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HRG coordinator: Blair County has reduced phosphorus loading and has $308,000 projected for 2026 CAP funding
Summary
Jordan Whitmer of HRG told the Blair County Planning Commission that the county has reduced phosphorus loads to the Chesapeake Bay, outlined eligible BMPs under the Countywide Action Plan, and described recent grant awards including $624,955 in Growing Greener funds and $848,000 spent from 2022–2025; he urged municipalities to partner on stormwater and agricultural projects.
Jordan Whitmer, a CAP coordinator with consulting firm HRG, told the Blair County Planning Commission that the county’s Countywide Action Plan (CAP) work is showing measurable water-quality progress and that the program will continue to rely on a mix of state and federal grants and local partners.
“Blair County has successfully reduced the amount of phosphorus they need loading into the Chesapeake Bay,” Whitmer said, citing the county snapshot returned from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
The CAP sits under the Chesapeake Bay…
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