DIRT GRAVEL AND LOW VOLUME ROAD

MAINTENANCE PROGRAM

A WATER QUALITY PROGRAM

ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE MAINTENANCE (ESM) FOR LOW-

VOLUME ROADS

• REDUCE CONCENTRATED DRAINAGE.

• REDUCE SEDIMENT POLLUTION.

• REDUCE IMPACT OF ROAD ON THE LAND.

• REDUCE LONG-TERM ROAD MAINTENANCE COSTS.

CONSERVATION DISTRICT ROLE

• ADMINISTER PROGRAM ON COUNTY LEVEL.

• OUTREACH AND EDUCATION

• ASSESSMENT OF SITES

• WORK WITH APPLICANTS ON PROJECTS AND PERMITTING.

• CONDUCT INSPECTIONS DURING AND AFTER WORK IS COMPLETED.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

• PUBLIC ENTITIES THAT OWN ROADS

• MUNICIPALITIES

• STATE ENTITIES SUCH AS:

• PENNDOT, GAME COMMISSION, FISH & BOAT

• COUNTY AND OTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITIES

• FEDERAL ROADS AND PRIVATE ROADS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE

• PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE PROJECT MUST BE ESM CERTIFIED

• CERTIFICATION TRAINING BEING HELD IN DAUPHIN COUNTY JULY 12 AND

13, 2017

CERTIFIED MUNICIPALITIES IN ADAMS COUNTY

TOWNSHIPS

FRANKLIN

HAMILTONBAN

CUMBERLAND

TYRONE

GERMANY

CONEWAGO

HAMILTON

UNION

MOUNT JOY

READING

STRABAN

MENALLEN

LIBERTY

HUNTINGTON

BOROUGH

EAST BERLIN

ELIGIBLE PROJECTS

• ENVIRONMENTAL AND ROAD IMPROVEMENT FOCUS

• USE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE MAINTENANCE PRACTICES

• REDUCE SEDIMENT

• REDUCE CONCENTRATED DRAINAGE

• FOCUS ON LONG TERM IMPROVEMENTS

• NOT FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE SUCH AS CLEANING INLETS, STREET

SWEEPING, ETC.

• NOT FOR NEGLECTED MAINTENANCE WITH NO ROAD IMPROVEMENTS

COMPLETED WORKSITES LOW-VOLUME PAVED

SURFACES

ROCK VALLEY ROAD

ROCK VALLEY ROAD TYRONE TOWNSHIP

SUMMER TO FALL 2016

ROCK VALLEY ROAD – SITE 4

• WORK ON ROADSIDE DITCHES

• STORMWATER INLETS AND PIPING

• PREVENT DIRECT DISCHARGE OF DITCHES TO THE STREAM

ROCK VALLEY ROAD

BEFORE AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

AFTER

ROCK VALLEY ROAD

BEFORE AFTER

STORM SYSTEM

ROCK VALLEY ROAD - SITE 3

• WORK ON ROADSIDE DITCHES

• DRIVEWAY CULVERTS

• PREVENT DIRECT DISCHARGE OF DITCHES TO THE STREAM

ROCK VALLEY ROAD DITCHES- BEFORE

BEFORE

AFTER

AFTER

DITCHES AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

DIRT AND GRAVEL ROAD –COMPLETED

BITTLE ROAD

BITTLE ROAD PHASE 1 CULVERT REPLACEMENT

A 24” ROUND PIPE WAS REPLACED WITH A CONCRETE BOX CULVERT

• THE 6 FOOT WIDE BOX CULVERT WAS PLACED THE END OF JANUARY

2017.

BITTLE ROAD – LOOKING UPSTREAM – BEFORE AND AFTER

STREAM CROSSING DISCHARGE – BEFORE AND AFTER

ENTERING CULVERT

DISCHARGE

CONTRACTED 2016 – TO BE COMPLETED IN 2017

• TOTAL CONTRACTED AMOUNT – OVER $239,000 IN THESE 4

CONTRACTED SITES

• ULRICKTOWN ROAD

• BITTLE ROAD PHASE 1 – FINAL STABILIZATION IN MAY

• JACK ROAD

• MILTENBERGER ROAD – WORK HAS BEGUN

LOW VOLUME PAVED ROADS

• ULRICKTOWN ROAD

• CULVERT REPLACEMENT

• REALIGNMENT OF STRUCTURE

STREAM ENTERING 24” PIPE

EROSION OF STREAM AT DISCHARGE

DIRT AND GRAVEL ROADS

• BITTLE ROAD PHASE 2 – GERMANY TOWNSHIP

• DITCH WORK ALONG STEEP SLOPE

• DITCHES DIRECTED TO FACILITY TO SPREAD OUT DISCHARGE

• STREAM CROSSING REPLACEMENT (BOX CULVERT)

• DRIVING SURFACE AGGREGATE (DSA) PLACEMENT

STEEP SLOPE – ROAD MATERIAL DEPOSITED ALONG FARM FIELD

STREAM CROSSING

STREAM CROSSING – DISCHARGE

ADAMS COUNTY ALLOCATION

2016-2017

• DIRT AND GRAVEL ROADS - $100,000

• LOW-VOLUME PAVED ROADS – $121,803

ADAMS COUNTY

DIRT AND GRAVEL LOW VOLUME

• FUNDED SITE MILES: 1

• CONTRACTED SITES: 1

• COMPLETED SITES: 6

• TOTAL EXPENDITURES:

$240,121.53

• FUNDED SITE MILES: 13

• CONTRACTED SITES: 3

• COMPLETED SITES: 15

• TOTAL EXPENDITURES:

$457,934.68

APPLICATIONS - FEB. 1, 2017

• 4 APPLICATIONS (2 OF THESE ARE ON AGENDA TO APPROVE

CONTRACTS AT THE MAY MEETING)

• TOTALING OVER $160,000

APPLICATIONS – MAY 1, 2017

• I APPLICATION CAME IN REQUESTING FUNDING

NEXT APPLICATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• CENTER FOR DIRT AND GRAVEL ROAD STUDIES AT PENN STATE

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