After twelve years of urging the DEP to move forward on our petition to redesignate Aquashicola Creek, some great news! In the April 24, 2022 Existing Use list put out by DEP, the creek was listed as EXCEPTIONAL VALUE!!!!!!

  This designation is from the source, Ross Common Creek in Ross Township, to the confluence with Buckwha Creek in Lower Towamensing Township.

  A huge thanks to all our members and partners for hanging in there! Comment Period is now open, 8/12- 9/11/2023



  Other great news is the demise of the Penn East pipeline project. After a long struggle by a coalition of groups opposed to the project, including Save Carbon County, plans for the debacle were  finally scrapped. The new battle that looms is the increasing threat of warehouse construction that is creeping into our area. One only needs to look to our South to see the spread of these monstrosities.

​OUR WATERSHED​​

Conservation

Protection

Improvement

Education

.......It's what we do!

Click on this link for information about the health of our local streams

Aquashicola Pohopoco

​Watershed Conservancy


Next Meeting:

Tuesday, September 19, 7pm

Polk Municipal Building


​Click here for ways  you and your family can enjoy events in and near our local waterways

Model Ordinance for Distribution Centers

PennFuture has published a model ordinance and guidebook regarding warehouses and distribution centers. We hope that our local municipalities can use this information to guide future decisions so we don't end up looking like the Route 33 corridor in Northampton County!





APWC

Solar Farm In the Watershed?

There is a proposal to build a solar farm in Polk and Chestnuthill Townships. The applicant is looking for a change in zoning from Residential to Conditional Use . The next Polk Twp meeting will be on August 29, 7pm, Polk Firehouse. Chestnuthill Twp has canceled their mid- August meeting. APWC is requesting comments and information from the general public regarding this project-

Mail to apwc.nepa@gmail.com