"In accordance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Individual Permit regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP), East Coventry Township is required to develop and implement a stormwater management program.  The program is based on the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) protocol developed by PADEP.

The PADEP Protocols provide the Township with guidelines to design a local program that addresses PADEP’s six Miniumum Control Measures (MCMs). These six MCMs are designed to reduce the discharge of pollutants from MS4s, to the maximum extent practicable, to protect water quality and to satisfy the appropriate requirements of the Federal Clean Water Act. The six MCM categories are:

• Public Education & Outreach

• Public Involvement & Participation

• Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination

• Construction Site Stormwater Runoff

• Post Construction Stormwater Management in New Development & Redevelopment

• Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations & Maintenance"

If you have any questions on the information presented, please consult the links provided below.

Ordinance No. 143 - Further providing for stormwater management

United States Environmental Protection Agency:
NPDES Homepage

Stormwater Outreach Materials and Reference Documents

Menu of Best Management Practices

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection:
Water Management Homepage

DEP Southeast Regional Office

Chester County Water Resources Authority:

Home Page

Chester County Conservation District:

Home Page

Informational Brochures

Storm Water Topics:

"Homeowners Key to Community Stormwater Management"

"Stormwater and the Construction Industry Poster"

"Got grass? Mow high!"

"Solution to Pollution Brochure"

"10 Things You Can Do to Prevent Storm water Runoff Pollution" bookmarker

"Car Washing" - Help Protect our Waterways

"After the Storm" - Homeowner's Guide to Storm Water

"Solution to the Pollution" - Household Pollution Prevention

"Water-Efficient Landscaping" - Household Guide to Water-Efficient Landscaping Techniques

"Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention" - Guide to Protecting Local Waterways from Urban Runoff Pollution

Wastewater / Sewage / Septic Topics:

"Report Illegal Dumping"

"Homeowner's Septic System Guide" - Homeowner Septic System Guidelines

"Where Does All the Wastewater Go?" - Citizen's Guide to Responsible Wastewater Disposal

"How a House Works" - Your House to the Wastewater Plant - How Wastewater is Treated

"Preventing Wastewater Overflows" - How to Protect Your Community

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