Impact Stories

ACCD safeguards soil and water through on-the-ground efforts, providing vital environmental and community benefits, including dedicated farmland, safer roads, enhanced fish habitats, and more. 

Monroeville Library Flood Repair

Monroeville Library Flood Repair

Allegheny County Conservation District completed the installation of stormwater best management practices (BMPs) at the Monroeville Public Library in December 2021. The entrance of the library frequently flooded during heavy rain.

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Monroeville Library Flood Repair

Findlay Township Rain Garden

Findlay Township Rain Garden

ACCD, Findlay Township and Montour Run Watershed Association celebrated the completion of the Findlay Township Activity Center Rain Gardens.

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Findlay Township Rain Garden

Elizabeth Township Landslide Repair

Elizabeth Township Landslide Repair

Elizabeth Township was awarded $200,000 through the Low Volume Road Grant Program to address critical infrastructure needs and repair major landslides.

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Elizabeth Township Landslide Repair

Clean Water Solutions With City of Pittsburgh

Clean Water Solutions With City of Pittsburgh

ACCD brought together staff from the City of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Water for a workshop focused on non-point source pollution and hands-on restoration of three rain gardens.

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Clean Water Solutions With City of Pittsburgh

Glassport Borough Landslide Remediation

Glassport Borough Landslide Remediation

In 2019, a landslide occurred on Detroit Avenue in a steep corner of Glassport Borough. It started contaminating nearby streams with sediment, creating hazardous road conditions, and impacting residents' access to services.

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Glassport Borough Landslide Remediation

Soil Screening

Soil Screening

Review of over 900 analyzed samples of urban soil through ACCD's Urban Soils Program.

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Soil Screening

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