Beaver Valley River Response Task Force

The Police Departments of Beaver Borough and Center Township, including the municipalities of Potter Township and Vanport Township would like to announce the inception of a jointly owned and operated patrol boat partnership for the Beaver and Ohio rivers.

This project has been in the planning stages for nearly three years. Thanks to federal FEMA funding through the Pittsburgh Area Maritime Security Committee, under the leadership of Commander Timmie of the US Coast Guard, and with the support and assistance of Pennsylvania State Representative Jim Christiana in securing the federal matched funds through the Department of Community and Economic Development, this project has been fully funded.

The project is the result of the Center and Beaver Police Departments working together in a joint project to form a task force between the four municipalities with a vision of expansion to all municipalities on the waterways of Beaver County.

The total cost of the project is $187,110.00. FEMA provided 75% of the project cost and Representative Christiana worked to secure the 25% matching funds through The Department of Community and Economic Development.

The boat is a law enforcement model Boston Whaler, fully equipped including a trailer and a tow vehicle.

Beaver County's waterways are the largest recreational area in the county, as well as a pathway to various amounts of commerce passing through daily. Additional security to the Montgomery Dam, various industries, and the nuclear power plant will be provided.