C-SAW, Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watersheds, is a group of technical specialists available to assist on watershed activities.

Help is available for organizations and agencies to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully complete a Growing Greener Grant or prepare an accurate application for a grant

This Growing Greener Grant Program is part of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s effort to protect and improve the state’s watersheds.  

Seven organizations are available to help. The participating technical experts are Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring at Dickinson College, NRCS, PALMS (Pennsylvania  Lakes Management Society), Western PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (WPCAMR),  Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Stroud Water Research Center and the United States Geological Survey.  

These specialists will not conduct the monitoring or complete the projects but are available to help identify solutions and provide training to accurately monitor activities.  

Some of the services available include: determining watershed issues, selecting appropriate equipment, identifying macroinvertebrates, riparian and stream restoration, and data interpretation. This partnership’s free services will be available for the next two years.  

C-SAW, Consortium for Scientific Assistance to Watersheds, is a group of specialists available to provide technical assistance on watershed related activities.

This project is funded by the Growing Greener Program, which is part of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's effort to protect and improve the state's watersheds.

Scientists from the following organizations and agencies are available through the C-SAW Program:

These technical experts will not conduct the monitoring or develop the plans but will work with program participants to transfer the necessary knowledge and skills for them to identify watershed goals, collect and interpret credible data, and develop nonpoint source treatments.

Groups, organizations, educational institutions, municipalities, and government agencies that are eligible to apply for the Growing Greener Program are elibible to receive assistance through C-SAW.

More information about the C-SAW Program and an application to request assistance can be obtained by visiting:  http://pa.water.usgs.gov/csaw or by clicking the link at the top of this page.