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Manager warns MS4 urbanized-area designation would add stormwater volume and monitoring requirements
Summary
Council was briefed on how the 2020 census urbanized-area designation could trigger Pennsylvania MS4 requirements, emphasizing additional volume-reduction measures and outfall monitoring with financial implications for the borough.
The borough manager briefed council members on the implications of recent census changes that classify New Freedom as part of an urbanized area, which could bring new MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System) permit requirements focused on volume reduction and expanded outfall monitoring.
Staff said the draft state permit language shifts emphasis from…
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