18 -Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 3.1969 R «'*r?„'r*^' s ' i%. h *' A View From The Governor's Office By Gov. Raymond P. Shafer Pennsylvania * fust in the nation to cuMte a statewide computet i/ed water pollution monitoring nelwoik. first in the nation to establish an automa tic an monitonng nctwoik on a statewide basis, first in the nation in legislation for a com prehensive solid waste manage ment system As pait of this Administra tion’s 10-yeai “Project Envnon ment,” these ti end-setting ac complishments have placed the Commonwealth m the forefront of states which acknowledge that protection of man’s en vironment is an essential guar dianship. moie than a refeiee ing job Deputy Secretaiy of Envnon mental Protection Wesley E Gilbertson of the Depaitment of Health puts the pioblem this way: “Once we could inn away fiom the pioblems that threat ened life and the quality of liv ing in places wheie people con gregated Now theie is no place to hide If we want our envuon ment fit to live in. we must fight for it ” First in Computerized Water Control A federal grant of moie than a quarter of a million dollars was awarded to the Bureau of Sanitary Engineering in Janu ary to assist in developing a comprehensive water quality management infoimation sys tem for the more than 50,000 miles of Pennsylvania water ways Designed to lighten enforce ment of Pennsylvania’s model Clean Sti earns Law, the state wide water pollution monitor ing network began with a com plete quality inventory of all of Pennsylvania’s streams to pin point known sources of pollu tion and piovide detailed infor mation on existing and needed waste tieatment facilities. Hundieds of man-hours were involved in taking individual samples from waterways under varying conditions This project has now progressed to the point where Pennsylvania has detail ed mfoimation on water pollu tion never before available. When fully operational with in the next two or three years, a central computer bank will stcre this and lelated infoima tion and make it instantly avail able to locate sources of sudden slugs of pollution, to investigate known polluters and to recoid enfoi cement actions taken bv the State Samtaiy Water Board Automatic Air Monitoring Majoi legislation designed to make Pennsylvania the leading State in the Union in controll ing air pollution was passed in July, 1968 This foi ward-looking legisla tion resulted in an award in late 1968 of $699,222 in Federal funds to Pennsylvania to esta blish the first State-wide air pollution monitoring netwoik in the Nation In addition, Pennsylvania is one of only three States whose present air conti ol progiam has been awarded Federal funds for continuation of its pioneering cffoits. Two experimental mobile field stations arc already in operation, one near Noi i istown, Plymouth Township, Montgo meiy County: another near Chestei, Delaware County It is expected the automatic network will include at least 25 diffcient sampling sites in the Stale Within the next few months, standards for the contiol of air pollution in the recently de signated “Federal Metiopolitan Intel state Air Quality Control Region” will be completed. This region includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties in Penn sylvania plus Burlington, Cam den, Gloucester, Mercer and Salem Counties in New Jersey and New Castle County m Dela ware. Last month Federal hearings wei e held on a plan to designate the Western Pennsylvania Counties of Allegheny, Arm strong, Beaver, Butler, Lawren ce, Washington and Westmore land as a Fedeial an quality control region Since complete guidelines for developing implementation plans have not yet been issued by the Fedeial Government, Pennsylvania will continue en forcing its own State regula tions until all Federal require ments aie determined. First in Solid Waste Management On July 31, 1968, Governor Shafer signed into law Pennsyl vania’s pioneering Solid Waste Management Act Intent of the Act is to provide urbanized areas of the Common wealth with protection from public health hazards emanat ing from improper handling of solid waste This Act also makes Pennsylvania the first State .to establish a cooperative effort with local governments to de velop a comprehensive, State wide solid waste management program Basically, it provides for the M fr f I**' Apply new Lasso either in granules or liquid and you’re done. Lasso needs no soil incorporation; just Vs - % inches of ram will turn on Lasso’s excellent grass control for your corn and soybeans. WHAT MAKES PRE-EMERGENT LASSO THE SUPERIOR CORN & SOYBEAN HERBICIDE? LOTS OF THINGS . . . Crop safety. New Lasso has been tested and tested. The results were always the same. No damage to feeder roots of corn and soybeans. Lasso doesn’t cut yields it increases them. Killing power. Lasso gives excellent control of grasses and some broadleaf weeds No carryover. When Lasso’s done working, it breaks down harmlessly in the soil. So it can’t damage following crops, or ruin rotation plans No incorporation necessary with Lasso, thus reducing the number of trips over the field and soil compaction. Minimum moisture is needed to put Lasso to work. Lasso works well on a wide range of soil types. That's why Lasso's best. Better get the best now at: Lancaster Bene Fertilizer Co., Bnc. Quarryville, Pa 786-7348 SAIL AWAY IN A SQUARE-RIGGED SHIP. IF ONLY IN YOUR DUE VMS. Armchair sadois will be enthialled with this seaworthy wall hanging. To set otT on in embroidciy adventure, you will need a piete of orange buiLip and assoited shades of knitting worsted and super fingenng jam A diagram with stitch and tiansfer in stiactions is available flee of chage. Just send a self-addressed, stamped emelope to the Needlework Editor of this newspaper along witn your request for leaflet PE 4214 planning and regulation of all types of solid waste matter in cluding domestic, aguculturnl and industrial wastes, their stoi age, collection, transportation processing and disposal Pennsylvania’s program re quires municipalities to submit to the Department of Health plans for solid waste manage ment systems in their jurisdic tions and authorizes grants to municipalities to help them pre pare plans for submission by the end of 1970 Effective January 1,1970, per mits will be required for the disposal of solid wastes The Act prohibits the construction, al teration or operation of solid waste disposal or processing facilities without a permit from the Pennsylvania Department of Health A 22-member Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee is already working on policy and formulating guidelines In 1966, Pennsylvania became one of the first states to apply for and receive a Federal grant Pre-Emergent Corn & Soybean Herbicide « to conduct a three-year study on which to develop a State wide solid waste management plan The inventory of solid waste storage, collection and disposal practices of 2,559 muni cipalities (100 percent) has been completed, and an inven tory of the practices of Penn sylvania’s industrial and agri cultural establishments is on its way to completion Pennsylvania was a member of the National Task Force Committee which developed data inventory forms from solid waste studies It was one of five states which tested the forms and was the first State to adopt and use them. It was also the first State to use the U, S. Pub lic Health Service’s data pro cessing facilities to compile in formation from these forms. In all three areas, Pennsyl vania has again shown its deter mination to move forward in environmental protection. With continued public support, I am certain that it will. •Wf? v /ff Oxford, Pa. 215-932-832 J J - V ' C
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