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Stormwater Management

The Clean Water Act is the federal legislation that governs stormwater management. Stormwater point discharges to waters of the U.S. are regulated using National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. In 1999, Federal regulations extended coverage of the NPDES program to local separate storm sewer systems (MS4’s) serving populations less than 100,000. Monaghan Township is required to comply with the NPDES program as a MS4. Under the NPDES stormwater program, permittees must develop a stormwater management plan that provides the details of how the community (Monaghan Township) will comply with the requirements of the permit. Permits are based on a framework of six minimum control measures:

  • Public education and outreach
  • Public participation and involvement
  • Illicit discharge detection and elimination
  • Construction site runoff control
  • Post-construction storm water management in new development and redevelopment
  • Pollution prevention and good housekeeping for municipal operations and maintenance

More information on this program is available from the Pennsylvania DEP website.

Monaghan Township Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4)

The goals of all MS4s programs and Monaghan Township are to reduce the discharge of pollutants from the township, to protect water quality and to satisfy requirements of the Clean Water Act. Monaghan Township would like you to remember that the water and any items that go into a storm sewer go directly into streams. This water is not cleaned in any way and does not go to the waste water treatment plant. Monaghan Township needs all of its residents to assist us in keeping our storm water and storm water sewer system clean by doing the following:

  • Dispose of water properly
  • Clean up after your pets
  • Use fertilizers properly and efficiently to prevent excess runoff
  • Store materials that could pollute storm water indoors
  • Keep grass cutting off of the street

What Residents can help watch for:

  • Sediment leaving a construction site in stormwater
  • Spills (Chemical, Gas, Oil)
  • Illegal dumping activity into streams or storm sewers (PLEASE CALL 911 FIRST)
  • Dry weather flows from outfall pipes into streams (72 hours after a rain storm)

Please monitor storm water inlets near your property. Residents may be the first to recognize “illicit” discharges dumping into storm sewers or coming out of storm sewer outfalls.

If you see an “illicit” discharge please contact Township Staff at 717-697-2132.

DISCLAIMER:

The information contained in the Best Management Practices guides is being provided by Monaghan Township for the use of residents, property owners and businesses in the Borough. Please note that the Stormwater Management Projects are voluntary.

If you experience problems with any water or sewer piping on your property, you should contact a registered plumber.

While every attempt has been made to furnish the latest and most up-to-date information in this guide, updates, revisions, modifications, deletions, and additions may have taken place after the production and distribution of this guide. The user of this guide is not relieved of their duty to obtain any revisions or updates. Monaghan Township is not liable for the use of information in this guide that results in additional costs due to changes that occurred after the production of these guides. These guides are provided to you on an “AS IS” and “WITH ALL FAULTS” basis. You acknowledge that you assume the entire risk of loss in using this guide and the information provided herein. You further acknowledge that this guide is complex and may contain some nonconformities, defects and/or errors.Monaghan Township does not warrant that this guide will meet your needs or expectations, or that all nonconformities can or will be corrected. Monaghan Township assumes no risk, liability or responsibility for the accuracy of this guide.

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