This video takes a gritty look at the hazards of stormwater runoff in Philadelphia. Explore the issues, meet organizations that are enhancing the quality of your rivers, and discover how you can help protect your drinking water supply. This program will also provide an overview of DEP and Conservation Districts efforts to control sediment pollution. The Kiski-Conemaugh River Basin Alliance is a team of watershed groups throughout the southwest part of the state, working to clean up pollution to waterways from deserted mines that leak acid. This is known as acid mine drainage.
Mining is a part of Pennsylvania's heritage, and it built much of our economy.
However, now there are after effects from mining that we have to deal with, to protect the future. Produced by the Environmental Fund for Pennsylvania as part of the GreenWorks for Pennsylvania Television show entitled Southwestern Pennsylvania Special. 6 minutes Sea Grant advises residents of the Erie area about fish and other wildlife that has been impacted by pollution in the Lake. Two species Sea Grant works with are the round goby fish and the zebra clam, both of which convey toxins through the food chain. It is part of the National Sea Grant program.