—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 22,1978
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Storm water management seminar notes problems
By KENDACE BORRY
LANCASTER - Back in
November of 1977, the
Lancaster County Con
servation District adapted a
resolution on storm water
management. They noted
that stormwater runoff,
having a definite impact on
the physical environment,
including changes in stream
geometry, land 'erosion,
siltation, stream turbidity,
flooding and decreased
ground water recharge,
adversly affected the human
life around the area. It could
also cause damage to public
and private property.
Therefore, they decided to
include storm water
management as a new
dimension to their erosion
and sedimentation control
program.
Adams Co. youth
awards
win art
GETTYSBURG - Four
Adams County youth won art
awards in a farm safety
poster contest held by the
Women’s Committee of the
Adams County Farmers’
Association. Thirteen con
testants entered 14 posters to
be placed in county business
establishments.
Elaine Stock, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George Stock,
New Oxford R 2, was first
prize winner in the senior
division with David
Donaldson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Donaldson, Get
tysburg R 3, in second place.
In the junior division Dan
ny Wilkinson, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Wilkin
son, Gettysburg R 4, placed
first, and his brother Eddie
came in as second prize win
ner.
Judges were Mrs. John C.
Bream, Cashtown, a former
Franklin Township school
teacher, and Nadine
Waybright a student at In
diana State University, In
diana, Pa.
A planning meeting was
held Tuesday at the
Women’s Committee
Chairmen of the nine coun
ties in PFA’s Region n. The
purpose was to plan for the
regional ladies’ day out to be
held in July at Chilcoat’s
Restaurant, Reedsville near
State College. The main
speaker will be Pat Leim
bach, an Ohio Farm wife, a
lecturer, writer of two novels
and feature writer for Farm
Journal magazine. Her well
known book is “A Thread of
Blue Denim.”
Mrs. Arthur Musselman, a
member of the State PFA
Women’s Committee and
Mrs. Uoyd Benner, co
chairman of the Adams
County Farmers’ Associa
tion Women’s Committee at
tended Tuesday’s planning
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The effects of part of that
resolution could be seen this
week as 60 municipal of
ficials and engineers met at
a storm water management
seminar, sponsored by the
Lancaster Conservation
District. Held at the Lan
caster Farm and Home
Center, the men gathered to
learn of the problems of
storm water management
and possible solutions.
Most of the men came
from Lancaster County but
there was also represen
tation from Berks, York, and
Cumberland County.
The problem with storm
water management occurs
when land use is changed or
the earth is disturbed,
resulting in storm water
runoff which leaves the
property at a greater rate
than that of before the land
session held at Chilcoat’s
Restaurant and announced
July 13 as the date for the
region’s Ladies’ Day Out.
Tough machinery for today’s
stepped up demands
Two rugged machines —a Model 21
forage box with steel sides/endgate,
and a Model 270 manure spreader
for wide, uniform distribution of
manure —join the Kasten line
New Model 21...
a beefed-up box to haul
beefed-up silage loads
A bigger and stronger forage box
with steel siding and steel endgate
Built for today’s stepped up tempo
in forage handling (bigger, heavier
loads hauled faster). Either 18 or
15 ft floor length, the Model 21 is
rated 8-ton instead of 6. New
blade-type beaters tear loose
stringy material for free-flowing
forage. Full 15-inch auger discharge
that users report works best
New Model 270 manure
spreader for uniform,
wide distribution
Blade-type beaters tear into manure
for consistent shredding, uniform
spreading. Cor-ten steel sides resist
erosion better than carbon steel,
one seam down the middle of floor
instead of usual one on each side
makes leak proof corners Low
profile allows maneuverability under
barn cleaner or manure bucket
Heavy T-bar chain for greater
tensile strength
was disturbed. The in
creased runoff results in
increased downstream
flooding, floodplain
enlargement, and
streamland and channel
erosion for frequent smaller
storms.
The storm water
management plan does not
intend to provide flood
control but hopes to cover
the problem of providing
protection against
streambank and channel
erosion as related to the
increased runoff. This
means that storm water
management techniques are
actually soil erosion control
techniques to prevent
streambank and channel
erosion rather than
techniques to control
sedimentation.
According to Richard E.
Laudenslager, soils engineer
with the Department of
Environmental Resources,
understanding of the
problems of storm water
management and the terms
used in explaining it, is one
of the biggest dilemnas
facing officials.
Richard E. Laudenslager
“In simple terms, with
storm water the problem is
this,” he explained. “If you
change the land, you change
the amount of water that will
run off. This can result in
localized flooding, erosion,
sediment damage to streams
and property, and put an
added strain on purification
plants.”
“Basically, urbanization is
costing individual owners
money. If you consider the
Super 121 Forage Blower
for tall silos and
medium size tractors
Blows up to 2 tons of haylage a
minute to 80 feet high or more .
then shoots material 10 feet across
to silo center. Shoulder-level
(J-shaped bar for easy start of
vee-belt drive. Push to start
Pull to stop Curved paddle
increases lift power, avoids
wedging
Running gear with
musde enough for
heavier loads
New 10-ton tandem puts
six wheels on the ground.
Rear tandem provides
5-mch vertical movement up
down. Even weight distnbuti
permits 20,000 lb loads with
increased resistance to twist
and stress. Available in 6-ton,
and 10-ton 4-wheel models'
Mounted harrows allow
planting after one pass
through the field
Extra-long, chisel-pointed spike teeth
penetrate deep without clod dodging
to break crust...work out air pockets
Pivoted clevis mount with chain
pull to center eliminates side draft.
Fits most mono-frame plows
with standard brackets
farmer, storm water runoff
is resulting in his machinery
getting stuck in wet fieldis
and the topsoil being eroded
off.”
Laudenslager, one of the
speakers at the seminar,
went on to explain that since
the Lancaster County
Conservation District
decided to tackle the
problem of storm water
management, they have bad
many calls for help come in.
“They want to assist in
solving the problems,”
Laudenslager noted. “And
that’s one reason for this
seminar today. One of the
first steps is letting the
public know of the problem
and solutions.”
Another part of the con
servation district’s
resolution deals with helping
with favorable legislation in
Pa.
“Right now there is a
Senate Bill 744, which has
passed the Senate and now is
in the House Conservation
Committee. It’s a very en
couraging bill, and will
assist in. letting local people
establish ordinances on
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watershed planning. It’s a
planning tool, and will
mandate watershed plan
ning in munincipalities in the
same basin. The DER will be
the lead agency for such a
program.”
Speaking of the storm
water management
program offered by the
Lancaster County Con
servation District,
Laudenslager related that he
felt it was an “outstanding
program”, one with a good
start and fine goals, one of
the best he has seen.
“It seems that the fanner
is always on the receiving
end of the problem,” he
stated. “Urbanization and'
fanning interests need to get %
together.” |
When asked if he foresaw
this in the future, the soils
engineer nodded yes. “It can
happen,” he stated. “You
need to get their attention
and establish credability,
and then you can mediate on
the problems which arise.
This is what the con
servation district is trying to
do, and problems are being
solved.”
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