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Please use the links provided to access information on the SWP, its projects, and watershed issues |


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Schoharie Watershed Program PO Box 996, 6049 Main Street Tannersville, NY 12485 Phone 518-589-6871 Fax 518-589-6874 |
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GCSWCD Main Office 907 County Office Building Cairo, NY 12413 Phone 518.622.3620 Fax 518.622.0344
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Schoharie Watershed Program
A program of Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District |
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Why a Watershed Assistance Program |

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Map of the Schoharie Watershed from catskillstreams.org Click map for a larger view |
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What Does the SWP Do?
The Schoharie Watershed Program (SWP) provides a wide range of services including education and outreach, watershed planning, and water quality or stewardship project design and implementation. The SWP serves a key role in the facilitation of local, state, and federal programs, and works in partnership with municipal leaders, residents as well as a wide range of agencies and organizations. Watershed stakeholders that require assistance with issues related to the NYC watershed rules and regulations, or natural resource problems, should contact the SWP to determine what types of help may be available. |
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The Schoharie Reservoir Watershed: The Focus of GCSWCD
The Schoharie Watershed basin is 314 square miles and spans 13 municipalities and 3 counties in the northeast Catskill Mountains. It is part of New York City’s Water supply. The Schoharie Reservoir is in the northern most part of the city’s water system where the communities are predominantly rural. Outdoor-based tourism, such as skiing, hiking, fishing, and biking, and the myriad businesses that rely on tourists and second homeowners, is a significant part of the local economy.
When the Memorandum of Agreement between NYC, the USEPA and the upstate communities was signed in 1997, it established a host of programs and regulations designed to minimize degradation of the water supply. A key component of these Watershed Partnership and Protection Programs focused on assessment of stream systems and the development of detailed Stream Management Plans on a sub-basin scale. Since 1997, the Greene County Soil & Water Conservation District (GCSWCD) has worked in partnership with NYC Dept. of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) to develop comprehensive Stream Management Plans (SMP) in all primary sub-basins to the Schoharie reservoir. |

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