The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a new initiative to help clean the Chesapeake Bay watershed.More than $22.5 million will be available for farmers in the watershed for technology and resources to reduce pollution in runoff water.U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) was at Friday morning’s Chesapeake Bay Commission meeting in Lancaster and said he hopes this investment is just the start.”This can’t just be a one-year investment and it can’t be a one-year initiative. We’ve got to make sure that we not only perpetuate it but also to continue the adequate appropriations,” he said.Casey said he also helped the state get an additional $2 million to help with pollution reduction in the Pequea Creek watershed, which is in Lancaster and Chester counties.

LANCASTER, Pa. —

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a new initiative to help clean the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

More than $22.5 million will be available for farmers in the watershed for technology and resources to reduce pollution in runoff water.

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) was at Friday morning’s Chesapeake Bay Commission meeting in Lancaster and said he hopes this investment is just the start.

“This can’t just be a one-year investment and it can’t be a one-year initiative. We’ve got to make sure that we not only perpetuate it but also to continue the adequate appropriations,” he said.

Casey said he also helped the state get an additional $2 million to help with pollution reduction in the Pequea Creek watershed, which is in Lancaster and Chester counties.

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