Berks County Gets Water Quality Funds jester Farming. Saturday, A P m 24.1993-05
LEESPORT (Berks Co.)
Funds totaling $140,350 have
been made available under the
1993 Agricultural Conservation
Program (ACP) to implement con
servation management practices
in the Tulpehocken Watershed,
according to Richard Troutman,
chairman of the Berks County
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Allenwood, PA
George Showers
717-538-1812
Berlin, PA
Keith Leydig
814-267-5208
Cobum, PA
Wendel Muster
814-349-5310
Columbia, PA
James Charles
717-396-9672
ASC Committee.
‘The Water Quality Incentive
Project (WQIP) provides both
technical and financial assistance
for producers to change manage
ment systems to help solve re
source problems associated with
agricultural non-point source pol
lution adversely affecting water
Fleetwood, PA Lebanon. PA Mifflintown, PA Schellsburg, PA Stewartstown, PA
Mike Charles Paul Martin Mervln Zendt Barry Lawery Tom Engle
215-264-8517 717-949-2381 717-436-6386 814-839-2044 717-993-6836
.f™*' City Linden, PA Nottingham, PA Sandy Lake, PA
Mike Charles Larry Bower Sidney Peters P*ul Baxter
215-264-8517 717-323-9710 717-548-3662 412-376-3483
Intercourse, PA
Mark Heckaman “titz, PA
717-768-7788 Wllmer Conrad
' 717-7334)094
Lawrence, Butler &
Northern Beaver
Nancy Dana
814-425-2838
quality,” he said.
To participate, farming opera
tions must be contributing or
have the potential to contribute
through their current management
system, agricultural non-point
source pollutants such as agricul
tural chemicals, animal washes, or
sediments to surface or groundwa
Mitllinburg, PA
Dave Beachy
717-966-1344
Utica, PA
Gal* Dana
814-425-2838
Quarryville, PA Shippensburg, PA
Paul Harr Wayn* Plpar
717-786-8171 717-532-4401
“Incentive payments will only
be available for management prac
tices,” Troutman said.
The Tulpehocken Watershed
covers a two-county area of about
43,300 acres.
Spring City, PA Waynesboro, PA
Bob Hewitt Don Koone
215-495-7927 717-762-4485
Thomasville, PA
Ira Boyer
717-225-3758
Washington, PA
Donald Devore
412-225-3773
“Agricultural producers in
Berks and Lebanon Counties
should be alert to this project,”
said Troutman. “It is a good way
to help solve a larger, community
wide problem and the incentive
payments gives producers a good
opportunity to participate.”
IN MARYLAND Keymar, MD
Grantsville, MD
Richard Bowser IN NEW JERSEY
301-895-5709
Hagerstown, MD
Don Koons Port Murray, NJ
717-762-4485 Robert Kayhart
908-689-2605
Kennedyville, MD Woodstown, NJ
Greg Rinker Mike Charles
301-478-2323 215-264-8517
Greg Rinker
301-478-2323
Lambertville, NJ
Robert Fulper
609-397-4836