In January 2004, the County of Chester initiated a multi-year study to develop an Integrated Stormwater Management Plan for the (East) Valley Creek Watershed. Part of the planning effort included a watershed assessment, including both a water quality assessment and a fluvial geomorphology (FGM) assessment.  The purpose of the assessments are to identify stream reaches that were 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 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. In addition to the water quality and FGM assessment, an Act 167 Stormwater Management Study has been initiated for the Valley Creek watershed.
Valley Creek Watershed Technical Compendium
{Tech Comp cover}	The watershed assessments, and the resulting report - the Valley Creek Watershed Technical Compendium, were partially funded by the PA Department of Environmental Protection Growing Greener program. The Valley Creek Watershed Technical Compendium is provided below, with figures and appendices listed in a drop down box.  As a limited number of hardcopy reports were published, hardcopy documentsare not available for sale. The full document may be reviewed at the Chester County Water Resources Authority office. Please call 610-344-5400 to schedule an appointment.   {adobeicon} In order to read or download, you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader utility. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat, you can download it from the Adobe site.
Text Sections  Title Pages and Table of Contents Part A: Project Description Part B: Water Quality Assessment Part C: Fluvial Geomorphology Assessment Part D: Overall Assessment Recommendations References       Figures      Please select a figure:Figure A-1Figure A-2Figure A-3Figure A-4Figure A-5Figure A-6Figure B-1Figure B-2Figure B-3Figure C-1Figure C-2Figure C-3Figure C-4Figure C-5Figure C-6Figure C-7Figure D-1Figure D-2Figure D-3Figure D-4Figure D-5            Appendices      Please select an appendix:Appendix AAppendix BAppendix C
Stream Restoration Brochure In addition to the Valley Creek Watershed Technical Compendium, CCWRA has also prepared a 4-page factsheet on stream restoration. The factsheet includes information reprinted from the Watershed Ecology Team's of EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds guidleines.   Stream Restoration - What It Is and What It Isn't