Valley Creek Integrated Stormwater Management Plan
Project Summary
The Valley Creek Integrated Stormwater Management Plan will integrate two distinct studies into a comprehensive plan to manage stormwater from new development and redevelopment while identifying and providing recommendations for watershed restoration and preservation. The project announcement (from 2004) outlines the objectives and needs for the plan.
Valley Creek Act 167 Stormwater Management Study
Meeting Summaries
Phase II Stormwater Management Plan (Act 167 Plan)
The study will involve the development of a Phase I and Phase II Stormwater Management Study based on Pennsylvania's Stormwater Management Act of 1978, often referred to as an Act 167 study. The purpose of an Act 167 study is to provide a watershed-wide approach to the planning and management of stormwater. The completed Act 167 Study will produce a set of technical standards suitable for adoption by each municipality in a stormwater management ordinance in the watershed, as well as restoration alternatives to restore the watershed. The Phase II project is currently underway.
Phase I Stormwater Management Plan
Phase I of the Act 167 Plan, completed in June 2004, was funded in part by the PA Act 167 grant’s program. The scope and funding needed to complete the Phase II portion of the Act 167 study were determined as part of the Phase I report and will be completed through Phase II the PA Act 167 grant program.
Valley Creek Watershed Technical Compendium
The study included a watershed assessment, including both a water quality assessment and a fluvial geomorphology (FGM) assessment. The purpose of these assessments were to identify stream reaches that are functioning well, in addition to those reaches in need of restoration. The stream characteristics evaluated included the stream’s geometry, water quality, habitat, stream bank stability, geology and topographic features.
The results, conclusions and recommendations from the watershed assessments have been published in the Valley Creek Watershed Technical Compendium.
