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Chester County highlights Watersheds 2045 plan, new flood tools and targeted watershed studies
Summary
The Chester County Water Resources Authority outlined its updated Watersheds 2045 plan at the March 19 Board of Commissioners meeting, describing new flood-mapping tools, planned Brandywine and White Clay Creek flood studies and initiatives to name unnamed tributaries and track drought conditions.
Sanabia, executive director for the Chester County Water Resources Authority, presented Watersheds 2045 and related flood‑planning work to the Chester County Board of Commissioners on March 19, saying the plan updates the county's water resources strategy and tools through 2045.
The presentation summarized the authority's role and assets, including four regional flood‑control facilities (Struble, Beaver Creek, Barnston and Hibernia/Chambers Lake) and partnerships with state and federal agencies. "We are not a public water supplier," Sanabia said, adding the authority was formed in 1961 "for the purposes of flood control and water resources management." She said Chambers Lake provides releases to support Pennsylvania American Water's…
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