1046 Gault Rd, New Holland, PA 17557

Welsh Mountain Watershed Conservation District

The Welsh Mountain Watershed Conservation WMWC District seeks to protect the watershed and drainage area contributing to the reservoir behind the existing dam in southern East Earl Township by limiting land uses and land use intensities to those which do not degrade the environmental quality of the watershed and the lands within the district. It is the further intent of this district to regulate development in such a manner that the public interest will be served by lessening the chance of pollution or other damage to the public water supply that is provided for by the reservoir. The requirements of this district intend to encourage the preservation of the natural environment and the retention of open land which is so located and designed to constitute a harmonious and appropriate part of the physical development of the Township as provided for in the Township's Comprehensive Plan. As in the Conservation/Open Space CO District set forth in Article V, existing soil and topographic characteristics severely limit development potential. It is the intent of the Board of Supervisors to implement the mandate of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, as amended,[1] to preserve lands within this WMWC District through the enactment of these regulations