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Resident presses county on Act 167 stormwater plan; commissioners ask staff for phase‑2 cost estimate
Summary
A resident asked why Beaver County remains in Act 167 phase 1 despite DEP requirements; planning staff confirmed the county lacks funding for modeling and recommended the director provide a detailed plan and cost estimate for exiting phase 1, which commissioners requested at the meeting.
Resident Laura Daniels asked the commissioners about the county's Act 167 stormwater management plan after recent heavy rainfall, noting the Department of Environmental Protection expects counties to update Act 167 plans at least every five years. Planning staff confirmed the county remains in phase 1 and said phase 2 requires modeling and funding the county does not currently have; staff described the mandate as effectively unfunded at the state/local level.
In response to repeated commissioner questions and public concern about flood risk and cross-jurisdictional runoff, the board asked planning director Dan to provide a detailed list of steps, the cost to move to phase 2, and a timeline for that work so the board can consider funding or other actions. "Can you provide the commissioners with what we need to do to get out of the phase 2 ... and the cost of that as well?" one commissioner asked.
