Lisa Snider, District Manager Fort Jackson Building, Mezzanine, 19 South Washington Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370
Phone: 724-852-5278 / Fax: 724-852-5341
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday—Friday
DIRT & GRAVEL ROADS — ARE HERE TO STAY!
Although many people perceive of dirt and gravel roads as a nuisance — relics of slower-paced time in our history just waiting to be paved — the facts show these roads are important links in Pennsylvania's overall transportation network. Covering more than 27,000 miles throughout the commonwealth, dirt and gravel roads provide vital access for Pennsylvania's major industries — agriculture, mining, forestry, and tourism - while weaving the fabric of rural community life for over 3.6 million residents. Paved roads and highways carry high maintenance costs. Local municipalities and state agencies — with jurisdiction over more than 90% of the state's dirt and gravel roads — can ill afford to pave dirt roads and then adequately maintain them. Therefore, there are programs with guidelines to assist with road repairs and pollution problems in environmentally safe ways.
DIRT & GRAVEL ROADS POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM:
Pennsylvania's Dirt and Gravel Road Pollution Prevention Program is a water pollution abatement program that offers local municipalities special funding and technical support, to repair, manage and maintain their dirt and gravel roads in environmentally safe ways.
The program is administered through county conservation districts and local Quality Assurance Boards.
Interest continues to grow in this program as more municipalities have taken advantage of the program. The primary conditions for qualification into the program are that the work stie must be on a dirt and gravel road, and the site must be negatively impacting a waterway.
J. Robert Rice — Board Chairman, Greene County Conservation District
Tom Crist — Wildlife Conservation Officer, Fish & Boat Commission
Suzy Funka-Petery — Supervisory District Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Services
Lisa Snider — District Manager, Greene County Conservation District
Mary Jane Kent (non-voting) — Dirt & Gravel Roads Coordinator, Greene County Conservation District
For general information, please contact the Information Services at 724-852-5399 / Toll Free: 1-888-852-5399. County Office Building, 93 E. High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370
Although many people perceive of dirt and gravel roads as a nuisance — relics of slower-paced time in our history just waiting to be paved — the facts show these roads are important links in Pennsylvania's overall transportation network. Covering more than 27,000 miles throughout the commonwealth, dirt and gravel roads provide vital access for Pennsylvania's major industries — agriculture, mining, forestry, and tourism - while weaving the fabric of rural community life for over 3.6 million residents. Paved roads and highways carry high maintenance costs. Local municipalities and state agencies — with jurisdiction over more than 90% of the state's dirt and gravel roads — can ill afford to pave dirt roads and then adequately maintain them. Therefore, there are programs with guidelines to assist with road repairs and pollution problems in environmentally safe ways.
Important Documents:
