Dirt, Gravel & Low Volume Road Program
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(DGLVR)

2024 grant will be Due by November 31st 2023

ESM TRAININGS NEARBY IN 2023 
Please see the following link for information on 2023 ESM trainings being offered in Reynaldsville and Altoona. 
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​Coming Soon!
We are in the process of ordering a buffalo turbine blower, the blower will be available for municaplities to rent at low cost for ditch cleaning and other similar activites. Stay tuned for more details. See below. 

Buffalo Turbine Debris Blower available for rent soon! Click picture for more.

Program Overview: 

Pennsylvania's Dirt Gravel, and Low Volume Road Maintenance Program provides funding to eliminate stream pollution caused by runoff and sediment from the State's comprehensive network of unpaved and low volume public roads. The Program was enacted into law in April 1997 as Section 9106 of the PA Vehicle Code, with $5 Million in annual funding for "environmentally sensitive road maintenance" for unpaved roads. Since then, the program has grown in popularity and visible benefits to PA's watersheds. As a result, the program is now up over $30 million annually to fund DGLVR projects state wide. The goal of the Program is to create a more environmentally and economically sustainable Dirt and Gravel, low volume road network through education, outreach, and project funding.
    
The Clearfield County Conservation District was one of the first in Pennsylvania to take advantage of this program. Since CCCD began providing funds from this program $4,585,542.41 has been awarded in grants to municipalities for dirt and gravel road projects and $794,881.36 has been awarded for low volume projects. Doing so we have completed projects at 151 different sites county wide, improving roughly 120 miles of local roadway water quality impacts. Please take advantage of our resources, here's what you need to know;

Any road owning entity in the county is eligible to apply for funding for publicly accessible roads. In order to apply the applicant must have attended Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance (ESM) training. A list of these training is available at the right. 

It is highly recommended that applicants contact the district prior to applying to discuss potential projects with the Program Specialist. On sight meetings can be scheduled to review the project, and practices used. 

Clearfield County's Dirt & Gravel, Low-Volume Road Maintenance Program Priorities:
- Impact to water quality
- Treat the problems based on the long term effect to water quality
- Emphasize the protection of watersheds determined as exceptional value or high quality
- Use of environmentally sensitive techniques and products
- Commitment of the participants

If you would like to learn more about the program or Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance Techniques please visit the Center for Dirt and Gravel Roads website at http://www.dirtandgravel.psu.edu/.

DGLVR Program Resources

Grant Application

Grant App Instructions

Labor and Equip. Time Sheet

Clearfield County Policies

ESM Training Dates

ESM Brochure

FEMA Rates

Material Calculator

Webinar Resources

Application Instructional Video

Program Overview and QAB Process

​DGLVR Stream Crossing Policy

Municipal Bidding 

LVR Specific Forms

LVR State Policies

Traffic Count Validation Form

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Have a road in mind? Don't know who to talk to? Use the contact tool above to send an email directly to our local DGLVR technician. We're here to help, so ask away!