A recent series of articles in the Pottsville Republican newspaper illustrates the kind of progress made in cleaning up streams affected by polluted waters from abandoned mine lands. This once dead stream was brought to life through the efforts of a community-based organization with leadership from Edward M. Wytovich, an environmental science teacher at Williams Valley High School in Tower City, and Craig R. Morgan, the Schuylkill County Conservation District manager.
Success breeds success.
Not only was this watershed association a success, another watershed association will be formed. That may change in the next few weeks. Wytovich, who launched Schuylkill County's first such effort on the Wisonisco Creek near Tower City said the new Mahanoy Creek Watershed Association will hold its first meeting sometime in the next few weeks. This example in Schuylkill County shows how Pennsylvania is cleaning up its mine drainage-polluted waters. These same kinds of efforts are occurring in the bituminous coal fields.