PennFuture on water: Flows downstream

Flows downstream :: A water blog by PennFuture Trash on a sewer storm grate Acid mine drainage turns the Lackawanna River orange before it flows into the Susquehanna River at a borehole in Old Forge. Kayaker on the Lackawanna River, which flows to the Susquehanna River

Thursday, August 29, 2013

End of summer

Assorted links to increase your water awareness...

The USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center is a good place for all kinds of useful, obscure, and fascinating data about Pennsylvania's waterways. You'll find real-time water quality data for your river or stream, groundwater well quality, and even the water temperature for that Labor Day canoe trip along the Delaware River.

The EPA partners with communities in each of their regions to assess and improve urban waterways for recreation, health, and wildlife. (Psst: a reminder again of how glad we are that Gina McCarthy was finally confirmed last month as EPA Administrator! Check out these five things we didn't know about Gina.)

The EPA Urban Waters program has diverse examples of success covering places from Turkey Creek, Mississippi to Mystic River, Massachusetts. We'll be talking more here about success stories right in Pennsylvania thanks to all the great watershed and conservation partners we're proud to work alongside.

We're looking forward to enjoying the summer's last (official) long weekend. Keep it going a little longer with these Top 30 songs of summer.