PA’s Phase 3 WIP State Implementation Team and Action Leaders

• Co-Chairs:  Secretaries of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and Department of Agriculture (PDA)
• Purpose: Leadership to guide Pennsylvania’s WIP implementation, support countywide implementation efforts, and review and revise Pennsylvania’s milestones and programmatic initiatives as needed    
• Frequency:  Two times per year (every six months)
• Members:  DEP, DCNR, PDA Management Team, Action Leaders 

• Purpose: Champions for clean water choices and Best Management Practice education and installation in their realm of influence.
• Frequency:  Four times per year (quarterly)
• Members:
  
• Agriculture Leaders
• Forestry Leaders
  
• Stormwater Leaders
  
• Wastewater Leaders
• Funding Leaders
  
• Communication and Engagement Leaders
• New
• Monitoring & Data Management Leaders
• Local Action Leaders
• Programmatic Actions Leaders
• Reporting Leaders

Statewide Local Action 

• Purpose:Provide leadership, support, direction, and networking with county implementation teams
• Chesapeake Bay Office Clean Water Coordinator Team
• County Clean Water Action Plan Coordinators
  

Statewide Monitoring & Data Management

• Purpose: Provide support and guidance for water quality monitoring and state and local Best Management Practice tracking, verifying, and reporting
• Water Quality Monitoring Initiatives
• Reporting, Data Integration, Analysis, and Planning 

Statewide Programmatic Actions

• Purpose: Accountability and support from regional offices for clean water action and tracking nutrient reductions
• Communications with regional office management, field staff, and county conservation districts
  
• Annual strategy session with coordinators and county conservation districts to check progress and milestones
  

• Purpose: Reporting statewide progress and updates to EPA and Partners
• Outreach, compilation, reporting, and analysis of data
• Communications with partners and public related to progress

Statewide Communication and Engagement

• Purpose: Tell Pennsylvania’s story of clean water and Phase 3 WIP progress to our partners/public
• Outreach materials to support Best Management Practice education and implementation
• Continual engagement with partners and the public