State Awards Funding To Neshaminy Creek Water Improvement Project

NEWTOWN, PA — The Bucks County Conservation District will receive $262,558 in grant funding for a water quality improvement project at an equine facility in Newtown Township, state elected leaders announced Wednesday.

The improvements that will be made through the project will "protect Neshaminy Creek and help raise awareness within our local equine community about the importance of conversation," State Sen. Steve Santarsiero (D-10) said. Funding is being provided through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Growing Greener program.

The grant will go toward implementing the design and installation of waterways and diversions, subsurface drainage improvements, rain gutter improvements and a roofed manure storage facility, among other water quality management best practices.

“This grant award both helps ensure that we have safe, clean water and recognizes the critical role work of the Bucks County Conservation District in managing and directing the county’s soil, water and natural resources," Rep. Perry Warren (D-31) said.

“The Bucks County Conservation District is excited for this opportunity to expand upon our previous efforts to improve water quality with in the Neshaminy Creek Watershed, and especially to be working on a high-density equine operation,” said Gretchen Schatschneider, District Manager for the Bucks County Conservation District.

The Growing Greener grant program through the DEP is used to fund watershed restoration and protection, abandoned mine reclamation and abandoned oil and gas well plugging projects.

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