DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES Approval of Wissahickon Creek River Conservation Plan [30 Pa.B. 4441] The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), Bureau of Recreation and Conservation has approved the Wissahickon Creek River Conservation Plan and is placing the Wissahickon Creek, the watershed and all tributaries covered in the Plan in Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties, on the Pennsylvania Rivers Conservation Registry (Registry).
The Fairmount Park Commission, City of Philadelphia, submitted the Wissahickon Creek River Conservation Plan and other required information to gain Registry status.
After view of the Plan and other information, the DCNR has determined that the Keystone Rivers Conservation Program requirements have been satisfied and places the following on the Registry:
1. The watershed area of Wissahickon Creek (Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties) from the headwaters to its confluence with the Schuylkill River--64 square miles.
2. All tributary streams within the Wissahickon Creek Watershed.
This action becomes effective today, August 26, 2000. Projects identified in the Wissahickon Creek River Conservation Plan become eligible for implementation, development or acquisition grant funding through the Keystone Rivers Conservation program.
A copy of the Final Plan is available for review at:
Fairmount Park Commission
Post Office Box 21601
Philadelphia, PA 19131-0901
215-685-0040and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, 6th floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101
717-787-2316Maps and supporting data are on file at the Fairmount Park Commission.
JOHN C. OLIVER,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-1459. Filed for public inspection August 25, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]
