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The State Water Plan
Pennsylvania Lake Erie Environmental ForumMarch 23, 2021
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Kristina Peacock-Jones, PE Chief, Division of Planning & Conservation
Mark Matlock, EIT Chief, State Water Plan Section
Mike Hill, PG Licensed Professional Geologist
James Horton, EIT Senior Civil Engineer
DEP Team
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• History of the State Water Plan
• Act 220
• State Water Plan Update 2009
• Current Plan of Action
• Q&A
Agenda
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• Early 20th Century
• Passage of Water Laws (1920s & 1930s)
• Northeastern Droughts 1960s
• 1990s and Early 2000s Droughts
A Brief History of Water Planning
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• Purity of Waters Act of 1905
• Controlling Water Resources Act of 1913
Early 20th Century
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Early 20th Century
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Including:
• Limited Permits Act (1923)
• Water Rights Act (1923)
• Water Pollution from Coal Mining Act (1935)
• Flood Control Law (1936)
• Municipal Flood Control Act (1936)
• The Clean Streams Law (1937)
Water Laws Passed (1920s & 1930s)
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Northeastern Droughts (1960s)
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Droughts 1990s and Early 2000s
1991-92
1995
1999
2001-02
Counties
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Act 220 was passed as PA was exiting a drought in 2002.
Requires:
• Continual Updates
• Water Use Reporting
• Identify Critical Water Planning Areas (CWPAs)
• Voluntary Water Conservation Programming
Act 220
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Roles and Responsibilities:
2003 – 2009 Plan Update
Regional Committees
Statewide Committee
PA DEP
Public
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Water Planning Regions:
2003 – 2009 Plan Update
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Outputs:
• Principles Document
• Marketing “Touchstone Document”
• Water Atlas
• Web-based water use registration and reporting
2003 – 2009 Plan Update
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What DEP Staff have been working on:
• Water Management Plans for Oil and Gas Operations
• WUDS & Greenport
• WUDR Programs
2009 to Present Day
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Water Management Plans
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Greenport & WUDS
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WUDR Projects
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Power BI
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Data Sharing with River Basins
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• Primary Objectives/Deliverables:
• A reviewed and updated State Water Plan
• Approved and adopted Critical Area Resource
Plans (CARPs) in Potomac and Ohio planning areas
• Enhanced web-based applications and tools
• 2018 Governor’s Climate Action Plan
Present Water Plan
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Implement Climate Actions
Water resources strategies outlined in the 2018 Governor’s Climate Action Plan:
14. Use Stormwater Best Management Practices
15. Promote integrated water resources management and water conservation
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Example Climate Action Plan
• Review of activities at all levels: Federal, state, regional, local, private as well as public sector
• Consideration of variations between regional and statewide levels
• Identify strategies/tasks to be explored
• Identify multisector collaboration towards implementation of strategies
• Consider tracking progress through Key Performance Indicators
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• Secondary Objectives/Deliverables:
• A long-term work and funding model
• Legislative, regulatory, policy or programmatic
changes
SWP Update and Workplan
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Two Year Workplan
Regional and Statewide
Meetings; Public Input
• Q1-Q4 2020
Public Meetings; Regional
Components Drafted
• Q1-Q2 2021
Public Review; Recommendations;
Approvals
• Q3-Q4 2021
• Q1-Q2 2022
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Outcome of Review and Update
Regional
Revised regional priorities
Revised regional action plans
Completed and approved CARPs
Statewide
Revised Plan Principles
Approved CARPs, Regional
Components
Implementation of Climate Action
Plan
Web applications
Work and funding plans; Legislative, regulatory, policy or programmatic
changes
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