Indian Creek
PA American Water in Negotiations to Purchase the Indian Creek Valley Water Authority
PA American Water has indicated its wishes to buy the Indian Creek Valley Water Authority (ICVWA). If successful, the move would result in privatizing the now-public entity, reflecting a larger…
Read MoreZoning Hearing Board Issues Decision on Mountain Pines Campground Expansion
Diamond Properties, LLC, owner of the Mountain Pines Campground in Saltlick Township, is seeking to expand its campground operations onto the neighboring property that currently houses the former Clifford N.…
Read MoreKalp Treatment System Awarded Funds for Expansion
On Monday, January 16th, 2023, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) announced that Mountain Watershed Association (MWA) was awarded a total of $222,482 for the The Kalp Passive Treatment…
Read MorePlanting Trees to Stabilize the Streambank
On October 20th, MWA assisted Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and Fish and Boat Commission in live staking. Live staking is used to increase fish habitat, slope strength, and plant cover. The…
Read MoreTake Action Today: PA Senate sells out Municipal Water with SB597
Recently, the Pennsylvania Senate passed SB 597, the “Water Quality Accountability Act’. If signed into law, it would raise the cost of operations for public water authorities by implementing burdensome…
Read MoreRaising Funds to Purchase Land and Protect Rasler Run
MWA is proposing to purchase a 192.6 acre property in Fayette County which borders Indian Creek, a tributary of the Youghiogheny River, and Rasler Run, a tributary to Indian Creek.…
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