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Committee narrows stormwater bump-out priorities; grant criteria focus on drainage area and low-volume roads
Summary
Staff reported a draft list of 30 potential stormwater bump-out locations and said the borough will prioritize three to four sites for 2025 to capture PRP credits under the Pennsylvania DEP program; sites are being refined with input from Jeff and criteria include drainage-area size and constructability.
At the Jan. 28 Infrastructure Committee meeting, staff said they compiled about 30 potential locations for stormwater bump-outs and are working with borough staff to refine a shortlist of three to four locations for 2025.
A presenter said drainage-area size was the primary criterion because the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) credits installations largely by the drainage area they treat, a factor that informs the borough’s PRP (Pollutant Reduction Plan) credits. “The bigger the drainage area, the more credits that we can get for installing those bump outs,” the presenter said. Constructability — including underground utilities and parking impacts — is the second major criterion.
Staff said the grant they are pursuing historically targeted non-urban roads but recently has been open to more urbanized locations; qualifying as a “low-volume” road (defined by the grant as fewer than 500 cars per day) can be advantageous for scoring. The presenter estimated that completing all 23 bump-outs identified in the borough’s plan would capture roughly 80–90% of the PRP credits the borough needs. Exact credit estimates and grant awards remain subject to DEP review.
The committee asked that property owners affected by the 2025 shortlist be notified before the shortlist returns for committee review so residents have a chance to comment at a public meeting. Staff said they will notify impacted residents prior to the next infrastructure meeting and will bring the refined list back to the committee for approval.
Committee members also discussed how designs could accommodate cul-de-sac parking patterns; staff said they would assess on‑street parking layout at each site and try to minimize disruption.
