PA CleanWays of Allegheny County

Growing Greener Update

PA CleanWays of Allegheny County is implementing a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Growing Greener grant project.

Our work, to date, includes, watershed assessments, site visits and outreach to schools, watershed associations, community groups and other non-profit organizations. Some of the groups we have been working with include:

The Quaker Valley Middle School, Team Orion, is helping with the project by cleaning and adopting the Little Sewickley Creek. A daylong cleanup was held on Friday, May 23, 2003. A pre-cleaning educational and safety program was presented to approximately 130 7th grade students on May 8, 2003 by Carol Popp, PA CleanWays of Allegheny County, Executive Director. The PA CleanWays Adoption program is a great extension of the students' desire to keep the Little Sewickley Creek area clean of illegal dumping and littering. By agreeing to adopt the waterway, the group has committed to maintaining a clean area for at least two years.

Several on-line illegal dump surveys have been submitted with information about dumpsites - but we need your help to find all of the illegal dumpsites in these waterway areas: Chartiers Creek, Nine Mile Run, Streets Run, Little Sewickley Creek, Pine Creek, Deer Creek, Montour Run and Plum Creek.

If you know of an illegal dumpsite in your area, please complete our online illegal dump survey.