“The Watershed Alliance of York (WAY) and its partners recognize the important  interrelationships of land use, clean water and biodiversity, in York County, Susquehanna River Basin, and Chesapeake Bay watersheds, as being vital to restoring, enhancing, protecting, and sustaining community health, economic sustainability and environmental quality, in the 21st century.”

 

Led by a 15 member citizen volunteer board of directors, WAY is a public-private partnership, non-member, charitable Pennsylvania  corporation, and IRS 501(c)(3) tax exempt nonprofit organization. 

 

Board of Directors

 

Officers

  • Mark Snyder, President
  • Ron Heuston, Vice-President
  • Gary Peacock, Secretary/Treasurer

Directors

  • Felicia Dell, York County Planning Commission
  • Michael Helfrich, Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper
  • Jeffery Helwig, H2O Inc
  • Ron Heuston, Muddy Creek Trout Unlimited
  • James Houstoun, Citizen/Wastewater Consultant (Director Emeritus)
  • Matt Leisses, Buchart Horn, Inc.
  • Andrew Miller, Miller, Poole & Lord, LLP
  • Carroll "Skip" Missimer, Glatfelter
  • Gary Peacock, Codorus Creek Watershed Association
  • Brita Raubenstine, First Capital Engineering
  • Jayson Romig, York County Circuit Rider
  • John Seitz, York County Planning Commission
  • Adam Smith, C.S. Davidson Engineers
  • Mark Snyder, The York Water Company
  • Matt Spade, RETTWE Associates
  • Bill Weihbrecht, Waterbody Builders Inc.

WAY's Board of Directors meets the first Wednesday's of January, April, July, and October, annually. Meetings are open to the public, begin at 7:00 p.m. and are held at located at 342 W. Market Street, City of York, PA.
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Watershed Concerns & Issues

 

  • Increasing population & development
  • Lack of comprehensive local & regional planning
  • Changing land uses
  • Increasing stormwater runoff, flooding, stream erosion & sedimentation
  • Decreasing groundwater recharge & droughts
  • Impaired water quality of lakes, creeks, rivers, & bay
  • Drinking water quality & quantity
  • Loss of forests, wetlands & wildlife habitat
  • Loss of aesthetic & recreational uses
  • Loss of prime agricultural land & family farms

 

WAY'S Long Term Goals 

  • Promote healthy communities, sustainable economies, and environmental stewardship and watershed protection. Increase public awareness and knowledge about watershed concerns and issues. 
  • Encourage watershed-based planning, restoration and protection, locally and regionally. 
  • Leverage resources from public and private sources to ensure watershed goals are achieved, locally and regionally. 
  • Monitor watershed-based planning, restoration and protection effectiveness through effective water quality improvements. 
  • Encourage environmental stewardship and watershed protection of public and private lands.