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The Dept. of Mines was created in 1903 to succeed the Bureau of Mines, which had been established in the Dept. of Internal Affairs in 1897. The name of the Dept. was changed in 1956 to Mines and Mineral Industries. In keeping with its primary responsibility of protecting coal miners from unsafe working conditions, the Dept. enforced the anthracite and bituminous coal mining laws of the Commonwealth, inspected mines and collieries, investigated serious accidents, and supervised the examination and certification of applicants for certain mining jobs. The Dept. also supervised the restoration of strip-mine areas, promoted research relating to new uses and markets for coal, and published the annual reports of the coal mine inspectors. In 1971 the Dept. of Mines and Mineral Industries was abolished and its powers and duties transferred to the newly created Dept. of Environmental Resources.Secretary The Secretary of the of the Dept. of Mines and Mineral Industries was charged with enforcing the Commonwealth's mining laws, publishing annual reports of mine inspectors, and transmitting a synopsis of the reports, together with supporting statistical data, to the Governor. The Secretary served as chairman of the Bituminous Land Reclamation Board, Anthracite Land Reclamation Board, Coal Research Board, State Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund, Anthracite and Bituminous Mine Inspectors' Examining Board, State Oil and Gas Inspectors' Examining Board, and the Anthracite Mine Drainage Commission, and was vice chairman of the Anthracite Allocation Commission. He also was a member of the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Sanitary Water Board, and Air Pollution Commission. The Dept. enforced anthracite and bituminous coal mining laws, inspected mines and collieries, investigated serious accidents, supervised the examination and certification of applicants for certain mining jobs, supervised restoration of strip mines, and promoted research into new uses and markets for coal. In 1971 the Dept. of Mines and Mineral Industries was abolished and its powers and duties were transferred to the Dept. of Environmental Resources. Under Act 18 of 1995 that created the Dept. of Environmental Protection these responsibilities were placed under the charge of the Deputy Secretary for Mineral Resources Management who administers programs affecting active and abandoned mines and those regulating oil and gas production. The Deputy Secretary today directs the Bureau of Mining and Reclamation, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Bureau of Oil and Gas Management, Bureau of Deep Mine Safety, and also oversees the six mining district offices in Pottsville, Hawk Run, Ebensburg, McMurray, Greensburg and Knox. For related records see also Annual Report of Mining Activities, 1996-1997 {series #43.39}; Anthracite & Bituminous Mining Inspection Reports, 1971 {series 43.19}; Anthracite & Bituminous Mine Operators' Annual Reports, Mine Inspectors Monthly Tonnage, Man-Hour and Accident Reports, and Related Items, 1971-1978 {series #43.20}; Permits Division Maps, [undated] {series #43.22}; and Coal Industry Environmental Studies, [ca. 1943] {series #43.50} in the Records of the Dept. of Environmental Resources and also the Anthracite Mine Certification Records for Foremen and Assistant Foremen, 1886-1968 {series #66.1} in the Records of the Dept. of Environmental Protection.
ANTHRACITE AND BITUMINOUS MINE INSPECTION REPORTS,1968-1970 (16 carton; microfilm rolls 6483-6496){series #45.1}
Arranged chronologically by year, there under by type of mine and nature of inspection, and then numerically by district.Anthracite and bituminous electrical safety reports, anthracite strip safety inspection reports, breaker-washer bank inspection reports, annual statistical reports, anthracite and bituminous large mine reports, preparation plant inspection reports, and bituminous small mine and safety inspection reports. Reports of the electrical inspector show the names of the company, district, mine inspector, and electrical inspector; equipment used and a description and location of defective units and corrections ordered. Reports on the cleaning and preparation plant, small mine, deep mine, and strip mine inspections contain routine information on safety matters. There are four forms used for an annual statistical report and the bituminous and anthracite forms differ somewhat. All forms contain the district, year, operators and collieries, and county. Forms DMMI-AD-1 and DMMI-BD-3 are similar and provide mailing information, as well as the name of the railroad having access to the colliery; the number of each kind of ground opening such as a shaft, slope, or drift; the number of gaseous or non-gaseous mines; and the number and type of lamps. Forms DMMI-AD-2 and DMMI-BD-2 include production information, such as how the coal was shipped to market; how much coal was used at the colliery; explosives used in the mines; the number of days worked and the number of employees; and the number of fatal and non-fatal accidents. The bituminous form documents coke production as well. DMMI-AD-3 and DMMI-BD-4 forms include information on the number of employees and a description of their jobs. DMMI-AD-4 provides information on machinery used such as electric generators, water pumps and ventilation equipment. DMMI-BD-1 forms include information on drainage and haulage.
ANTHRACITE AND BITUMINOUS MINE INSPECTORS' MONTHLY TONNAGE, MAN-HOUR AND ACCIDENT REPORTS,1969-1970 (2 cartons){series #45.2} Grouped chronologically by month and year, and there under arranged numerically by district number.Tabular monthly tonnage, man-hour and accident reports prepared by mine inspectors for the Dept. of Mines and Mineral Industries. Each monthly report form contains the following information: district number; name of inspector; date, name of company and mine, total number of workers employed inside and outside and whether a deep mine, strip mine, bank or river. Also given is total tonnage, number of days worked, number of man hours worked inside and outside, total number of man hours worked inside and outside for the month and year to date, number of fatal and lost time accidents of one day or more for the month and year to date, accident frequency rate for the month and year to date, and name of breaker where coal was processed.
BITUMINOUS MINE CERTIFICATION RECORDS FOR ASSISTANT FOREMEN, 1911-1923 (6 volumes){series #45.3} Arranged in numerical order by certificate number. The first volume, dated 1911 and captioned "Certificates of Service" is arranged chronologically. Indexed internally and lists alphabetically by the first letter of foreman's surname. These are certification records created to comply with registration, training, and examination standards for foremen as specified in the act of June 9, 1911. Information provided from the copies of the certificate includes the name, place of birth, and age of the foreman; a description of the length and nature of his service; the date and number of the certificate; and the name of the Chief of the Dept. of Mines. The volume entitled "Certificates of Service" provides such information on each foreman as name, place of birth, age, length and nature of service, date of certificate, name of mine and mine operator, inspection district and report number.
BITUMINOUS MINE CERTIFICATION RECORDS FOR ASSISTANT FIRST AND SECOND GRADE FOREMEN, 1923-1963(5 volumes){series #45.4} Arranged in numerically by certificate number Indexed internally, grouped alphabetically by first letter of foreman's surname.These are certification registers for the Assistant First and Second Grade Foremen. Information provided about each foreman includes name, place of birth, place of residence, age, inspection district, date and number of certificate, name of mine and mine operator, length and nature of service, the mine district number, and the report number and date. Second Grade Foreman registers begin in 1923, and First Grade Foreman registers begin in 1938. First and Second Grade registers are found within the same volumes for 1938-1951 and 1962-1963.
BITUMINOUS MINE CERTIFICATION RECORDS FOR ELECTRICIANS, 1939-1963(2 volumes){series #45.5} Arranged in numerical order by certificate number Indexed internally, grouped in rough alphabetical order by first letter of electrician's surname.These are certification records created to comply with registration, training, and examination standards for foremen specified in the act of June 9, 1911. Information is presented in register format and includes the mine district number; the name, residence, place of birth, and age of the electrician; the length and nature of service; the date and number of the certificate; and the report number and date. The last volume also contains Bituminous Mine Certification Records for Fire Boss Examiners, 1912-1963 {series #45.6} for the years 1962 and 1963.
BITUMINOUS MINE CERTIFICATION RECORDS FOR FIRE BOSS EXAMINERS, 1912-1963 (12 volumes){series #45.6} Arranged in numerical order by certificate number Indexed internally, grouped alphabetically by first letter of examiner's surname.These are certification records created to comply with registration, training, and examination standards for foremen specified in the act of June 9, 1911. The first nine volumes cover the years 1912 through 1923 and include the following information in certificate form: the name, place of birth, and age of the examiner; a description of the length and nature of his service (experience); date and number of the certificate; and the name of the Chief of the Dept. of Mines. From 1923 on, the volumes are presented in register format and provide the mine district number; the name, residence, place of birth, and age of the examiner; the length and nature of service; the date and number of the certificate; and the report number and date. The last volume also contains Bituminous Mine Certification Records for Electricians, 1939-1963 {series #45.5} for the years 1962-1963.
BITUMINOUS MINE CERTIFICATION RECORDS FOR FIRST GRADE FOREMEN, 1903-1963 (10 volumes){series #45.7} Arranged in numerical order by certificate number Indexed internally, grouped alphabetically by first letter of foreman's surname.These are certification books foremen are required to keep under statutes designed to protect the health and safety of persons employed in and about bituminous coal mines. From 1903 to 1923 data is presented in certificate form and includes the name, mine district, place of birth, and age of the foreman; a description of the length and nature of his service (experience); the date and number of the certificate; and the name of the Chief of the Dept. of Mines. After 1923, the information is recorded in register format with internal indexes, and includes the mine district number; the name, residence, place of birth, and age of the applicant; the length and nature of the person's service; the date and number of the certificate; and the report number and date. The last volume also contains Bituminous Mine Certification Records for Second Grade Forman, 1903-1963 {series #45.8} for the years 1962-1963.
BITUMINOUS MINE CERTIFICATION RECORDS FOR SECOND GRADE FOREMEN, 1903-1963 (9 volumes){series #45.8} Arranged in numerical order by certificate number. Indexed internally, grouped alphabetically by first letter of foreman's surname.Certification books that were required to be kept of foreman to comply with statutes that provided for the health and safety of persons employed in and about the bituminous mines. From 1903 to 1923 data is presented in certificate form and includes the name, mine district, place of birth, and age of the foreman; a description of the length and nature of his service (experience); the date and number of the certificate; and the name of the Chief of the Dept. of Mines. After 1923, the information is recorded in register format with internal indexes, and includes the mine district number; the name, residence, place of birth, and age of the applicant; the length and nature of the person's service; the date and number of the certificate; and the report number and date. The last volume also contains Bituminous Mine Certification Records for First Grade Foreman, {series #45.7} for the years 1962-1963.
COLLIERY INSPECTION REGISTERS, 1899-1920 (18 volumes){series #45.9} Arranged chronologically by date of inspection, and there under by the anthracite or bituminous district. Colliery inspection registers include material on accident investigations by Mine Inspectors from the Dept. of Mines and Mineral Industries. Information provided includes name of colliery and mine number, name of operator or company, county, month and dates of inspection and any remarks. In 1899, other duties of inspectors were documented and include mine machinery and plant inspections; accident investigations, inquest attendance, routine office work, map and plan inspections, office consultations on mining or legal matters. The length of the inspections was noted as either a day or a half-day.
CORRESPONDENCE OF ANTHRACITE DIVISION MINE INSPECTORS, 1903-1951(4 cartons){series #45.10} Arranged numerically by district, and there under chronologically by year.The series has correspondence of the Chief of the Dept. of Mines in Harrisburg, division inspectors, the Director of the Dept. of Interior, the Bureau of Mines and owners or operators of mines in each inspector's district. Subjects covered include use of open lamps, mine explosions, mine fires, safety issues, Commission of Inspectors opinions on mining issues, court decisions on regulations, meetings of inspectors, blue prints, accident reports, questions on employment and investigations conducted.
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE,1903-1965 (25 cartons){series #45.12} Arranged alphabetically by subject.This series contains correspondence, reports, memoranda, speeches, office memos, articles and budgets from the Office of the Secretary of the Dept. of Mines and Mineral Industries. Subjects discussed include appropriations, automobile equipment, accidents, the Anthracite Institute, child labor laws, the Coal Advisory Board, bituminous mine inspectors, the Economy and Efficiency Committee, various Pennsylvania governmental dept.s, dewatering mines, electrical inspectors, explosives, the Holmes Safety Association, mine fires, mine gas, mining schools, mine refuse pile fires, the Republican State Committee, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Sanitary Water Board, strike reports, strip mine inspectors, welfare conditions and living conditions, union and non-union mines, the Works Progress Administration (WPA), and tests of miners' lamp oil at the University of Pittsburgh.[The following is taken from Linda Ries' guide, Guide to Photographs at the Pennsylvania State Archives.]"Interfiled with these records are 8x10 photographs relating to controlling mine fires, especially in Lackawanna and Allegheny Counties and other areas; sealing mine openings, reclaiming strip mines; the 1953 Minooka Mine Fire; and a visit by United Mine Workers President John L. Lewis to an unidentified mine. Most [photos] were taken by the Bureau of Mines, U.S. Dept. of the Interior; the rest are unidentified."
MINE DISASTER FILE, 1939-1964 (3 cartons){series #45.13} Arranged chronologically by date of report.The series has correspondence, memoranda, reports, transcriptions and agendas filed by the Commission of Mine Inspectors concerning mine disasters. Reports by the Commission describe the mine, type of disaster, the extent of the damage, a description of rescue and recovery operations, investigations, conclusions and recommendations. Some reports are more detailed than others. Major mine disasters investigated include the Cochran Mine, Westmoreland County; Knox Mine, Pittston; No. 58 Mine, Marianna, Washington County; Primrose Colliery, Minersville; and Robena No. 3 Mine, Green County. Documentation of these disasters often includes hearings, reports, bids and contracts, correspondence, photographs and blueprints. The Knox Mine Disaster file contains Joint Legislative Committee Investigation materials and transcripts of laws and resolutions. [The following is taken from Linda Ries' guide.] "Interfiled with these records are 8x10 photographs relating to the 1959 Knox Mine Disaster at Pittston (1 folder) and the 1957 Robena Mine Disaster at Marianna (1 folder). Most [of the photos] were taken by the Bureau of Mines, U.S. Dept. of the Interior; the rest are unidentified."
REGISTERS OF MINE ACCIDENTS FOR ANTHRACITE DISTRICTS, 1899-1972 (19 volumes){series #45.14} Arranged numerically by district, and there under chronologically by date of report.The series has mine accident registers for numerous Anthracite Coal Districts. Information provided within each report includes name of the inspector, name of mine, name of the injured miner, mine district number, date of the accident, cause of accident, whether fatal, whether the accident occurred inside or outside the mine, citizenship status, nationality, job classification, marital status, and the number of children.
REGISTERS OF MINE ACCIDENTS FOR THE BITUMINOUS DISTRICTS, 1899-1972 (20 volumes/microfilm rolls 3586-3592){series #45.15} Arranged numerically by district, and there under chronologically by date of report.The series has mine accident registers for the numerous Bituminous Coal Districts. Information provided within each report includes name of the inspector, name of mine, name of the injured miner, mine district number, date of the accident, cause of accident, whether fatal, whether the accident occurred inside or outside the mine, citizenship status, nationality, job classification, marital status, and the number of children.
The Valley Forge Park Commission was created in 1893 to preserve, improve and maintain as a public park the site on which General George Washington's army encamped at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-1778. The Park Commission operated the State park independently until 1923, when the Commission was placed under the Dept. of Forests and Waters. In 1971 the Park Commission was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Administrative and operational responsibility for Valley Forge State Park was formally transferred to the federal government in 1977.
ANNUAL REPORT BOOKS, 1894-1951 (19 volumes){series #46.1}
Arranged by year The annual report for 1935-1939 is of interest because it notes the removal of utility poles from the park and it describes park officials' complaints about waste and pollution problems caused by the Ehret Magnesia Manufacturing Plant.
Arranged chronologically by date
This series includes monthly reports by the superintendent as well as the minute books of the Commission. Microfilm roll 0870 documents the Ehret Magnesia Manufacturing plant pollution case from October 1937 to May 15, 1939, when an agreement was signed between the company and the Commission, settling the legal dispute. Related materials about Valley Forge State Park and the Ehret Magnesia Company may be found in the Records of the Dept. of Forests and Waters (RG-6).
ADMINISTRATIVE, FINANCIAL, CORRESPONDENCE AND PRINTED MATERIAL FILESUnknown dates108 cu. ft.accession # 565
The Dept. of Transportation was created on May 6, 1970 (PL 356) to replace the Dept. of Highways and the Pennsylvania Aeronautics Commission, which was then abolished. Powers and duties formerly vested in the Dept. of Highways were assigned to the Dept. of Transportation. Functions of the Dept. of Revenue relating to the certification of title, licensing of operators, and the registration of motor vehicles, as defined by the "Vehicle Code" (1959 PL 58), and other duties and operations performed by the Revenue Dept.'s Bureau of Motor Vehicles and Bureau of Traffic Safety were also transferred to the Dept. of Transportation. In addition, programs developed in the Dept. of Commerce relevant to high-speed rail transportation and the function of the Mass Transportation Division in the Dept. of Community Affairs' Bureau of Community Development was delegated to the newly established Dept.. The responsibilities of the Dept. of Transportation include coordinating and developing transportation policy; assisting in the development and operation of transportation facilities and services such as highways, rail mass transit systems, and airports; formulation and revision of a long-range master plan for the development of commuter and general transportation facilities, both public and private; appearing or intervening as a party before the Public Utility Commission when transportation problems are being considered; and representing the transportation interests of the Commonwealth before any Federal agency or Commission which determines national or regional transportation rates, routes or policies. Within the Dept. of Transportation is the Hazardous Substance Transportation Board, whose general responsibility is to prescribe regulations for the transportation of hazardous materials. The Secretary of Transportation also serves as the chairman of the State Transportation Commission. The Commission, consisting of the Chairperson of the House and Senate Transportation Committees, one member of the minority party in both houses of the Assembly, and eight members appointed by the Governor, was created to gather and study all available information relating to the need for highway, rapid transit, railroad, omnibus, marine and aviation facilities and services, and to recommend the order of priority in which such projects would be constructed. For related types of materials see the Records of the Dept. of Highways (RG 12) and Records of the Turnpike Commission (RG 29).
Deputy Secretary for Local and Area TransportationThe Deputy Secretary oversees the functions and duties regarding services to municipalities; local and public transportation; planning, development and funding of local and public transportation; and environmental design improvement of transportation services. This office was organized in 1970 when the Dept. was created
Local and Area Transportation Program Files,1970-1982.(103 cartons){series #52.1}
Grouped according to general, aviation or railroad topics, and thereafter arranged alphabetically by subject.
The series contains subject files from the office of the Deputy Secretary for Local and Area Transportation relating to Departmental programs in the Bureau of Aviation, Bureau of Mass Transit Systems, Bureau of Municipal Services and the Navigation Office for the Delaware River. The general alphabetical file includes reports, studies, news clippings and correspondence between the Deputy Secretary and federal, state, and local officials concerning public transportation issues. Often found in these files are correspondence, memoranda and reports relating to Departmental operations (staffing, organization, budgeting, goals and objectives), as well as the minutes of staff meetings held by the Secretary of Transportation. Specialized subject files contain correspondence, memoranda and reports concerned directly with railroad and aviation issues, such as construction, service, routes, and facilities. Subjects related to environmental history include the following:
Hazardous Substance Transportation BoardThe Hazardous Substance Transportation Board was established in 1970 as part of Act 120 which created the Dept. of Transportation. The powers and duties of the Board were to classify hazardous substances and to prescribe regulations for the transportation of hazardous substances. The Board was replaced in 1984 by the Hazardous Materials Transportation Advisory Committee.
Arranged chronologically by date of meeting.
Here are the minutes of the meetings of the Hazardous Substances Transportation Board. It prescribes regulations for the transportation of hazardous substances and provides for the investigation of accidents involving hazardous substance haulers. The minutes generally provide the names of the Board members and staff present, a report of counsel, committee reports, and a brief synopsis of discussions during the meeting. The Committee reports concern the fire school, training for highway emergencies involving hazardous substances, updating and re-codification of Hazardous Substance Transportation Board regulations, and accidents involving hazardous substances. Discussions relate to the labeling of containers holding hazardous materials, truck weight restrictions, a table of forbidden hazardous materials, the transportation of asbestos, safety and health standards, commercial detonators and detonating primers, highway routing of radioactive materials, and related safety topics and procedures.
COMMONWEALTH MEDIA SERVICESMAIN FILE, 1970-1976 (12 cartons)
Arranged by number of negative.
The following information is quoted from Linda Ries, Guide to Photographs at Pennsylvania State Archives, p. 57.)"This is a continuation of the Main File of the Dept. of Highways (see RG-12) and numbers over 10,000 black and white and color negatives of varying size with matching contact prints or enlargements. The file, arranged by number, is accompanied by a logbook with numerical entries containing subject, date, photographer, etc. Topics cover activities of the dept., publicity shots, news events and include Secretaries of Transportation Jacob Kassab and James Wilson with Governors Raymond Shafer and Milton Shapp at ceremonies for opening new highways, swearing in of highway officials, signing legislation, etc.; views of flood damaged area from Hurricane Agnes, 1972, and Hurricane Eloise, 1975; scenic view of highways, historic sites, rest areas, bridges and covered bridges; aerial views of highways; airports, especially Capitol City Airport and Harrisburg International Airport; automobile, train and airplane accidents; staff retirement parties; and other festivities."
Accession #1605
Arranged by negative numberThe series includes black and white and color films of varying length produced by Commonwealth Media Services for Penn Dot and other state agencies. Subjects cover a wide range relating to transportation and safety, depending upon the intended audience, from public service announcements to publicity and staff instruction. Topics include drunken driving, car safety belts, highway job recruitment, snow removal, roadside herbicide spraying, motorcycle safety, safe speeds, highway deterioration, etc. Notable items include Hurricane Agnes Flood, 1972; the 1975 flood; "The Keystone Short Way" (Interstate 80), ca. 1970; the construction of Interstate 95 through Philadelphia, ca. 1975; and document signings, speeches, etc. of Governor Richard Thornburgh, ca. 1980.
Bureau of Planning and Research Cartographic DivisionOfficial Highway Maps1932-200611 mapsaccession #4859
These maps fill in gaps of official highway maps held in MG-11, Map Collection.
Type 10 County Maps on DVD1911-20050.01 cu. ft.accession # 4858
Dunmore, Pa. District 40Maps, Prints, Tracings and Drawings of Anthracite Coal Lands-Wilkes-Barre & vicinityCa. 1920-19556 cu. ft.accession #2224unprocessed
The Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) was created by Act 1995-18 which took effect July 1, 1995, and divided the functions of the discontinued Dept. of Environmental Resources (DER) between DCNR and the also newly created Dept. of Environmental Protection. DCNR oversees the public lands formerly controlled by DER, and the gathering and dissemination of topographic and geologic information.
Executive Secretary
Under the Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources are an Executive Deputy Secretary for Parks and Forests and two Deputy Secretaries.
These are subject files consisting of files of the Natural Resources Workgroup and files relating to the Certified Wood Products Mission as part of the International Forests for Life Conference in London, June 6-7, 2000 which Secretary John Oliver attended and a number of Pennsylvania wood producers participated. The Pennsylvania delegation was funded by the Pennsylvania Hardwoods Development Council. Unfortunately, the series contains no program agenda, notes or other records of the conference. The files are just routine state business documents describing Oliver's travel plans.
ANNUAL REPORTS1996-2001Accession #s 4175 and 3675 1 box (Unprocessed)
Arranged by year
The series contains all annual reports of the agency submitted to the Governor's Office from 1996 to 2001.
Governor's Advisory Council for Hunting, Fishing and Conservation
A Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council reviews all conservation and natural resources laws of Pennsylvania and suggests changes; reviews and makes recommendations concerning all the work of the DCNR; and annually reports to the Governor and General Assembly. It is equal in status to the DCNR and not subordinate to the Dept.'s chief executive, the Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources
This body was originally created by Executive Order by Governor Tom Ridge in September 2001 as the "Governor's Youth Sportsmen's Advisory Council. In September 2003, Governor Edward Rendell reissued the Executive Order and renamed the body as "Governor's Council for Hunting, Fishing and Conservation."
Microfilm roll 6751
This is a microfilm record of the original files which are retained by the agency.
Deputy Secretary for AdministrationBureau of Administrative Services
The bureau provides the agency with office services, equipment management, radio communications, mapping, procurement and supply, telecommunications, fiscal management and oversight of licensing of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles (ATVE).
These are the minutes and agenda of the Snowmobile and All Terrain Vehicle (ATVE) Advisory Committee that oversees licensing of permits for snowmobiles and ATVE
Bureau of Forestry
This body was originally a division of the Dept. of Agriculture from 1895 to 1901 when it became an independent dept.. In 1923 it merged into the Dept. of Forests and Waters. Since 1995 it has been part of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). Presently the bureau defines its mission as "ensuring the long-term health, viability and productivity of the Commonwealth's forests and to conserve native wild plants.
WHITE PINE BLISTER LANTERN SLIDES1900-1910accession #2936 1 box
These slides represent a training program for forestry employees to identify white pine blister rust and control it through the elimination of black current (Ribes species). The slides are vintage ca. 1920s and represent images of this disease on white pines and the control procedures and activities carried out by forestry employees. The subjects include sites all over the northeast United States. Some slides bear the labels "U.S. Dept. of Agriculture." These probably are related to the lantern slides found in RG-1, Dept. of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industry.
Ralph Elwood Brock materials1906-19110.25 cu. ft.accession #4817
Brock (1880s?-1959) is believed to be the first African American in the United States professionally trained as a forester. These materials pertain to Brock's career as supervisor of the Mont Alto Forest Reserve Nursery from 1906 to 1911.
Bureau of State ParksOriginally a bureau within the Dept. of Forests and Waters, the Bureau was responsible for operating and maintaining Pennsylvania's state parks together with a large number of state forest monuments, natural areas, and state forest picnic areas. This Bureau, through its Division of Planning, prepared plans for new state parks and improvements of facilities in existing state parks and recreation areas. The Division of Maintenance handled contracts for concessions in state parks and enforced rules and regulations throughout the state park system. The Bureau of Parks was later reduced to the Division of Parks in a reorganization of the Dept. Forests and Waters. Since 1995 it has existed as the Bureau of State Parks in the Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources.
PHOTOGRAPH NEGATIVES1968-1983Accession #34321 box
Arranged alphabetically by subject
When the Dept. of Environmental Resources split in 1995 into the Dept. of Environmental Protection and the DNCR, these black and white photo negatives were given to the agency's Bureau of State Parks. The series is arranged alphabetically by heading but only headings from A to L are available here. The photo negatives are arranged under the following environmental history-related headings:
YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS FILMS1974-1979Accession # 35526 film reels
The first Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program in Pennsylvania began in the summer of 1974 with a residential camp at Blue Knob State Park. Later a second YCC camp was opened in French Lick State Park. The Pennsylvania YCC was a joint federal and state program that was administered by the Bureau of State Parks within the Dept. of Forests and Waters. Youth ranged from ages 15 to 18 and consisted of an even ratio of boys and girls. The youth performed light maintenance work such as trail clearing and building renovation. The producer of the films is unidentified. But it is possible that a local television station filmed the YCC at work for a television program spot.
Deputy Secretary for Conservation and Engineering Services, Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey
The Deputy Secretary for Conservation and Engineering Services supervises three bureaus: Bureau of Facility Design and Construction, Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey, and Bureau of Recreation and Conservation. The Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey was created in 1919 to prepare topographical and geological survey maps of the Commonwealth. Information provided by research conducted by the Survey was used for various purposes including developing a comprehensive state water plan. The bureau was part of the Dept. of Internal Affairs from 1919 to 1923, the Dept. of Forests and Waters from 1923 to 1927, the Dept. of Internal Affairs from 1927 to 1968, the State Planning Board from 1968 to 1971, and then the Dept. of Environmental Resources from 1971 to 1995. In 1995 with the breakup of the Dept. of Environmental Resources into two new agencies: Environmental Protection and Conservation and Natural Resources, the bureau was placed within DCNR.
CORRESPONDENCE, AERIAL SURVEYS, FIELD NOTEBOOKS AND MAPS1919-199019 cartons accession # 3784
The series consists mostly of topographic and geologic surveys, i.e. aerial photographs taken in 1963 of original black and white photographs taken beginning in the 1920s. The aerial surveys are in map format and are arranged by county, region, or author. The correspondence is mainly that of Samuel I. Root, Chief of the Field Geology Division of the Bureau of Topographic and Geology Survey and that of Bernard J. O'Neill, chief of the bureau's Mineral Resource Division. The documents are analyses of geological samples, geological papers, tables and charts. Interfiled with the correspondence are occasional photographs. Field notebooks are by various bureau staff. They are identified with the name of the project, book number, field researcher's name and year of research.
The Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) was created by Act 1995-18 which split the Dept. of Environmental Resources into DEP and the Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). The statute designated DEP as the renamed Dept. of Environmental Resources, and DEP received a blanket transfer of all basic powers and duties of that discontinued dept. not specifically assigned to the Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources. Control of state forests, parks, and outdoor recreational facilities was given to DCNR so that DEP is not directly involved in administering public properties. The Dept. of Environmental Protection is charged with responsibility for development of a balanced ecological system incorporating social, cultural, and economic needs of the Commonwealth through development and protection. It is responsible for the state's land, air, and water management programs, as well as other aspects of environmental protection, and the regulation of mining operations. The Secretary of Environmental Protection heads the Dept.. There under is an Executive Deputy Secretary for Policy and Communications, an Office of Chief Counsel, and five Deputy Secretaries.
Executive Office SECRETARY'S SIGNED CORRESPONDENCE1993-19985 cu. ft.accession # 2886unprocessed
ANNUAL REPORTS ON MINING ACTIVITIES20001 vol.accession #3452
ANNUAL REPORTS ON MINING ACTIVITIES19991 vol.accession # 3445
ANNUAL REPORTS ON MINING ACTIVITIES19981 vol.accession # 3144
ANNUAL REPORTS ON MINING ACTIVITIES1996-19972 vols.Accession # 2442
ANNUAL REPORTS ON MINING ACTIVITIES1980-198516 vols.Accession # 3429
Arranged numerically by certificate numbers, which were assigned chronologically.
Certification was required for mine foreman and assistant foreman to comply with statutes to provide for the health and safety of persons employed in and about the Anthracite coal mines. This series consists of three types of certification records: Certificate Books, Certificate Receipt Books, and Registers. The Certificate Books contain the copies of the certificates issued. Information provided in the certificate books includes the certificate number and date issued; the name, residence, age, and place of birth of the applicant; length and nature of the applicant's service; mine district; and the report's number and date. Certificate Books for Foremen cover the period from 1886-1923, and for Assistant Foremen from 1891-1940. The Certificate Receipt Books contain only the receipt portion, not the actual certificate, and show the applicant's name, age, place of birth and length of service; the examining board's name; certificate number and date issued; and the applicant's test score. The Receipt Books for Foremen and Assistant Foremen cover the period from 1938-1963. The Registers list the name, residence, place of birth, and age of the applicant; the report's number and date; the certificate number and date issued; and finally, length and nature of the applicant's service. The Registers for Foremen cover the period 1923-1955, and for Assistant Foremen from 1923-1968.
ANTHRACITE REGION MINE ACCIDENT REPORT REGISTERS,1961-1965, 1968-1975(2 volumes){series #66.2} Arranged chronologically by date of accident
These registers provide a record of accidents affecting operations at Anthracite mining facilities. Information provided includes accident number; accident date; name of colliery or mine; name of mine operator; county where mine is located; name, age marital status, and occupation of employee(s) injured; whether the accident was fatal or non-fatal; number of work days lost; and finally, the cause of the accident and a description of the injury.
Bureau of Abandoned Mine ReclamationSCHUYLKILL NAVIGATION COMPANYSCHUYLKILL RIVER PROJECT ENGINEERS RECORDS1850-194013 microfilm rollsaccession 4744unprocessed
SCHUYLKILL NAVIGATION COMPANYRECLAMATION MAP BOOKS1858-18753 cu. ft.accession # 4714unprocessed
ABANDONED MINE RECLAMATION MAPS1990-199910 cu. ft.accession 3469unprocessed
Office of Field OperationsFLOOD FILES1996, 1996-1997 2 cartons{series #66.2}
UnarrangedThe series contains correspondence with the agency's regional offices and federal agencies such as the federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), interoffice memos, activity logs, weather updates, field reports and maps.
REGULATION FILES: RULES, REGULATIONS AND HEARING FILES1982-200312 cu. ft.accession # 5086
REGULATION FILES: RULES, REGULATIONS AND HEARING FILES1982-199914 cu. ft.accession # 4987
Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management
CASE SUMMARIESTEXAS EASTERN GAS PIPELINE COMPANY19911 vol. accession # 4223
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHSTEXAS EASTERN GAS PIPELINE COMPANY SITES19912.5 cu. ft.accession # 4534
STATE HAZARDOUS WASTE PLANNING DOCUMENTS1983-19893 cu. ft.accession # 4960
Bureau of Water Quality Management
SUBJECT FILES1975-198923 cu. ft.accession 4251
SUBJECT FILES1976-19914 cu. ft.accession 5016
SUBJECT FILES1977-19874 cu. ft.accession # 4251
SUBJECT FILES1985-19891 cu. ft.accession # 4942
Bureau of Water Quality Protection
WHOLE EFFLUENT TOXICITY TESTING (WETLANDS FILES)20014 cu. ft.accession # 5015
WHOLE EFFLUENT TOXICITY TESTING (WETLANDS FILES)1999-20028 cu. ft.accession # 4941
WHOLE EFFLUENT TESTING (WETLAND FILES)1998-19995 cu. ft.accession # 4748
WHOLE EFFLUENT TESTING (WETLANDS FILES)19985 cu. ft.accession #4380
WHOLE EFFLUENT TESTING (WETLAND FILES)19971 cu. ft. accession #4150
WHOLE EFFLUENT TESTING (WETLANDS FILES)1994-199619 cu. ft.accession # 4263
PENNSYLVANIA WETLAND REPLACEMENT PROJECT1996-20000.02 cu. ft.accession # 4222
TRACING OF PERIODIC REPORTS ON EXPERIMENTAL PLANTS1927-19302 cu. ft.accession # 2760
Bureau of Water Shed Management
AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY BOARDMINUTES1975-19911 cu. ft.accession # 4118
ANNUAL REPORT OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS1990-19993 cu. ft. accession # 4116
Environmental Quality Board
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARDMINUTES AND AGENDAS OF BOARD MEETINGS19911 cu. ft. accession 5014
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARDMINUTES AND AGENDAS OF BOARD MEETINGS1999-20030.2 cu. ft.accession # 4986
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARDMINUTES AND AGENDAS OF BOARD MEETINGS1988-19891 cu. ft.accession # 4746
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARDMINUTES AND AGENDAS OF BOARD MEETINGS1986-19881 cu. ft.accession #4393
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARDMINUTES AND AGENDAS OF BOARD MEETINGS1985-19861 cu. ft.accession # 3735
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARDMINUTES AND AGENDAS OF BOARD MEETINGS1984-19851 cu. ft.accession # 3512
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARDMINUTES AND AGENDAS OF BOARD MEETINGS1980-19811 cu. ft.accession # 2573
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARDMINUTES AND AGENDAS OF BOARD MEETINGS19803 cu. ft.accession # 5085
AIR POLLUTION FILES1972-199012 cu. ft.accession # 2725
These files are mainly factory inspection reports conducted by the agency.
Bureau of Radiation Protection
ANNUAL REPORTS1991-19960.25 cu. ft.accession # 3662
Citizens Advisory Council
MINUTES2006-20071 cu. ft.accession 4976
ANNUAL REPORTS1971-20021 cu. ft.accession # 4141
The Environmental Hearing Board, originally created by the Act of December 3, 1972, PL 834, began to function on February 15, 1972. From then until January 1, 1989, the date that the Environmental Hearing Board Act became effective, (Act of July 13, 1988, PL. 530) the three-member Board was part of the Dept. of Environmental Resources. That act established the Board as an independent quasi-judicial agency with five members. Like their predecessors under the 1970 Act, Board members are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate for six-year terms. The Governor also designates one of the Board members to serve as chair. The Board has jurisdiction over appeals from orders, permits, licenses, or decisions of the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection. It functions like a court, holding hearings and issuing adjudications, or otherwise disposing of the appeals by final order. For related materials see RG- 43, Records of the Department of Environmental Resources.
ADJUDICATION CASE RECORD FILESca. 1973-1987(89 cartons){series #67.1}
Indexed both by name of plaintiff and docket case number.The series and those listed below contain correspondence between the Board, defendant, attorneys, local government officials, regional solid waste supervisors and others. Legal documents include notice of appeal, order to withdraw appeal, pre-hearing order, county court cases, federal court cases and legal opinions. Environmental documents include Earth Disturbance Permit, Bureau of Dams and Waterway Management Permit, Bureau of Waste Management Permit, and Modification to Solid Waste Disposal or Processing Permit.
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MINUTES1980-19811 cu. ft.accession # 2573unprocessed
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CASE RECORD FILES1986-199434 cu. ft.accession # 4845unprocessed
CASE RECORD FILES1982-198334 cu. ft.accession # 2575unprocessed
The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) was created by Act 1978-323, an amendment to the State's Health and Safety Code. PEMA is the successor unit to the State Council of Civil Defense (SCCD), which had been created by an Act of 1951 (P.L. 28). The SCCD was formed to deal both with defense against enemy attacks and natural disasters. It was empowered to impose rules and give orders concerning preparation and response to attacks and disasters. It was also authorized to compact with other states toward these ends and to coordinate with federal responses to major disasters. Relationships with local government were strengthened by amendment to the Act of 1951. The SCCD had a similar organizational structure to that of PEMA in terms of council membership and district headquarters. A prior organization, the State Council of Defense, had operated during World War II under authority of the General Assembly and a Governor's Proclamation, but it was abolished by a Governor's Proclamation on April 15, 1945. The mission of PEMA is to coordinate state agency response, including the Office of the State Fire Commissioner and Office of Homeland Security; to support county and local governments in the areas of civil defense, disaster mitigation; and preparing for, responding to and recovering from man-made or natural disasters. The governor, lieutenant governor and appropriate agency directors, along with bipartisan representatives from both houses of the General Assembly, comprise the body that oversees PEMA--the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Council. PEMA maintains a state headquarters in the capital and three state district headquarters (east, central, and west).The State Fire Commissioner, a position created in 1976, is an officer under the Director of PEMA. In 1987, the Pennsylvania Emergency Response Commission was established within PEMA's governing council to carry out planning and reporting functions mandated by the federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986. Pennsylvania Emergency Management Council (and State Council of Civil Defense, 1951-1978)The State Council of Civil Defense was established by Act of March 19, 1951, P.L. 28, which repealed the law of March 19, 1941 establishing an earlier Council of Civil Defense. Act 323 of 1978 created the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, under which the Council was placed and renamed the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Council. The Council establishes policy and direction for the emergency management program statewide. The council membership has changed over the years, but now includes the governor, the lieutenant governor, the secretaries of the various state dept.s with emergency response and recovery capabilities, the leadership of the General Assembly, and representatives of county and municipal government associations, labor, business and industry, and the private sector. The council meets at least three times a year and within 72 hours after the governor declares a disaster emergency. Historically, the lieutenant governor serves as the chair of the council. In addition to the council's responsibilities set forth in the Code, the council also reviews and approves certain actions required under other laws, such as the Radiation Protection Act. Under that Act the council approves annual programs of work and spending plans for counties in emergency planning zones by the nine nuclear power generating stations affecting the Commonwealth. The Council also acts as the State Emergency Response Commission, which oversees the various hazardous materials emergency preparedness and response requirements contained in the federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA Title III).
MINUTES AND AGENDAS1951-1985.(3 cartons, 1 box){series #69.1} Arranged chronologically by meeting date.
In this series the records include minutes, agendas, reports, manuals, lists of members, transcripts and correspondence. There are minutes for special meetings, meetings that pertained to an immediate disaster or other pressing issue. Special meeting minutes are not accompanied by an agenda and after 1972, the Council stopped printing out separate agendas altogether. Meeting topics included floods, radiation, school and community fallout shelters, emergency supplies, personnel, budgets and droughts Also included are letters of appointment from the Governor and General Assembly. Examples of specific environmental issues found within this series include the following:
TRAINING FILMS1940-19700.5 cu. ft.accession #2557unprocessed
The Fish and Boat Commission has its origins in fish protection legislation of 1866 that created a Commissioner of Fisheries empowered to force dam builders on the Susquehanna to pay for passageways through which androdemous fish, especially shad, could continue their natural annual upstream spawning journey. "Fisheries" had already been defined by Pennsylvania courts as the locations in bodies of water where fishing had traditionally taken place. Pennsylvania's statutory protection of fish had begun in 1813, with an act for protection on part of Conestoga Creek. A series of laws applicable to various localities was consolidated in 1866, annual fishing periods were established, and the capturing of fish in sluices was outlawed. In 1873, the single Commissioner was reinforced by a Board of Commissioners. In 1883 a much more effective fish-walk, enabling shad to pass above obstructions, was put into use. A system of state hatcheries began which replenished depleted species. In 1903, the Board of Commissioners became a dept.-level state agency. In 1905, the legislature created a board with the short title Fish Commission (as distinct from the Board of Fisheries Commissioners), for the purpose of cooperative action with the neighboring states, and this was perpetuated until about 1910. In the short- lived Administrative Code of 1923, the Fisheries Commission was turned into an independent commission, and renamed the Fish Commission. The term fish replacing fisheries recognized that authority was no longer limited just to fishing spots but applied wherever the fish ran. The Administrative Code of 1929 continued the use of "Fish," but relegated the unit to "Board of Fish Commissioners"-- although informally "Fish Commission" sometimes still appeared. In 1925 a Fish Fund was established, and the Commission was also involved with a newly created Clean Water Board. In 1949, the Board was by statute elevated to independent commission status and officially renamed the Fish Commission. Its head, still bearing the 1866 title of Commissioner of Fisheries, was made executive director of the agency. Now its main revenue sources were license fees from fishermen and motor boat operators. In 1913, the state first regulated motor boats, but only by requiring mufflers. In 1931, licensing of motor boats was imposed and the Fish Commissioners were primarily responsible for enforcement; fish wardens shared the work with State Police and forest and game wardens. In 1933, the Dept. of Revenue was charged with the administration of motor boat licenses, which continued as the arrangement until 1949. In 1963, the standards for appointments to the Fish Commission were altered to require that one commissioner be knowledgeable in boating, and a regulatory statute was passed conforming to the Federal Boating Act. By 1965 the Fish Commission had a Division of Watercraft Safety. In 1991 the agency name was changed to Fish and Boat Commission; powers now extended to all pleasure boats. Since 1972, the Commission has waged a long and expensive battle to restore the Susquehanna's shad. With the cooperation of the federal government, environmental activists, and power generating corporations, significant progress has occurred since about 1992.
Executive and AdministrativeThe Executive Director is appointed by the ten-member Commission and is both the chief administrative officer and the chief waterways conservation officer. The Bureau of Administrative Services provides support services for all Commission operations, including labor relations, communications, affirmative action, duplicating, warehousing, federal aid, personnel, budget, and procurement.
MINUTES, 1965-1967, 1971-19862 cu. ft.{series #72.1}
Arranged chronologically by date of meetings
The series contains the minutes of the quarterly Fish Commission meetings. The minutes document approval of past minutes and contain committee reports on boating legislation, law enforcement, propagation, special regulations, access and property maintenance. Transcripts of discussions on fisheries management, conservation regulations, and rules and regulations for fishing and boating are also present. Appendices often contain budget reports, resolutions, legislation and copies of the Pennsylvania Code & Bulletin.
MINUTES,1993-19991 cu. ft.accession #3338
This series contains the minutes of the Fish and Boat Commission meetings. They document agency business such as proposed changes to the Fish and Boat Code, correspondence with legislators and local government officials, and conservation groups such as the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. An item of item found in this carton is the 1958 Report to the people of Pennsylvania-Your Clean Streams Programs issued by the Division of Sanitary Engineering, Sanitary Water Board of the Pennsylvania Dept. of Health.
MINUTE BOOKS1924-1969microfilm rolls 6625-6632accession 4154
The minute books in this series are Board of Fish Commission Minutes 1924-1954 and Fish and Boat Commission Minutes 1968 to 1969.
ANNUAL REPORTS, BIENNIAL REPORTS AND AUDIT REPORTS,1954-19911 cu. ft.accession #3337
The reports of the Fish and Boat Commission were sometimes published in a separate volume or booklet and occasionally within the Commission's journal Pennsylvania Angler.
MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS1892-19541 cu. ft.accession #4111
The series consists of the agency's early annual and biennial reports which appear to supplement accession #3337 described above. Also included are the 1917 and 1923 editions of the digests of game, fish and forestry laws.
Bureau of Education and InformationThe Bureau plans and directs a statewide fishing, boating and conservation education program, develops and implements media capabilities, and produces brochures, booklets, maps, and pamphlets. It also edits and produces the monthly magazine Pennsylvania Angler and the quarterly magazine Boat Pennsylvania, and supervises the magazine circulation unit and the sale and collection of monies for promotional items.
AUDIO SHOW TAPES,1982-199421 5 x7 boxes and 2 3x5 boxes{series #72.2}
Arranged chronologically.
The Pennsylvania Fish Commission and its successor, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, produced a radio show which aired from September 1982 through March 1994. The shows were produced weekly, then dubbed and sent to approximately sixty radio stations. Larry Shaffer, a staff member of the Fish and Boat Commission wrote, produced, and narrated the shows. The shows were broadcast year round and ended after twelve years when many radio stations dropped the show. The Fish and Boat Commission radio shows addressed a variety of subjects, most relating to Pennsylvania's aquatic life and natural aquatic environment. Subjects included cold water boating, snakes and other reptiles, trout and bass fishing, exotic fish of Pennsylvania, and pan fishing. In addition, many shows dealt with such issues boating and alcohol, winter boat projects, boat maintenance, ice fishing, hypothermia, acid rain, pollutants, and "sportsmen helping the environment."
MOTION PICTURE FILMS, 1952 & undated4 16mm motion picture reels{series #72.3}
Arranged alphabetically by film title
The Pennsylvania Fish Commission, the predecessor of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, probably produced these four silent motion picture films depicting fishing activities. One film entitled "Experimental Bass Circling Device" contains footage of the device being used by fishermen at Pymatuning Lake. The other three films are entitled "Bass Fishing at Pymatuning" (1952), "Fresh Water Fishing at Valley Forge Hospital," and "Linesville Construction."
TRANSCRIPTS OF RADIO PROGRAMS1982-19911 boxAccession #4522
The series is comprised of transcripts of a three-minute weekly radio program hosted by Larry Shaffer and aired by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission from 1982 to 1991. The program covered many subjects of interest to sportsmen. Environmental topics discussed including balancing species of fish in lakes and rivers, promoting environmental awareness and acid rain.
PRESS RELEASES1956-19891 cu. ft.Accession #4421
These press or news releases are important sources of information about the agency's activities relating to the environment. Some folders are indexed by subject.
PHOTOGRAPH PRINTS, NEGATIVES, AND SLIDES1920-19867 cartons Accessions #2393 and #3193
PHOTOGRAPH PRINTS1889-19779 vols ?accession # 2757
No description available.
VIDEO PRODUCED BY TELEVISON STATION WGAL19940.03 cu. ft.accession # 3130
The videotape, "Dams of Death," is about low head dams.
The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) was established by Act 16 in 1988 to take over the responsibilities of the Water Facilities Loan Board in the Dept. of Environmental Resources which was authorized under Act 167 of 1982. The Authority is an independent agency of the Commonwealth that provides low interest loans and grants to communities across the Commonwealth to fund drinking water, wastewater, and storm-sewer projects. The funded projects are designed to ensure safe drinking water supplies, cleaning up streams and limiting the damage caused by flooding. Since 2001, some of the recycled funds from this fund pool are targeted toward borrowers whose systems serve 250 households or fewer. The Authority is headed by an Executive Director and operates under a Board of Directors that includes the Secretary of Environmental Protection, Secretary for Budget, Secretary of Community and Economic Development, Secretary of General Services, two Senators, two members of the House, and four private citizens. The senatorial members are appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and by the Minority Leader of the Senate respectively and the House members are appointed by the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House. The four private individuals are appointed by the Governor and of these, one must be a registered engineer, one a representative of the water supply and sewage treatment industries, one a representative of a local government association, and one is an at-large member.
MINUTES1988-20047 cu. ft.accession # 5022
ANNUAL REPORTS1999-2000, 2004-20061 box accession #3678 and #4971
Highlights of environmental projects controlling drinking water, waste water and storm water in the Commonwealth. The annual report lists all Pennsylvania communities receiving project grants including funding for the "Growing Greener" program. Drinking water projects pertain to outrages, biological substances, giadia, VOC's, unfiltered water, dam safety and lead. Waste water projects deal with stream pollution, bad septic systems and overloaded plants.
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I've just started playing draft mode a few weeks ago. I've been enjoying it much more than normal games but there seems to be some contradicting strategies. Some people believe that whoever picks first can choose any role or champion they want and calling a role means nothing... Where as others (including myself) think that the solo lanes should be reserved for the last picks so that we can counter-pick those important lanes and jungle/support should be picked first/second because they are harder to counter. The former mindset doesn't make any sense because it contradicts the entire point of draft mode; countering the other team's champions... if you come into the game wanting to play only one or two roles then you should be playing blind pick. So I find it confusing that whenever I'm last pick, even if I call a certain role I'm usually playing support simply because someone on our team would rather play what they want than counter the enemy team. For the record when I'm first or second pick I always take jungle/support unless it's an unique situation... And I have a funny feeling that if these players were calling a role and I decided to take it anyways, they would throw a fit.
No, your mindset is the correct one. Draft mode is suppose to be a stimulation of Ranked games. What you're telling me right now, happens almost 65% of the time in ranked games, unless you are in the higher elo. That is why many people believe in ELO Hell.
You can call a role, but you're not reserving it. Consider it a suggestion that your teammates can choose to ignore. Counterpicks are only a part of draft strategy - getting the picks you want and the team you want is also a part. There's no particular reason for one person to have priority over another, but there has to be priority for picking to function, so it goes by luck of the pick order draw.
the summoners code: Being a good team player begins at champion select. Be open minded when considering the needs of your team. If you're the last one to pick, try to fill a niche in your team that hasn't already been filled. pick order > calling out random positions and besides, Riot made it so that the people with the highest elo gets to pick first, thus in a way trying to insure the best game results...sorry, but you are wrong, just cause you got into the chat faster or managed to blurt out some role faster does not entitle you to play it
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While it's usually better to try to coordinate with the people in your draft to increase the odds of a smoother game, obviously this won't always work out. I personally just try to fill in roles, but I make it known that my best role is mid and my worst are in bot lane. The autolockers in my opinion in blind pick do the same thing in draft pick, and I'm sure they do the same thing in ranked play if they do it. It's just another type of troll/feeder and you have to deal with them.
Counter picking does matter, but not as much as you think it does. You'll see all sorts of aberrations like tryndamere rofl stomping teemo in top lane in low ELO play. I'll back the guy that knows his champion over the guy that chose the counter pick that the lolcounter site suggested any day. I'm sure I'll get to an ELO bracket where this is not true some day, but until then I'd much rather lock in a role I can do well than take a role I enjoy less and don't perform in. All while hoping that the random who managed to connect to chat 1st and get 'Mid is mine' out before anyone else is good.


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[1]Over the years, Cardinals slugger and impending free agent Carlos Beltran has made it no secret he hopes to play for the Yankees one day. He famously offered to sign with the team at a discounted rate before being turned down and landing with the Mets, then two years ago he again showed interest in wearing pinstripes.
According to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News, Beltran once again "would strongly consider" signing with the Yankees when he hits the open market after the season. The Bronx Bombers need outfield help and offense in general, so Feinsand says there figures to be mutual interest.
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Bono bounces back from back surgery; Jack White throws a hissy fit; Rod Stewart procreates at age 65
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The white men of rock-and-roll are keepin' busy:
- Bono returned to the stage in Italy on Friday night, ten weeks after a sudden back surgery forced U2 to cancel oodles of dates across the United States. The band's manager, Paul McGuinness, predicts that the band's 2011 tour will be the biggest grossing tour in history.
- Jack White threw a tantrum onstage last week after a New York crowd apparently didn't show enough enthusiasm for his band the Dead Weather. New York Daily News has a partial transcript of the outburst (and the apology White offered the crowd later in the set) here.
- 65-year-old Rod Stewart is expecting his second child with partner Penny Lancaster. It'll be Stewart's seventh child.
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I'm going crazy... the monitor for Mom's computer died, so I won't be able to post for a while...who knows when we'll get a new one. I'm at the library. I hate it here...I hate this whole town. All the people. They hate me because they've decided on their own that I'm gay, because I say I love you to one of my friends as a joke. While they run around and slap each other's asses... Anyways, back to what I was talking about. Yeah, I'm going insane without a monitor at home. 1. I can't talk to my friends online and I barely use the phone. 2. I had to come to the library just so I could look something up for my Harry Potter game. I've been dying to post here, so I'm just writing this up quick. Not that anyone here will miss me while I'm gone, lol. :)
I had a panic attack at work yesterday. I had to go around and talk to venders about the raffle at the end of the summer and I kind of put it off for a while. It was just Charli and I working, so I had to go alone and all of a sudden I just got a panic attack. So I put off going around to the venders because I didn't want toi completely freak out. I just stood there for a while and forced myself not to think about it. Eventually I went around to the venders, and I was fine. God, I can't wait until I get the meds for my S.A.D.
Dad and Marie are moving to London in three weeks. ;( I'm going to miss them so much. Even though Dad gets on my nerves a lot, I'm still going to miss him. But, the good thing is that I'll get to visit England every year. Woot!
Time to go. I miss you, Oasis!!!
I'm going on vacation for six days next week which means I'll be unable to check this site. It's quite sad how attached to it I am. I hope you feel better once you get your meds.
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It's a Trend! More Free Reads of Eisner Humor Nominees
- Posted by Johanna on April 19, 2011 at 8:14 pm
- Category: Digital and Webcomics
First, Dave Kellett gave away PDFs of Literature: Unsuccessfully Competing Against TV Since 1953. Then, since the physical book is out of print, AdHouse announced that their nominee, Afrodisiac, could be read online at their website.
That made me curious about the status of the other four nominees for the Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication. Gene Luen Yang's Prime Baby ran online at the New York Times Magazine website before it was collected, so that's fully available. Julia Wertz's Drinking at the Movies (my pick in this category) has had many of its pages posted at her old website.
That leaves Bongo's Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book and Shannon Wheeler's I Thought You Would Be Funnier, published by Boom!. If either are available online (without violating copyright), please let me know — I'd love to update the links so voters can be fully informed.
Update: (4/30/11) Boom! has since announced that you can read I Thought You Would Be Funnier online for free (link no longer available), in part to make up for a glitch. The book was left off the online ballot for the first few days of voting.
2 Responses to "It's a Trend! More Free Reads of Eisner Humor Nominees"
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April 20, 2011 at 6:05 AMI'll post my PDF if you change your pick to my book of New Yorker rejected cartoons! Ha.
- Shannon Wheeler Says:
May 6, 2011 at 6:46 PMJust coming back to update… BOOM! posted the book for a free download – and there's an official blurb from the Eisner people. I should say that they were really on top the mistake and fixed it almost as soon as they heard about it. Good folks.
If you are a professional in the industry, please help this poor soul and consider voting for me. http://www.eisnervote.com/
http://issuu.com/boomstudios/docs/ithoughtyouwouldbefunnierOfficial statement: "Because of a computer glitch, one of the nominees was missing from the Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards online ballot when it first went live. In the humor category, Shannon Wheeler's 'I Thought You Would Be Funnier' was left out. The error was caught and the title is now listed. However, some people had already voted in the interim. Fortunately, anyone who votes in the Eisners can change their votes at any time up to the deadline of June 13. Voters who change their minds about their choices in any category can revisit http://www.eisnervote.com prior to that date. Votes can also download a pdf file of the ballot and mail it in. That file was unaffected by the error."


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Where farming meets the future
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It looks like a prop from a blockbuster science fiction film, and you could quite easily imagine one of Hollywood's A-list stars sat at the wheel, dodging explosions left right and centre as they embark on a high-speed chase through some far-flung futuristic metropolis…
In actual fact you're far more likely to find this particular set of wheels chugging its way through a pastoral field in the middle of the rural countryside, and you certainly aren't likely to find any movie stars taking it for a spin. What you're looking at here is the latest in modern farming technology – a tractor powered entirely by hydrogen.
Hydrogen-powered tractors aren't a totally new innovation; prototype designs of this kind have been floated in the past to help cut down the farming industry's dependence on diesel, none of which have taken off successfully. However, this is the first design that actually rivals a conventional diesel tractor in terms of its haulage capability, meaning it's no longer a compromise between performance and environmental impact if you want to make the switch to hydrogen.
New Holland, the company behind this latest agricultural eco vehicle, claim it can perform all the tasks of a regular tractor without producing any of the harmful fuel emissions, making it (in theory) the ideal piece of farm equipment. However, as with all hydrogen-powered vehicles, there are the sizeable issues of where this hydrogen is obtained from (creating fuel-ready pure hydrogen is an energy intensive process), and how to maintain a reliable source of fuel when there is no established distribution network in place.
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For the moment, New Holland are proposing to roll out these tractors on farms that are equipped to produce their own hydrogen on-site, eliminating the need to transport it long distances. However, it is likely that there will need to be some extra effort put into making hydrogen more widely accessible if the technology is to be expanded to smaller operations around the world.
What do you think? Could we be looking at the future of modern agriculture, free from a dependency on fossil fuels?
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I'm still waiting for the day when something like the universal Language Communicator in Star Trek or the Babel Fish in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comes true. I'm convinced the day will be in my lifetime but for now, I'll have to live with apps like Converse which is quite useful despite a few limitations.
Converse is a language translator tool with two potential uses. Splitting the iPad screen into two, it allows the user to hold it between them and someone who speaks another language, they can then converse by typing in sentences and pressing the send button thus sending it to the other side of the screen and translating as it transfers across. This will immediately make conversations a touch easier. The other purpose of Converse is to use it alone as a back up translation tool while out and about. This however is where one major flaw comes into play.
Converse depends upon an internet connection in order to perform its translations. As an owner of a Wi-Fi only iPad, this means I'd always need to find a freely available Wi-Fi network. While in some locations, this is very easy to do, other times it's near impossible. For users considering taking it abroad with them, this could be a particular nuisance which is surely the key market to aim such an app at.
Converse also suffers from a limited number of languages. Users can only translate between English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Dutch. While that's a good mixture of languages to cover Europe, for users outside of the continent, it could be limiting. Translation is also restricted to word to word conversion rather than adjusting according to syntax which feels like another opportunity missed.
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Questlove and The Roots Announce Official Miami Afterparty at Bardot on March 31
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Every now and then you get up to sip some kombucha, pack a bowl, suck on a b-12 lozenge, or maybe hold your head in shame.
Technically speaking, you're fried. And so the last thing you want to be thinking about is partying, never mind afterpartying.
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Big news from Bardot: The swanky Midtown speakeasy will be hosting the official afterparty for The Roots concert at Adrienne Arsht Center. And none other than Questlove will be manning the decks alongside NYC's Jacques Renault.
The Roots drummer is known for highly eclectic DJ sets that draw from a very broad definition of "The Classics" -- like his Christmas party on South Beach in December -- while Renault is known best for deep disco cuts and dance-y post-punk.
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The Roots' Official Afterparty with Questlove and Jacques Renault. Featuring a live performance by The Hongs. Saturday, March 31. Bardot, 3456 N. Miami Ave., Miami. Tickets cost $15 to $20 plus fees via eventbrite.com. Call 305-576-5570 or visit bardotmiami.com.
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Howe commits future to Cherries
Manager Eddie Howe has pledged his future to Bournemouth after signing a one-year contract extension.The Cherries boss and assistant Jason Tindall have penned new deals that will keep them at Dean Court for the next three years. Howe told BBC Radio Solent: "We see our future here. We're looking forward to continued success together." The former Cherries team-mates steered Bournemouth to promotion to League One in their first full season. Howe added: "It gives us a little more stability and.... read more
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LOL-I was "stuck" on Google for an hour and a half last night! This morning I'm trying to catch up on my blog reading before Sesame Street ends! :)
My morning wake up consists of...
1)My soldier kissing my goodbye
2) Hugs from my daughter
3) Twitter
4) Blogger
5) Coffee
6) Oatmeal with strawberries
Not necessarily in that order. :)
Monday mornings I hit the ground running!
1) Mass
2) Breakfast
3) Bills
4) Getting to the computer! :)
Me too... I have a schedule all written up which includes showering before computer time, but generally I get up and rush to the computer first to check emails, and MAYBE let the cat out on my way.
I reach for the same as you, but Ireally do reach for the coffee while reaching for the computer (does that even make sense?)
a cuppa joe! Seriously, I need my coffee with splenda and cream!
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The clean-lined components of this kitchen great room look as if they were slid into an older, more traditional building shell, but the entire house is new.
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Cabinets of maple plywood and matte-colored laminate line the north wall, creating a visual tie between kitchen and living area.
A cool contemporary kitchen is the big surprise at the heart of this vacation home. Sited by a meadow and an old farm, the building breaks down into a grouping of vernacular rural structures. "From the outside, you read this building as these traditional farm-related forms," says architect Phil Regan, who carried the theme into the house with an exposed, white-painted roof structure and a bank of high transom windows. Into this barn-simple shell Regan inserted an unapologetically contemporary kitchen great room.
The kitchen workspace lines the room's east wall, where a pair of pocket windows above the sink look through an adjacent mudroom/home office to meadow views and morning light. To the south, the room opens via a sliding glass wall onto a central courtyard. Along the north wall, punctuated with smaller openings, the kitchen casework transitions seamlessly into living room storage and display cabinets. Flush panels of maple plywood, stainless steel, and matte-colored laminate heighten the contrast between the kitchen and the enclosing structure. While the latter could be interpreted as a reclaimed farm building, Regan says, "the cabinetry is definitely from today, as if it were retrofitted in there."
Our judges found the room appealing in both concept and execution, calling it "compositionally beautiful" and "rich in its simplicity." As one noted, "there's almost a Shaker honesty and simplicity to it."
Project Credits Entrant/Architect: Hutker Architects, Vineyard Haven, Mass. Builder: Johnson Vineyard Builders, Vineyard Haven Project size: 1,032 square feet Construction cost: Withheld Photographer: Jim Fiora Studio
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