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Conservancy monitors outfalls for illicit discharges as part of MS4 work; recent fish kills noted
Summary
The Conservancy said it contracts with Lower Merion Township to help meet MS4 permit requirements, conducting dry-weather outfall inspections, reporting discharges to the township, and investigating several recent fish kills in local parks.
Maureen McGahn said the Conservancy has a contract with Lower Merion Township to assist with Municipal Separate Stormwater and Sewer System (MS4) permit obligations, in part by detecting illicit discharges during dry-weather inspections of the township's numerous outfalls and reporting findings to township staff.
"If there is discharge, we notify Lower Marion Township right away so that, we can find out why there's discharge during dry weather and what potentially might be in that water," McGahn said. McGahn noted the Conservancy has been notified of several fish kills in recent years in Shortridge Park and Norbrook Park and that samples taken so far have not identified the recent causes.
