Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Management Program

Program Overview

The Pennsylvania Coastal Management Program, approved in 1980, is administered by the Department of Environmental Protection. The coastal management program comprises two widely separated coastal areas: the 63-mile Lake Erie shoreline and the 57-mile stretch of coastline along the Delaware Estuary.

The program relies on a network of state authorities. The Pennsylvania coastal zone along Lake Erie varies from 900 feet in urban areas to over three miles in rural areas, and the Delaware River Estuary boundary extends inland from 660 feet in urbanized areas to 3.5 miles in rural areas.

Program Website

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Coastal Resources Management Program
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