CADDIS) WEBSITE — helping scientists identify the causes of biological impairments
Nonpoint Source Outreach Toolbox WEBSITE — searchable catalog of TV, print, and radio outreach materials
EPA WaterSense Factsheet WEBSITE
Funding Information
Grants.gov WEBSITE — electronic database of federal grant opportunities
Environmental Grantmakers Association WEBSITE
Council on Foundations WEBSITE — links to major foundations
Grant Writing
General Watershed Information
Information for watershed Groups including funding information WEBSITE
USDA Soil Surveys WEBSITE
Topographic maps of the U.S. WEBSITE
Historical Aerial Photography of Pennsylvania WEBSITE
USGS Stream Stats (Delineating Small Watershed Basins) WEBSITE
H2OUSE WEBSITE — Home Water Saver Calculator
Green Values Stormwater Toolbox WEBSITE — Value of Green Infrastructure
Natural Resource & Conservation Service Online Soil Survey Tool WEBSITE
Naming Unnamed Streams with USGS WEBSITE
Watershed Event Insurance for Western and Central PA
Watershed Event Insurance for Eastern PA WEBSITE
Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO) WEBSITE — assists with education of municipal officials on nonpoint source pollution
Conservation Tools WEBSITE — model conservation ordinances
Water Quality Sites/Mapping Tools
USGS Stream Data WEBSITE
WikiWatershed Modeling Tools WEBSITE
USGS Stream Stats WEBSITE
How’s my Waterway (EPA) WEBSITE
Integrated Report (DEP) WEBSITE
Aquatic Barriers (Dams) WEBSITE
Stream Corridor Restoration
Riparian Buffers & Invasive Plants
DEP’s Stream ReLeaf Riparian Buffer Program WEBSITE
Native Plant Materials WEBSITE
Volunteer Information
Volunteer Waiver and Assumption of Risk PDF
WQVC Sampling Forms PDF
Special Event Insurance Form PDF
Landowner Permission Form PDF
Articles of Incorporation Form for Pennsylvania Non-Profits PDF
Model Set of By-laws PDF
Sample Constitution PDF
Strategic Planning Draft Document & Information PDF
Forest Riparian Buffer Protection Agreement PDF
Model Riparian Buffer Ordinance PDF
Model Riparian Buffer Ordinance #2 PDF
Model Native Plant Ordinance PDF
Model Stormwater Ordinance PDF
Model Groundwater Protection Ordinance PDF
Floodplain Management Standards for Municipalities PDF
PA Watersheds
Did you know? Pennsylvania has 6 major watersheds: the Ohio, the Genesee, the Susquehanna, the Delaware, the Erie, and the Potomac. Conservation districts are actively working to protect Pennsylvania’s watersheds.
Pennsylvania’s Major River Basins PDF
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