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Souderton hears MS4 compliance plan; one stream-restoration project could meet sediment targets
Summary
Engineers from Gilmore & Associates told the borough on Feb. 2 that Souderton must reduce sediment to meet TMDLs for Indian Creek and Skipback Creek. A prioritized stream-restoration at the borough sewage treatment facility could exceed the required ~85,000 lb/year reduction and lower the portfolio cost from about $2.4 million to roughly $315,000; a 30-day public comment period is open on the draft plan.
Souderton — Engineers from Gilmore & Associates outlined the borough’s obligations under the MS4 stormwater permit and presented a portfolio of best-management practices designed to meet state-required pollutant reductions.
At a Feb. 2 council meeting, Jeff of Gilmore & Associates said MS4 (the municipal separate storm sewer system permit) is enforced through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection via the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. "Simply put, this is a federally mandated program with real local environmental and financial implications," he said, stressing that municipalities must plan, implement and document pollutant-reduction activities.
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