Jan. 28, 2025
HARRISBURG – Rep. Thomas Kutz (R-Cumberland) today announced a $49,048 Watershed Restoration Protection Program grant has been awarded to South Middleton Township for a bioswale project.
The Watershed Restoration Protection Program, which is one of several Marcellus Legacy Fund programs established under Act 13 of 2012, funds projects that restore or maintain restored stream reaches impaired by the uncontrolled discharge of nonpoint source polluted runoff. The goal is to ultimately remove these streams from the Department of Environmental Protection’s Impaired Waters list.
“The Yellow Breeches helps feed water wells in the area and draws visitors for recreational purposes, including fishing,” Kutz said. “My family has enjoyed visiting the creek for generations. I’m pleased to support this project, which will benefit all.”
The project will retrofit an existing grass swale into a vegetated bioswale in the area of the Misty Meadows neighborhood. This will filter stormwater entering the Yellow Breeches Creek to reduce sediment to meet best management practice requirements outlined in the township’s pollution reduction plan.
Representative Thomas Kutz
87th District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives