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SCHUYLKILL RIVER RESTORATION FUND Program Creation Relationship between Delaware River Basin Commission and Exelon Corp. established in 2005 with Docket No. D-69-210 CP ▪ Schuylkill River Heritage Area brought in for grant administration and project management Program designed to to undertake implementation projects that will improve the quality and quantity of water in the Schuylkill River and its tributaries. The goal of the Schuylkill River Restoration Program is to fund projects in the Schuylkill River Basin that are consistent with restoration and water management goals for the Schuylkill River.” ▪ First contribution of $158,000 made by Exelon in January of 2006

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SCHUYLKILL RIVER RESTORATION FUND. Program Creation. ▪ Relationship between Delaware River Basin Commission and Exelon Corp. established in 2005 with Docket No. D-69-210 CP. ▪ Schuylkill River Heritage Area brought in for grant administration - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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SCHUYLKILL RIVER RESTORATION FUNDProgram Creation

▪ Relationship between Delaware River Basin Commission and Exelon Corp. established in 2005 with Docket No. D-69-210 CP

▪ Schuylkill River Heritage Area brought in for grant administration and project management

▪ Program designed to “to undertake implementation projects that will improve the quality and quantity of water in the Schuylkill River and its tributaries. The goal of the Schuylkill River Restoration Programis to fund projects in the Schuylkill River Basin that areconsistent with restoration and water management goals for theSchuylkill River.”

▪ First contribution of $158,000 made by Exelon in January of 2006

SCHUYLKILL RIVER RESTORATION FUND

Partnership

Funding

Progress

Future

4 Pillars to Success

▪ Over $2 Million in contributions

▪ $1.6 M – Exelon

▪ $400,000 - PWD

▪ $10,000 – PDE

▪ $2,500 – Aqua PA

▪ Required Match – 25%

▪ Actual Leverage? $1.1 Million

▪ 32 Awarded Projects

▪ 22 Successfully completed to date

▪ 6,500’+ Protected Stream

▪ 10,000’ + Stream bank fencing

▪ 7 Storm water Basins

▪ 5 AMD Projects

▪ 2,000 Trees and Shrubs

▪ Sustainable $500,000 Annual Funding

▪ Continued completion of BMP’s throughout watershed

▪ Private/Public Partnership

▪ Advisory Team

▪ Exelon Nuclear

▪ DRBC ▪ EPA ▪ Phila. Water Dept.

▪ PA DEP ▪ SRHA

▪ Schuylkill Action Network

▪ Partnership for Delaware Estuary

▪Aqua PA

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CONTACT:Tim FenchelSchuylkill River Heritage [email protected]