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Residents and borough officials say new apartment development sent stormwater down South Second Street, borough issues MS4 violation
Summary
Residents described street flooding after a recent storm that carried sediment and rocks from a nearby apartment development onto South Second Street. Borough staff said the developer has received an MS4 stormwater violation and engineers are following up.
A resident told Emmaus Borough Council on May 19 that a recent storm sent a torrent of muddy water and sediment from a new apartment development down South Second Street, nearly overtopping curbs and threatening homes.
The complaint came during the meeting’s public appeals period, where resident Kyle Suez described water “like Whitewater Rapids” flowing from the development’s parking area and said "the whole road was covered in muddy water." He said the storm he observed produced about 0.8 to 1.1 inches of rain but that the run‑off behaved as if it were a much larger downpour.
The report prompted a response from borough staff. "They have received an MS4 violation…
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