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Blair Planning has received a $30,000 grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection for initial work on the first ever Blair County-wide stormwater management plan which is intended to help minimize flooding and stream pollution, while encouraging groundwater recharge. The grant for Phase 1 of the multi-year project will pay to outline the […] ....
The Intergovernmental Stormwater Committee’s proposed floodplain restoration project for the Beaverdam Branch of the Juniata River could cost as much as $5.9 million, according to the latest estimate by a consulting engineer. That’s higher than the initial estimate of $3.1 million, largely because of the approximately $2 million cost of off-site disposal for 117 cubic […] ....
The Intergovernmental Stormwater Committee has shrunk its proposed floodplain restoration project for the Beaverdam Branch of the Juniata River by more than 25%, after learning that the project cannot include raising the riverbank and after a family who lives along the river sent a cease-and-desist letter threatening a lawsuit. Previously estimated to cost $3.1 million, […] ....
After Keller Engineers’ Brian Smith first met with residents of the Lowe’s Island area in Hollidaysburg about a sediment reduction project for the Beaverdam ....
The council of governments tasked with reducing stormwater pollution in central Blair County wants member municipalities to decide soon whether they’ll contin ....