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West Whiteland staff unveils 10-year stormwater plan; Brandywine flood study open for comment
Summary
Township staff told the Task Force a 10-year stormwater plan budgeting $400,000–$500,000 per year will go to the Board of Supervisors; the Brandywine Flood Study draft is open for one more week of public comment and flags bridge work along Valley Creek.
West Whiteland Township staff presented a draft 10-year stormwater plan and budget framework and reminded the Stormwater Task Force that the regional Brandywine Flood Study draft is open for public comment through the end of the week.
Pam Gural-Bear, township manager, said staff will present the Task Force’s prioritized site list to the Board of Supervisors and that the proposed capital plan budgets roughly $400,000–$500,000 a year for stormwater projects over the next decade. She said the Burgoyne Road project is scheduled for the current year and that staff will produce engineering estimates and pursue grants that could move projects earlier in the schedule.
Wyatt Williams, the township sustainability coordinator and recording secretary, encouraged the public to review the Brandywine Flood Study summary. The draft compares municipalities by acreage and structures affected and identifies multiple Valley Creek bridges proposed to be raised; Williams warned bridge raising can shift stormwater impacts downstream. Consultants noted the draft does not identify floodplain restoration sites or dry-pond mitigation in West Whiteland and cautioned that reliance on 100- and 500-year storm metrics may understate risks given increasing storm intensity.
Staff said project lists and the 10-year schedule will be made public so residents know when specific sites are planned. The public comment period on the Brandywine draft concludes in about one week; the final report is expected in April.
