[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 149 (Friday, September 7, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H7923-H7924]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       RECOGNIZING THE VOLUNTEERS OF THE ALLEGHENY RIVER CLEANUP

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, Saturday marks the start 
of the 10th annual Allegheny River and Watershed Cleanup, which is a 
weeklong effort in Warren County to keep the Allegheny River healthy 
and clean.
  The Allegheny River is one of the Nation's most beautiful and clean 
waters. For more than 10 years, the waterway has been designated one of 
the Nation's wild and scenic rivers. It is also home to seven islands 
protected under America's National Wilderness Preservation System.
  Every year, hundreds of people visit the river to enjoy its beauty 
and bounty. In 2017, 317 volunteers donated roughly 2,536 hours of 
their time while removing 5,350 pounds of metal, 94 tires, and 35 cubic 
feet of trash from the Allegheny and the Conewango Creek.
  Adults and children participate in the cleanup. They walk along the 
riverbanks or use their canoes and kayaks to remove garbage found in or 
along the Allegheny River and its tributaries.
  Mr. Speaker, the Allegheny River watershed is and continues to be an 
important recreational, ecological, and economic asset to Warren 
County. I commend all those who participate in this outstanding event.

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