STANDARDS TO PROTECT AQUATIC LIFE AND PROVIDE SWIMMABLE
RIVERS AND DRINKABLE WATER SUPPLIES.
(5) NONPOINT SOURCES OF POLLUTION CONTINUE TO HAVE A
NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THIS COMMONWEALTH'S ENVIRONMENT.
(6) THIS COMMONWEALTH CONTINUES TO HAVE WATER AND SEWER
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. NEW AND IMPROVED WATER SOURCES,
TREATMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS ARE NECESSARY FOR PUBLIC
DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES.
(7) AS NOTED IN THE COMMONWEALTH'S AWARD-WINNING 2014-
2019 PENNSYLVANIA STATEWIDE COMPREHENSIVE OUTDOOR RECREATION
PLAN, OUR 5,600 LOCAL PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS ARE THE MOST
FREQUENTLY VISITED RECREATIONAL ASSETS IN THIS COMMONWEALTH,
AND MOST NEED ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO ADDRESS AGING
INFRASTRUCTURE, DEFERRED MAINTENANCE AND CAPACITY TO CARRY
OUT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
(8) THE COMMONWEALTH OWNS APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILLION
ACRES OF STATE PARK AND STATE FOREST LANDS. OUR STATE PARK
SYSTEM HAS ESTIMATED MANY OF THESE PARKS HAVE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROJECTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEFERRED MAINTENANCE NEEDS,
SUCH AS DAMS, ROADS, BRIDGES, WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT
FACILITIES, BUILDINGS AND BOAT LAUNCHES.
(9) CONSERVATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FOREST LANDS IS A
COST-EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR PROTECTING WATER QUALITY. FOREST
LANDS FUNCTION AS A RESERVE OF CLEAN WATER FOR THIS
COMMONWEALTH, INCLUDING MUNICIPALITIES THAT RELY ON PUBLIC
WATER SUPPLIES DRAWN FROM WATER RESOURCES ON PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE FORESTED PROPERTIES. FOREST LANDS ACT AS GROUNDWATER
RECHARGE AREAS, PROTECT SURFACE WATER QUALITY, REDUCE SOIL
EROSION, ENHANCE FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITATS AND PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FISHING, BOATING, HUNTING AND TRAPPING.
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