Council approves Deep Run reimbursement, cites phosphorus reduction
The council approved reimbursement for a Deep Run Subwatershed project: a 1.5-acre easement purchased for $15,000, construction of basin and waterways estimated to reduce ~300 pounds of phosphorus from storm runoff and provide local culvert protection.
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The Water Resources Council signed off on reimbursement for the Deep Run Subwatershed project after staff described the site's contributions to flood and sediment control. The project includes a 1.5-acre permanent easement (paid at about $15,000), an 800-foot grass waterway and two basins that together provide storage during major storms — staff estimated the system could hold just over 1,000,000 gallons from an adjacent 80–90 acre field and modeled a phosphorus load reduction of roughly 300 pounds.
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