Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna Work Plan

Table of Contents

Introduction
Category I
Watershed Master Plan
Local and Regional Geographic Information System (GIS) Implementation
Enhanced Montour County GIS
Category II
Economic Revitalization and Development
Part 1
Aviation Infrastructure Projects
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport Terminal Improvements
Danville Airport Environmental Improvement Project
Tri-County Maintenance/Freight/Reliever Airport
Highway Infrastructure Projects
Highland Park Loop Road and Related Infrastructure
Exit 46 / Rte. 115 Connector Road
Greater Hazleton Area Gateway Pilot Project
Bridge Replacement on Keefer Road, Upper Augusta Township
Highway Infrastructure Project and Bridge Replacement, Mayberry Township
Route 11 Transportation Study and Implementation (PennDOT)
Hazleton Metro Center
PA Route 924
Interstate 81, Exit 49
North River Street, Plains/Wilkes-Barre City
Part 2
Railroad Infrastructure Projects
Rail Revitalization Opportunities Inventory
Laurel Line Tunnel Rehabilitation
Other Infrastructure Projects
Wilkes-Barre Area Consolidated Storm Water and Sanitary Sewer Project
Aylesworth Park RV Facility
Olyphant and Eddy Creek Colliery Business and Residential Park
Rescue Boat and Rapid Response Truck/New Fire Station and Generator for Emergency Use, Riverside Borough
Upper Augusta Township Water Main Extension
Danville Borough Infrastructure Improvements
Tennis Facility Improvements, Danville
Twenty-two Acre Soccer Site, Danville
Mahoning Creek Covered Bridge, Danville
Part 3
Downtown Economic Revitalization Projects
Keystone Opportunity Zones
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Susquehanna Landing, Wilkes-Barre
Hotel Sterling Development Project, Wilkes-Barre
Intermodal Center and Theater Project, Wilkes-Barre
Berwick Eagles Building Project
Pittston Waterfront Project
Wyoming Valley Inflatable Dam
Nanticoke Inflatable Dam
Shamokin Creek Conservation Project
Harold E. Thomas Highrise Renovations, Shamokin
New Sunbury Library
Downtown Housing / First Time Homebuyers Program, Sunbury
Downtown Sunbury Business Refurbishment
Danville Borough Parking Garage
Abigail Center for Non-Profit Organizations, Danville
Part 4
Industrial Park Development
East Mountain Corporate Center and Industrial Park, Plains Township
Industrial Park Seed Funding
Marvine Colliery Industrial Park, Scranton
Pompey Colliery Industrial Park, Archbald
Brush Valley Industrial Development
Former KVS Industrial Facility Redevelopment, Danville
Hanover Crossings
Crestwood Industrial Park Improvements
Workforce Development
Information Technology Training Institute
Category III
Natural Resource Protection and Restoration
Part 1
Flood Control Projects
Wyoming Valley Levee Raising Project
Bloomsburg Flood Protection Project
Exeter Pumping Station
Stream Hydrology - Flood Protection Enhancement Project
Abrahams Creek Flood Project, West Wyoming and Wyoming
Shickshinny Creek Flood Project
Scott Street Flow Meter/Collection System Rehabilitation, Kulpmont
Shamokin Creek and Butternut Creek Flood Mitigation
Zerbe Township Flood Protection Projects
Flood Protection for Northumberland Borough Recreational Facilities
Shoreline Stabilization, Point Township
Emergency Generators / Route 11 Pump Station / Upgrade Sewer Line To Nottingham Village, Kapp Heights Area Route 11
Flood Protection for the City of Sunbury
Sunbury Restoration of Rip-Rap and Bank Stabilization
Sunbury Municipal Authority / Water Filtration Plant
Sunbury Municipal Authority Grounds
Engineering Study and Rehabilitation of Concrete Floodwall, Sunbury
Nikomahs Playground (II), Upper Augusta Township
Stream Bank Stabilization and Drainage Improvements, Columbia County
Danville Borough Flood Control / Mitigation Projects
Mahoning Creek Levee Project / Sewer Relocation
Stream Bank Restoration at Roaring Creek
Part 2
Acid Mine Drainage Abatement Projects
Solomon’s Creek Restoration Project
Nanticoke Creek Restoration Project
Shamokin Creek Restoration Project
Newport Creek Restoration Project
Lackawanna River Tributary Restoration
Butler Mine Tunnel, Pittston
Catawissa Creek Restoration Project
Black Creek Restoration Project
Coal Brook Restoration Project
Hydrologic Study of Watershed
Lucky Run Creek
Little Nescopeck Creek Restoration Project
Black Creek Restoration Project
Heritage River Confluence Project Development, Pittston and Duryea
Shamokin Creek Watershed Projects (I)
Shamokin Creek Watershed Projects (II)
Lackawanna River Watershed 2000
Mill Creek Assessment/Restoration Project
Part 3
Sanitary and Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Projects
Characterization of Combined Sewer Overflows
Humboldt Industrial Park Sanitary Sewage Collection System
Valmont Industrial Park Sewage Plant
CSO Facilities Design and Construction
Mount Carmel Municipal Authority / Wastewater Treatment Facility
Municipal Authority of the City of Sunbury- Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade and Expansion
Municipal Authority of City of Sunbury Bi-Solids Disposal Project
Sewer Facilities Improvement Project. Sunbury
Meadowbrook Cleanup Sewer Project, Valley Township
Cooper Township Sewage and Water Lines
Public Sewer Expansion for Valley Township
Harvey’s Lake Sewer Project
Upper Augusta Township Sanitary Sewage Collection System
Interceptor Line Replacement -Ringtown Mun. Sewer Authority
Wastewater Plant Rehabilation, Ringtown Mun. Sewer Authority
Butler Township Wastewater Treatment Expansion
Part 4
Planning, Educational and Research Projects
Watershed Learning Service
Luzerne County Greenways Project
Susquehanna River Riparian Buffer Zone Project
Regional Wetland Inventory
Natural Areas Inventory, Luzerne County
Monitoring Water Quality Parameters
Earth Conservancy Open Space Plan, Luzerne County
Snydertown Borough Alternative Agricultural Development
Environmental Education Facility at Wilkes-Barre Riverfront Parks
Building Resources of Inter-Communities through Government, Education, and Society
Northumberland County Conservation District Environmental Education Center
Northumberland County Comprehensive Land Development and Resource Preservation Plan
Storm Water Management and Water Quality Study - Susquehanna River Watershed, Columbia County
Storm Water Management and Water Quality Study - Little Fishing Creek Watershed
Storm Water Management Study - Briar Creek Watershed
Columbia County Greenways, Open Space, and Trails Creation
Columbia County Municipal Planning Document Creation and Upgrades
Rivers Conservation Plan / Scenic River Study and Designation - Susquehanna River Columbia County, Little Fishing Creek and Roaring Creek
Environmental Awareness Education Program and Resource Library, Columbia County
Drinking Water Resource Management Plan, Columbia County
Natural Diversity Inventory and Protection, Columbia County
Digital Soils Delineation Upgrade within Columbia County Boundaries
Digital Flood Map Upgrade within Columbia County Boundaries
Fishing Creek Watershed Restoration Project
Water Quality Assessment of the Lackawanna River Watershed
Limestone diversion well, East Branch of Fishing Creek
Part 5
Recreational Open Space Conservation Projects
Dunn Pond Natural Area Acquisition
East Fifth Street Recreation Complex, Mt. Carmel
Mt. Carmel Recreation Complex
Rehabilitation of Green Ridge Playground, Mt. Carmel
Restoration of Shamokin Playgrounds
Flood Plain Management and Canal Restoration/ Walking and Roller Blading Path, Northumberland
Nikomahs Playground (I)
Land Preservation Program, Columbia County
Trout Center Project, Valley Township
Montour County Recreational Improvements
Canal Boat Historical Site, Danville
Danville Town Lake
Boat Launch Facility, Union Township
Back Mountain Community Center, Luzerne County
Leggetts Creek Greenway, Scranton
Kocher Handicapped Accessible Nature Park and Fishing Area
Category IV
Historic and Cultural Preservation
Part 1
Delaware and Lehigh Heritage Corridor and Related Projects
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor / Legislative Funding
Eckley Miners Village/Delaware and Lehigh Heritage Corridor Commission Landing Site
Rails to Trails Projects
Lackawanna River Heritage Trail: Acquisition and Development of Strategic Linkages
Connections to Delaware and Hudson Rivers
Hazleton Area Rails to Trails
Hicks Creek Rails to Trails Project, Exeter and West Pottsdam
Roaring Brook Greenway, Dunmore to Jefferson Township
Providence Depot Restoration/Junkyard Removal, Scranton
Wilkes-Barre Trail Opportunity Plan
Columbia County Susquehanna Trail
Danville Borough Recreational Improvements
Part 2
Facility Construction Related Projects
Stegmaier Complex Renovations, Wilkes-Barre
Nescopeck State Park and Environmental Education Center
Lake Scranton Nature Center
Fort McClure Site Restoration, Bloomsburg
Archbald Shifting Shanties
Joseph Priestly House Laboratory Restoration, Northumberland
Scranton Cultural Center
Lehigh Valley Railroad Station Historic Preservation Site, Mt. Carmel
Historical Preservation of 2nd Street School as Community Building, Northumberland
Northumberland County Historic Preservation for Facilities, Records and Tourism
Columbia County Covered Bridge Maintenance and Preservation
Elderly Housing Project, Danville
Historic Preservation Project (including Memorial Park)
Restoration of Historical One-Room School House, Mayberry Township
Montour County Courthouse Historic Preservation
Danville Area School District Athletic Stadium Project
Part 3
General Projects
Lackawanna County Natural Areas Conservation
Lackawanna Heritage Valley Development Programs
Northeast Pennsylvania Community Forestry Program
Greater Hazleton Area Historic Driving Tour
Stillwater Dam Reallocation
Streetscape/Historic Preservation Project (TEA-21), Danville
Category V
Training, Education and Outreach
FEMA Project EMPACT
Disadvantaged Youth Marine Training
"Adopt A Watershed" Program for School Districts
PP&L Susquehanna Riverlands Salem Township
Wilkes-Barre Riverfront Parks Environmental Center
Northumberland County Career Center
Raspberry Hill Child Care Center
Public Safety Utilities, Local Management Preparation, Utilities, and Fire Training Site,
Arts Center/Northumberland County Council of Arts
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