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56 The Authority | AUGUST 2023 More than $6 Million Going to Consumptive Use Mitigation Projects Susquehanna River Basin Commission April 27, 2023 Press Release HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) is happy to announce more than six million in grant funding for 23 projects that will improve the sustainability of stream flows and groundwater during times of drought. “We were beyond thrilled with the wide array of cutting-edge projects that applied for funding this year,” said Andrew Dehoff, SRBC Executive Director. “Faced with increasing extreme climate events, it’s important to fund beneficial activi- ties in our basin that will improve watershed resilience during the inevitable low flow periods of the future.” Consumptive use refers to water that is used but not returned to rivers and streams because it is evaporated, transpired, incorporated into products or otherwise lost. The grants are funded by fees paid to SRBC through regulated projects as mitigation for their consumptive water use. Awardees will use the money to enhance water supplies, reduce water demands, increase flow resilience, or improve environmental conditions and water quality. These substantial grants paid out an average award of $268,000. Grant Awardees: 1. Village of Afton - $400,000 2. Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation - $440,734 3. Cowanesque Valley Recreation Association - $500,000 4. Mansfield Municipal Authority - $135,105 5. Towanda Municipal Authority - $456,480 6. Centre Concrete Northeast LLC - $84,400 7. Hughesville Borough Authority - $64,00 8. City of DuBois - $131,220 9. Hazleton City Authority - $328,872 10. Greater Hazleton Community Area New Development Organization, Inc. - $50,000 11. Kline Township Municipal Authority - $90,785 12. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy - $82,478 13. Harris Township - $45,000 14. Ferguson Township - $500,000 15. McAlisterville Area Joint Authority - $95,000 16. Gallitzin Water Authority - $94,500 17. Capital Region Water - $250,000 18. Denver Borough - $445,125 19. Warwick Township - $500,000 20. American Rivers, Inc. - $552,685 21. Manheim Township - $390,000 22. City of Lancaster - $461,130 23. Wyncote Golf Club - $75,000 *See map for project locations on page 57. Awarded projects include innovative activities from dam removals and riparian stream work that restores floodplains and ecosystems to leak-detecting satellite imagery and automated truck washing systems that conserve water. For a full list of project descriptions, please visit our website, srbc.net. The SRBC anticipates launching a third grant program round during the fall of 2023. S