The Buffer Action Team supports the countywide buffer implementation goal through coordination, community and landowner engagement, and establishment programming support. In 2022, the team will meet on February 24, May 26, August 25, and November 17 from 9-11 a.m. Meeting location will rotate.

2022 Priorities include:

• Engage the community through buffer-related events
• Remove barriers to efficient and effective landowner outreach
• Grow financial support for buffer establishment program

The team is led by Ryan Davis with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and Ashley Spotts with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

The Communications Action Team collaboratively develops communications strategies to uniformly increase knowledge, support, and engagement of/with clean water issues and solutions. The team meets monthly on the last Friday of the month from 9-10:30 a.m.

2022 Priorities include:

• Develop messaging and strategies to be shared with partner organizations to strengthen communications
• Support telling Lancaster’s clean water story

The team is led by Emily Smedley with the Lancaster Clean Water Partners.

The Stormwater Action Team empowers municipalities to address stormwater through cost-effective and locally relevant practices. The full team meets twice a year, with smaller workgroup meetings throughout the year.

The team is led by Charity Burkhart with David Miller/Associates, Kara Kalupson with RETTEW, and Kristen Koch with Penn State Agriculture and Environment Center.

The Water Quality Monitoring Action Team, previously called the Data Management Action Team, supports countywide water quality monitoring efforts including software development for uniform data uploads and efficient training methods that conform to QA/QC standards.

2022 Priorities include:

Field testing CSDatum and integration with other data-viewing tools
Develop efficient training tools for volunteers such as videos and cheat sheets
Coordinate habitat assessment trainings for volunteers

The team is lead by Ruth Hocker with the Center for Watershed Protection and Rupert Rossetti with the Octoraro Watershed Association.