The Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance (SCRA) and the Northumberland County Conservation District (NCCD) received notification in early August 2002 that three grants were approved. These grants include:

• SCRA and NCCD:
  
  • $454,150 DEP 319 grant for the installation of a passive Acid Mine Drainage Treatment System at the Corbin Mine Drift (Scarlift Site 15) along Route 901 in Coal Township. This third treatment system in the watershed will treat a low-pH, high iron and aluminum discharge that contributes about 5% of the iron to the entire watershed. Construction will begin in summer 2005 as soon as utility poles are relocated.
    
  • $64,673 DEP Growing Greener grant for Acid Mine Drainage Characterization and Treatment Planning at the Big Mountain AMD Discharges (Scarlift Sites 23-28). Project is nearing completion.
  • $Grant for construction of two diversions wells at the Big Mountain AMD Discharges (Scarlift Sites 23-28) along Shamokin Street.

• Northumberland County Planning Commission:
  • $75,000 for the assessment of the Shamokin Creek Watershed which was in conjunction with the SCRA and the NCCD. This study will build upon the USGS-led assessment, broadening the scope to include stormwater and agricultral effects on the watershed. The study, by Kimball and Associates, should be completed in summer 2005.

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