Chester County Water Resources Authority

Notice

Chester County Water Resources Authority is open to the public and will continue to provide all services and programs, though there will be times when our staff will be working remotely. Therefore, we encourage you to look for answers to your questions and concerns online, or send us an email at [email protected]. Should an in-person meeting be required, we urge you to contact us by phone (610-344-5400) or email to schedule an appointment. We will respond as soon as possible.

Chester County Commissioners' Adopt 2022 County-wide Stormwater Management Model Ordinance

On February 10, 2022, the Chester County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution to amend the County-wide Act 167 Stormwater Management Plan for Chester County, PA to replace the 2013 model ordinance with the recently completed 2022 County-wide Act 167 Stormwater Management Model Ordinance. The updated Model Ordinance, summary of changes table, Matrix of Minimum Mandatory Standards, and other resources are available at chesco.org/StormwaterOrdinance. Any questions about the updated Model Ordinance can be submitted to [email protected].

Municipalities with MS4 permits should plan to update their ordinance to be consistent with the updated County-wide Model Ordinance by September 30, 2022. The adopted Model Ordinance has been submitted to PA DEP for their final review and approval in accordance with PA Act 167. A letter will be sent to municipalities once PA DEP's final review has been completed.

To assist municipalities with updating their stormwater ordinances, CCWRA will host two implementation workshops in May. Both workshops will be held in Room 351 East at the Government Services Center at 601 Westtown Road, West Chester and will be also streamed via Zoom.

The first workshop was held on May 6. Presentations and a recording of the event can be found at this link.
The second workshop is scheduled for May 24 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. You can register to attend this workshop in-person here and to attend virtually via Zoom here.

Municipal Stormwater Summit was held on Monday, April 11

The Chester County Water Resources Authority and the Chester County Conservation District hosted the annual Chester County Municipal Stormwater Summit on Monday, April 11, 2022. Links to PDFs of the presentations and to the recording of the event can be found at this page.

2020 Annual Water Conditions Report Available

The Annual Water Conditions report presents a snapshot of Chester County’s water resources in 2020 and highlights select long-term water quality trends over the last 20 years. This 24-page report summarizes water conditions from January 2020 through December 2020 including rainfall, groundwater levels, stream flows, biotic diversity, nitrogen, phosphorus, chloride and public water use.

The 2020 report is also available in an 11x17 layout showing facing pages.

Public Input Surveys - We Need to Hear from You!

Chester County is working to review and update the County's integrated water resources plan, Watersheds, and the County's Stormwater Management Plan. A key component of the update process is getting input from residents from across the County on their water resources, water-based recreation, and stormwater concerns.

Please provide us with your perspective by completing the surveys below. Do you know a group who is passionate about improving the County's watersheds? If so, please share these links with them, or send them our water resources survey flyer and water-based recreation survey flyer.