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Murrysville council approves $7-per-ERU stormwater fee after debate over sampling and credits
Summary
Murrysville Borough Council approved ordinance 1108-25 establishing a $7-per-ERU monthly stormwater fee and a future credit program after extended debate over sampling methodology, equity between property types and appeals procedures; vote was 5–1.
Murrysville Borough Council voted to approve ordinance 1108-25, creating a dedicated stormwater utility funded primarily by a $7 monthly fee per equivalent residential unit (ERU), a municipal official said during the Dec. 18 meeting.
The measure passed after a roll-call vote in which Missus Ling voted no and five councilmembers voted yes. The ordinance formalizes a dedicated stormwater fund, sets the ERU at 5,800 square feet of impervious surface for the borough per the engineering study, and directs staff to develop a credit program by municipal resolution in the coming months.
Why it matters: Council and staff said state MS4/NPDES permit requirements and increasingly stringent permit cycles make a dedicated, trackable revenue stream necessary to maintain and upgrade the stormwater network of pipes, culverts and detention basins. Michael Nesta, the…
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