1798 Tulpehocken and Cacoosing Creek segments approved as components of the Pennsylvania Rivers Conservation Registry
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES Tulpehocken and Cacoosing Creek Segments Approved as Components of the Pennsylvania Rivers Conservation Registry [26 Pa.B. 5121] The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), Bureau of Recreation and Conservation is entering segments of Tulpehocken Creek and Cacoosing Creek on the Pennsylvania Rivers Conservation Registry.
The Pennsylvania Rivers Conservation Registry was established as a component of the Pennsylvania Rivers Conservation Program. The program was developed to conserve river resources through the development and implementation of locally initiated river conservation plans. The purposes of the registry are twofold: to recognize and list rivers or river segments, defined within a Rivers Conservation Plan, which have been studied, evaluated and through a public participation process, have had recommended courses of action and site specific projects detailed to conserve the river and river values. To provide a mechanism by which recommended actions or projects within a River Conservation Plan would be eligible for technical assistance and Implementation, Acquisition and Development Grants.
On June 19, 1995, the Berks County Conservancy submitted the Tulpehocken Creek Strategic River Management Plan, Public Participation documentation, petition and municipal resolution to the DCNR, requesting that segments of Tulpehocken Creek and Cacoosing Creek be included on the Pennsylvania Rivers Conservation Registry.
On September 12, 1995, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), Bureau of Recreation and Conservation, having reviewed the submission of the Tulpehocken Creek Strategic Management Plan and documentation submitted by the Berks County Conservancy found it satisfied requirements for listing on the Pennsylvania Rivers Conservation Registry. Therefore, the 28.8 miles of the Tulpehocken Creek and Cacoosing Creek that are designated as components of the Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers System are included on the Pennsylvania Rivers Conservation Registry. This entry becomes effective upon publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Recommended actions and projects located within river segments listed on the Rivers Conservation Registry and identified in the Tulpehocken Creek Strategic River Management Plan are eligible for Pennsylvania Rivers Conservation Program technical assistance and Implementation, Acquisition and Development Grants.
These river segments are identical to those defined on December 4, 1992, by Act No. 1992-118 designating certain segments of the Tulpehocken Creek in Lebanon and Berks Counties, and a small segment of Cacoosing Creek as components of the Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers System under the Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers Act (P. L. 1277, No. 283) and are as follows:
* Headwaters of the Tulpehocken Creek near Kimmerlings Church in North Lebanon Township to Ramona Road (Township Route 560) in Jackson Township, Lebanon County, 3.4 miles.
* Tulpehocken Creek: Western boundary of the Carl Sensenig property, now or formerly owned by Carl Sensenig and wife, in Jackson Township, Lebanon County, to the bridge carrying S. R. 4010 over the Tulpehocken Creek near the entrance to Heidelberg Country Club between Jefferson and North Heidelberg Townships in Berks County, 16.8 miles.
* Tulpehocken Creek: Base of the Blue Marsh Dam between Bern and Lower Heidelberg Townships to the Creek's confluence with the Schuylkill River at Reading in Berks County, 6.6 miles.
* Cacoosing Creek: From State Hill Road bridge S. R. 3023 to its confluence with the Tulpehocken Creek between Lower Heidelberg and Spring Townships in Berks County, 2.0 miles.
A copy of the Tulpehocken Creek Strategic River Management Plan is available for review at the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), Bureau of Recreation and Conservation, Division of Conservation Partnerships, 400 Market Street, Third Floor, P. O. Box 8475, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8475, (717) 787-2316. Those interested in reviewing the Tulpehocken Creek Strategic River Management Plan should contact this office to schedule a review.
A copy of a Strategic River Management Plan for the Tulpehocken Creek and the maps associated with the plan are on file and can be reviewed at the Berks County Conservancy, 960 Old Mill Road, Wyomissing, PA 19610, (610) 372-4992.
JOHN C. OLIVER,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-1798. Filed for public inspection October 25, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]
