Cedar Run | How Healthy is Cedar Run?
Do you live in the Cedar Run Watershed? Here are some groups and information to get you started with protecting water in your community! Explore your community role to learn more about how to help your watershed.
Yellow Breeches Watershed Association
Small Watershed Study: Yellow Breeches Creek
Cedar Run Coldwater Conservation Plan
Municipalities in the Cedar Run Watershed:
Cedar Run runs through seven municipalities, all of which are permitted to discharge stormwater to the creek. This includes Lower Allen Township, Hampden Township, Upper Allen Township, a tiny portion of East Pennsboro Township, Mechanicsburg Borough, and Camp Hill Borough.
Watershed Facts
Drinking Water Info
The only Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) permitted drinking water intake on Cedar Run is for the State Correctional Facility at Camp Hill which serves 4,658 individuals. The only Waste Water Treatment Plant on Cedar Run is that of the State Correctional Facility that discharges industrial waste.
