{"id":907,"date":"2019-04-01T08:50:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T13:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nittanyvalley-eco.org\/?page_id=907"},"modified":"2019-04-05T09:18:22","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T14:18:22","slug":"spring-creek-canyon-zoning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nittanyvalley-eco.org\/index.php\/spring-creek-canyon-zoning\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Creek Canyon Zoning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Summary of What’s Happening<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excerpted from David Roberts’ reporting<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nittany Valley\u2019s Spring Creek is under threat once again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benner Township Supervisors are rapidly proceeding to remove the existing Benner Township Spring Creek Canyon Conservation Overlay Ordinance (Section 250) by rewriting the local zoning regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most people know that Spring Creek is an aquatic gem within our valley – an Exceptional Class A native trout stream full of fresh water springs and cool, shady basins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spring Creek has been running through our valley for over a million years….yet Spring Creek is surprisingly fragile and could be lost as a world class cold water stream. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the past, Spring Creek endured sewage, overdevelopment, pollution, thermal degradation, and several major chemical spills including contamination with kepone – an insecticide similar to DDT. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However the people of Nittany Valley recognized the importance of our beautiful stream and rallied together to protect and conserve Spring Creek. Many studies were conducted to help in the development of plans using a scientific basis for conservation strategies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2008, the Spring Creek Canyon Master Plan was developed for Benner Township by a broad group of people, organizations, and stakeholders to determine scientifically how to best protect and conserve Spring Creek Canyon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The existing zoning ordinance for Benner, adopted in 2010, is actually quite good. (Copy posted below for review\/download)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current provisions of the Spring Creek Canyon Conservation Overlay Ordinance ensure: <\/p>\n\n\n\n