Christina River Basin
EPA Watershed Initiative Grant (Phase VI)

DELIVERABLES - TASK 2

Overview

TASK 2.1 - GIS CLEARINGHOUSE & WEBSITE MAINTENANCE

TASK 2.2 Watershed Stewardship Education and Involvement

• Christina Basin Task Force
  Christina Basin Task Force meetings were held:
  December 3, 2004 Christina Basin Policy Committee Meeting, BVA,
  West Chester, PA
  January 6, 2005 Christina Basin TMDL Public Meeting,
  Kennett Square, PA
  February 10, 2005 Christina Basin TMDL Public Meeting, UD, Newark, DE
  February 17, 2005 Christina Basin TMDL Public Meeting, West Chester, PA
  
  
• Annual Bus Tour
  The 2005 annual Christina Basin bus tour was held on September 9th, from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The tour provided a first hand look at BMP implementation throughout the Christina Basin. The tour began in Chester County, Pennsylvania, viewing BMP projects in the upper part of the watershed. After lunch, the tour continued south through the watershed into New Castle County to explore the BMPs in the southern portion of the watershed. Each year this is a great opportunity to see how the Christina Basin money is being used on the ground and the planning work that is occurring throughout the watershed in both Pennsylvania and Delaware. The 2004 annual Christina Basin bus tour was held on Friday, September 10th. An article on the September 2004 trip was published at: www.wr.udel.edu/publications/ChristinaBasin/ChristinaBasinBusTourArticle.pdf
  
  
• Outreach and Publications
  On Oct 13, 2004 IPA-WRA hosted its annual Fall Water Policy Forum: The Historic Christina Basin, Delaware's First Watershed. Approximately 200 people attended the conference at the University of Delaware Clayton Hall. Information about the conference and the conference proceedings can be found at:
  www.wr.udel.edu/publicservice/WaterForum2004/WaterForum04Home.html October 2004 the Chester County Conservation District Manager gave a presentation at the University of Delaware on the Conservation District's work with agricultural producers BMP installation in the Christina Basin.Brandywine Valley Association (BVA) and Red Clay Valley Association (RCVA) provided outreach publications on the Christina Basin including Basinscapes at the Kennett Square Mushroom Festival.
  
  Storm Drain Stenciling through Chester County Water Resources Authority is continuous and available to all communities that request implementation Downingtown was completed in 2003.