skeeter
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To all,
We care greatly about the resources of Pennsylvania has to offer, practically streams and the habitat they provide for the thing we all enjoy, fish. There have been a number of times where I have read posts where streams have been impacted by dredging and either discharges of sediment and rock into a stream, but yet have not commented b/c of time and other restraints, i.e. fishing (haha). These activities for those that aren't aware require a joint permit from the Army Corp of Engineers and DEP, which in PA, the wetlands and waterways division, for this activity. There are many different permit-able activities for impacts to jurisdictional streams and wetlands. If you come across these activities I suggest looking into it to see if whom ever is doing the work has a permit for the activity. Just a few common activities which involve a permit which are usually over looked: installing a culvert, placing fill or disturbing the banks of a stream for the purpose of the following: a crossing, augmenting the direction of stream flow, etc., impacts to wetlands including, draining, placement of fill or other, non-organic material. Now there are many variables to everything I have just stated, but generally all these circumstances require some authorization to perform an activity to a jurisdictional stream. For clarification, we all fish in jurisdictional waters of the U.S. and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, regardless if it’s on private property.
I must conclude that if the aforementioned activities where conducted or even the intent of these activities were to be conducted, one may be required to get a permit or even pay fines.
If one feels that they have witnessed an incident to a stream or a wetland please contact the necessary DEP field office http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=461121&depNav=|
I felt something should be said on this forum because I feel we all can just keep these things in mind the next time we are out on the stream. Protecting our waterways is the quintessential step to improving aquatic habitat.
Thanks!!!
We care greatly about the resources of Pennsylvania has to offer, practically streams and the habitat they provide for the thing we all enjoy, fish. There have been a number of times where I have read posts where streams have been impacted by dredging and either discharges of sediment and rock into a stream, but yet have not commented b/c of time and other restraints, i.e. fishing (haha). These activities for those that aren't aware require a joint permit from the Army Corp of Engineers and DEP, which in PA, the wetlands and waterways division, for this activity. There are many different permit-able activities for impacts to jurisdictional streams and wetlands. If you come across these activities I suggest looking into it to see if whom ever is doing the work has a permit for the activity. Just a few common activities which involve a permit which are usually over looked: installing a culvert, placing fill or disturbing the banks of a stream for the purpose of the following: a crossing, augmenting the direction of stream flow, etc., impacts to wetlands including, draining, placement of fill or other, non-organic material. Now there are many variables to everything I have just stated, but generally all these circumstances require some authorization to perform an activity to a jurisdictional stream. For clarification, we all fish in jurisdictional waters of the U.S. and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, regardless if it’s on private property.
I must conclude that if the aforementioned activities where conducted or even the intent of these activities were to be conducted, one may be required to get a permit or even pay fines.
If one feels that they have witnessed an incident to a stream or a wetland please contact the necessary DEP field office http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=461121&depNav=|
I felt something should be said on this forum because I feel we all can just keep these things in mind the next time we are out on the stream. Protecting our waterways is the quintessential step to improving aquatic habitat.
Thanks!!!