Watershed Management
What is a Watershed?
A watershed is any area of land that drains to a particular body of water including rivers, streams, ponds, lakes and wetlands.
What is Watershed Management?
Watershed management is the study of the relevant characteristics of a watershed aimed at the sustainable distribution of its resources and the process of creating and implementing plans, programs, and projects to sustain and enhance watershed functions that affect the plant, animal, and human communities within a watershed boundary. Features of a watershed that agencies seek to manage include water supply, water quality, drainage, stormwater runoff, water rights, and the overall planning and utilization
of watersheds. Landowners, land use agencies, stormwater management experts, environmental specialists, water use surveyors and communities all play an integral part in the management of a watershed.
Map of Fayette County Watersheds
Watershed Management and Related Resources:
Toggle categories below to access information on watershed management and related resources.
If you have questions regarding watershed services, please feel free to contact:
Heather Fowler – Watershed Coordinator
heatherdfowler@yahoo.com
(724) 438-4497
Abandoned Mine Drainage Information
Helpful Links
Click on a link below to help you connect to helpful information about Fayette County:
Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
• Fallingwater
• Bear Run Nature Reserve
PA Chapter 93 Stream Designations
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission
• Fayette County Trout Stocking List
• Fish Consumption Advisory
• Fishing License
• Threatened & Endangered Amphibian & Reptile Species
Pennsylvania Game Commission:
• Gamelands Maps
• Hunting License
• Threatened & Endangered Avian & Mammal Species
• Conservation Opportunity Area Tool
Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry:
• Forbes State Forest
• Threatened & Endangered Plant Species
National Park Service:
• Fort Necessity National Battlefield & Jumonville Glen
• Friendship Hill National Historic Site & Braddock’s Grave
Youghiogheny River Partnership – Adventures of Silverman Video
Native Plants & Invasive Species
NATIVE PLANTS
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources – Native Plants
Pennsylvania Native Plant Society
Wild Ones Western Pennsylvania Area Chapter
Native Replacements for Invasive Plants
INVASIVE PLANTS
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources – Invasive Plants
Pennsylvania Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed List
United States Department of Agriculture – Noxious Weed List
Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Field Guide to Invasive Plants in Riparian Areas
Pennsylvania Governor’s Invasive Species Council
Midwest Invasive Plant Network
Pond & Lake Management Information
Non-profit Management Links
Flooding Links
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Floodplain Maps
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Flood Mitigation Assistance
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Flood Protection Program
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Permitting Options for Flood Damaged Bridges
Disinfection of Home Wells & Springs
What to Do with Your Septic System After a Flood
Tips for Dealing with Flood-Related Storage Tank Problems
Recommendations for Disposal of Flood Debris
Guidelines for Maintaining Streams
Advice on Flood Prevention & Management
Federal Emergency Management Agency Mitigating Flood Risk in Pennsylvania
Non-Point Source Pollution Links
Click on a Link below:
Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts – Non-point Source Pollution Education Office:
The Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection – Non-point Source Pollution Management
Environmental Protection Agency – Non-point Source Pollution
Grant Programs
Click on a Link below:
Community Conservation Partnerships Program Grants (C2P2)
The Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds Grants
Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape Mini-Grants
Canoe Access Development Grants
Ohio Basin Access for Canoes & Kayaks Grants (OBAK)
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Grants
Pennsylvania American Water Environmental Grants
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Funding Opportunities
PADEP Integrated Water Quality Report
Our Local Watershed Work:
At the Fayette Conservation District, we focus on the following points to help the local communities:
- Provide the local community with information on watersheds, water pollution, watershed restoration & watershed protection.
- Help interested residents form & maintain local, grassroots, watershed organizations to preserve, protect & restore their watersheds.
- Provide technical assistance, watershed planning & watershed outreach services to local community.
- Provide assistance to Fayette County groups & organizations submitting Growing Greener grant applications for watershed based projects.
- Complete studies & projects within the county to identify & clean-up water pollution.
Conservation District Projects:
- Watershed Assessments
Morgan Run, Dunbar Township
Jonathan Run, Stewart Township
Browns Run, German and Georges Township - Abandoned Mine Drainage Remediation
Morgan Run, Dunbar Township - Acidic Stream Remediation
Ramcut Run, Henry Clay Township - Invasive Plant Controls
Cooperative Weed Management Area Development & Support - Conservation Planning
Rasler Run, Springfield Township
Ramcat Run, Henry Clay Township
Back Creek, Saltlick Township - Non-Profit Assistance
Fundraising Trainings/Workshops
Membership Development - Outreach & Education
Non-point Source Pollution Env. Ed Campaign
Fayette County Children’s Water Festival
Fayette County
Conservation District
10 Nickman Plaza
Lemont Furnace, PA 15456
(724) 438-4497