Latest Susquehanna River Stories

Unit 1 at Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Begins Outage for Planned Turbine Modifications

2013-05-09 08:23:03

BERWICK, Pa., May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Operators at PPL's Susquehanna nuclear power plant disconnected Unit 1 from the regional power grid early Thursday (5/9) at the start of a scheduled outage to install turbine modifications. The modifications are the first phase of a long-term plan that is expected to resolve the turbine blade issues that have affected plant operations in recent years. "Our conservative approach to resolve the issue by carefully monitoring blade performance...

Pennsylvania DEP Releases 2012 Susquehanna River Sampling Report

2013-05-02 16:22:04

Agency Will Discuss Results in Webinar on May 9 HARRISBURG, Pa., May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection today released the 2012 Susquehanna River Sampling Report, explaining the latest results from an aggressive sampling effort across the Susquehanna River. Work is continuing across the watershed this spring and summer as the scope of the study broadens to include more tributaries of the three main sections of the Susquehanna watershed: the...

PA DEP to Begin Black Fly Aerial Spray Program on April 22

2013-04-19 16:21:22

HARRISBURG, Pa., April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will begin its annual black fly control aerial spray program on Monday, April 22, starting with nearly 120 stream and river miles in four eastern counties. The Schuylkill River in Berks and Schuylkill counties; Manatawny Creek in Berks and Montgomery counties; and the Delaware River in Bucks and Northampton counties will be sprayed. DEP uses Bti, a naturally occurring...

Pennsylvania DEP Releases 2013 Susquehanna River Sampling Plan

2013-03-19 16:21:33

Agency Will Provide Regular Updates on Website HARRISBURG, Pa., March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection today released a work plan outlining intensive efforts to continue studying and sampling dozens of locations in the Susquehanna River basin throughout 2013. DEP's ongoing efforts include analysis of water quality, water flow, sediment, pesticides, hormones, invertebrates, fish tissue and other areas of study. Portions of the study will...

Pa. DEP Secretary Krancer Provides Update on Susquehanna River, Waterways

2013-01-28 16:20:56

HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- DEP Secretary Mike Krancer announced today that DEP has submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) its final 2012 Integrated Waters report, a biannual assessment of the state's rivers and streams required by the federal Clean Water Act. The report describes the health of various waterways in the state and, where needed, the state proposes listing waterways as impaired. "Our final report is firmly grounded in...

Unit 1 at Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Returns to Service

2012-11-07 20:22:46

BERWICK, Pa., Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Unit 1 at PPL Corporation's Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Luzerne County, Pa., resumed generating electricity for the regional power grid safely and reliably on Wednesday (11/7) after completing a turbine blade inspection. The inspection found signs of cracking on a small number of turbine blades, confirming data from diagnostic equipment installed in the spring of 2012. Those blades were replaced. "The inspection was another step in...

DEP Awards Grant to Help Small Water Suppliers Meet Updated Standards

2012-08-27 06:21:59

HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection announced today it has awarded the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) a $125,000 grant to guide small public water supply systems through the commission's water withdrawal approval process. Some existing approvals, granted prior to today's more comprehensive resource-management standards, will soon expire. This grant will help those systems' operators comply with the new...

Dam Repairs Shorten 2012 Boating Season at Shikellamy State Park

2012-07-31 06:22:50

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bureau of State Parks Director John Norbeck today reminded anglers and boaters that necessary repair and replacement of air bags forming the inflatable dam on the Susquehanna River will require a shortened boating season this summer at Shikellamy State Park, Sunbury, Northumberland County. Scheduled to start in mid- to late August, the repair work on the Adam T. Bower Memorial Inflatable Dam is timed by the Department of...

Air Quality Action Day Forecast July 17 in Four Pennsylvania Regions

2012-07-16 10:22:14

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection and its regional air quality partnerships have forecast a code Orange air quality action day for ozone for Tuesday, July 17, in the Pittsburgh, Liberty-Clairton, Philadelphia, and Susquehanna Valley regions. On air quality action days, young children, the elderly and those with respiratory problems, such as asthma, emphysema and bronchitis, are especially vulnerable to the effects of...

Air Quality Action Day Forecast July 7 in All Five PA Regions

2012-07-06 10:20:49

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection and its regional air quality partnerships have forecast a code Orange air quality action day for ozone for Saturday, July 7, in the Lehigh Valley, Pittsburgh, Liberty-Clairton, Philadelphia, and Susquehanna Valley regions. On air quality action days, young children, the elderly and those with respiratory problems, such as asthma, emphysema and bronchitis, are especially vulnerable to...