PA needs to draft a strong Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP), not for the sake of the Chesapeake, but for the health of the Susquehanna. In January, the PA Fish and Boat Commission came out with a resolution that points out that the water quality of the Susquehanna is the cause for the demise of the Susquehanna bass fishery. Please watch this movie of the powerpoint that I presented in front of PA DEP Secretary Hanger and PA Department of Agriculture Secretary Redding (9/1/2010).

1. The Susquehanna River Needs a Strong WIP Heal the Susquehanna and We Heal the Chesapeake

3. Aquatic life in the Susquehanna River and its tributaries are showing signs of severe stress related to poor water quality conditions . Conestoga River – August 2010

4. Aughwick Creek May 2010 July 2010

5. Shermans Creek May 2010 May 2010

8. Normal Smallmouth Bass YOY Progression (Schuylkill River – 2010) June July May

9. June July July May Abnormal Smallmouth Bass YOY Progression (Swatara Creek – 2010)

10. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1372 By Michael J. Langland, Douglas L. Moyer, and Joel Blomquist

13. Susquehanna River- Cladophora Blooms

14. Dalmatia – Sept 2007 New Market– July 2010 The Cladophora blooms documented on the lower Susquehanna River are not normal and are a clear indication of excess nutrients.

30. Liquid manure applied to frozen ground

31. Manure runoff entering Harnish Run as a point source

32. Manure pollution in Harnish Run

34. Sediment Deposition

36. Pre-development conditions

37. Predevelopment-no ditches

38. Zoned “Open Space”

39. “Minimize grading”

40. Minimize grading

41. Stormwater entering Harnish Run

42. Stormwater flowing into Harnish Run

43. New Stormwater Flow onto Neighboring Property

44. Stormwater flowing into Harnish Run

46. Kreider Farms Karst Drainage Depression

47. Lititz Run Source

48. Sampling Done Directly from Spring

49. Nitrate Tests suggest Levels above 10 ppm color suggests much greater USGS Data confirms levels above 15 ppm

53. Southcentral PA Watershed Assessments A Joint Initiative between US EPA Region III and the Lancaster County Conservation District

57. Watson Run Hydrologic Connectivity

62. Chesapeake Bay BMPs

63. PA “Core Four” BMPs

64. State of PA Regulatory Compliance* *Based on Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law, Title 25, Chapter 91.36, Chapter 102 and related guidance including PADEP’s Manure Management Manual and PA Technical Guide Needs additional analysis Needs additional analysis