Public Works committee approves Goose Creek sewer connection and corrective-action plan for PADEP submission

The West Chester Public Works Committee voted Jan. 7 to approve a connection management plan and a corrective action plan for the Goose Creek sewer system and authorized staff to submit the package to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP).

The committee’s approval follows engineering work by Pinonie Associates that identifies capacity limits in parts of the Goose Creek collection system and lays out a three‑phase upgrade program tied to how and when new sewer connections may be allowed.

Mike Ellis, an engineer with Pinonie Associates, told the committee the borough and developers have submitted sewage facilities planning modules to PADEP for two large projects — 250 East Market Street and 410 South High Street — and that PADEP asked the borough to adopt a corrective action plan and a connection management plan before approving additional flow into the system. "We have submitted sewage facilities planning modules to PADEP for approval to allow for connections of 250 East Market Street project as well as 410 South High," Ellis said. He estimated the two developments would add about…