Stormwater Management

Help keep our waterways and drinking supplies from becoming polluted. Be
aware of the common pollutants and their dangers. Common pollutants consist of pesticides,
pet waste, automotive fluids, grass clippings and other debris that enter the stormwater
system and ultimately end up in our water supply.  Please practice healthy household
habits for the good of our environment!

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Southeast Regional Office

2 East Main Street

Norristown, PA 19401

(484) 250-5900

www.depweb.state.pa.us/southeastro/site/

Helpful information

- 10 Safer Ways to Fight Pests
- Canines for Clean Creeks
- Grass Clippings
- Rain Garden Manual
- Less Toxic Products
- Rain Barrel
- Water DEP Management

Informative Stormwater Links:

www.dep.state.pa.us
www.epa.gov/nps//toolbox/beta
www.delcocd.org
www.stormwatercenter.net
http://dsf.chesco.org/water
http://dsf.chesco.org/conservation

Floodplain Information FEMA

Flood Information - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Homeowners, contractors and businesses can visit the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/bestpractices and http://www.fema.gov/hazard/index.shtm for up to date information on planning, prevention and best practices for flood protection and management .

Water Quality Hotlines for Citizens
Citizens can help report violations or problems they notice in their local streams before they cause more damage and pollution. Residents sometimes may be the first to recognize “illicit” discharges dumping into storm sewers or coming out of from storm sewer outfalls.

New stormwater regulations from Pennsylvania’s DEP require that your municipality investigate more thoroughly potential illicit discharges (pollutants) into our streams. You can help by promptly reporting the following events to the authorities listed in the hotline box below. The township’s web site also contains a form for reporting these conditions (put link here). Here are some of the conditions that you should report:

• Sediment leaving a construction site in stormwater ( your county conservation district)
• Observed pollution event or pollutants in stream (DEP)
• Clogged or leaking sewer lines ( your sewer authority)
• Failing or overflowing sewer effluent from treatment plant ( your sewer plant and DEP)
• Spills ( DEP spills hotline)
• Illegal dumping activity into water courses ( your municipality, DEP)
• Dry weather flows from outfall pipes into streams (72 hours after a rain storm)( your municipality)
• Fish Kills ( Fish Commission, DEP)
• Water main breaks ( Aqua PA or Chester Water Authority).

Photos and exact locations are very helpful!