Elk County
Act 167 Stormwater Management Planning
Elk County has engaged L.R. Kimball to assist in developing a comprehensive county-wide stormwater management plan that meets the requirements of Pennsylvania Act 167 and that also helps ensure the health and safety of the county’s residents.
Purpose:
- To encourage stormwater planning and management consistent with sound water and land use practices,
- To establish a comprehensive stormwater management program to preserve and restore the flood carrying capacity of Commonwealth streams,
- To preserve natural stormwater runoff regimes and natural course, current and cross-section of waters of the Commonwealth,
- To protect and conserve ground waters and groundwater recharge areas.
This planning effort will assess the runoff conditions within designated watersheds and will develop stormwater management standards, criteria and other ordinance provisions for adoption by the municipalities within Elk County.