{"id":34855,"date":"2024-01-25T14:54:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T19:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=34855"},"modified":"2024-01-25T14:54:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T19:54:59","slug":"commissioners-ok-new-water-resource-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=34855","title":{"rendered":"Commissioners OK new water resource plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_19137\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19137\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19137\" src=\"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Chambers-Lake-Chester-County-Water-Resources-Authority.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"244\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chambers Lake, a water supply reservoir and regional flood control facility of the Chester County Water Resources Authority, features in the County\u2019s new Watersheds 2045 water resources plan.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following a public hearing this week, Chester County Commissioners Josh Maxwell, Marian Moskowitz, and Eric Roe approved the Chester County Water Resources Authority\u2019s (CCWRA) <em>Watersheds 2045, <\/em>a plan that addresses the county\u2019s water resource issues, such as stormwater and flooding, pollution mitigation and prevention, recreational access, and sustainable water supplies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chester County Commissioners\u2019 Chair Josh Maxwell said, \u201cEver since Chester County adopted the original <em>Watersheds<\/em> plan in 2002, it has guided us in protecting and restoring streams, lakes, and groundwater in Chester County. The original 20-year investment has improved water quality in our streams, and expanded flood planning and preparedness efforts. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<em>Watersheds 2045<\/em> continues the <em>Watersheds<\/em>\u2019 legacy by addressing our current and future water concerns while empowering individuals, businesses, non-profits, local governments, and others to help protect our shared water resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The planning process for <em>Watersheds 2045 <\/em>involved a thorough review of current conditions in the county\u2019s watersheds, including land use, stream health, water availability, and projected future climate and population changes. The process also included robust public engagement through public meetings and surveys, stakeholder listening sessions, and a multi-sector, multidiscipline, 30-member steering committee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chester County Commissioner Marian Moskowitz said, \u201c<em>Watersheds 2045<\/em> serves to engage and educate our communities, businesses, and municipalities on critical watershed stewardship, helping to balance what nature provides with what our growing community needs. It conserves our natural resources, allows for more recreational water services, and improves surface and groundwater quality. <em>Watersheds 2045<\/em> incorporates ways that we must pivot to meet the water resources challenges that we face now and in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new <em>Watersheds 2045 <\/em>plan will also serve as Chester County\u2019s Rivers Conservation Plan, and the Act 167 Stormwater Management Plan, adopted by all Chester County municipalities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn recent years, Chester County has seen more intense storms and flooding, and this has become a real worry for our residents, especially those who live along the Brandywine Creek,\u201d said Chester County Commissioner Eric Roe.\u00a0 \u201c<em>Watersheds 2045<\/em>addresses flooding and stormwater runoff concerns and advocates for integrating water resources, natural resources protection, and how we use our land. These are all interconnected and vital to the lives and livelihoods of everyone who lives and works in our county.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Chester County Water Resources Authority is Pennsylvania\u2019s only county-level water resources management agency.\u00a0 CCWRA Executive Director, Seung Ah Byun said, \u201cChester County has an abundance of water resources, with more than 2,300 miles of streams that flow through 21 distinct watersheds.\u00a0 Many of these watersheds begin within our borders, but feed into four of the region\u2019s largest waterways, from the Schuylkill River to the north and the Delaware River to the east, to the Susquehanna River and Chesapeake Bay to the west.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt is beholden upon us to protect, sustain and enhance our water resources for the coming decades, and through the engagement and support of many partners, <em>Watersheds 2045<\/em> will do just that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a public hearing this week, Chester County Commissioners Josh Maxwell, Marian Moskowitz, and Eric Roe approved the Chester County Water Resources Authority\u2019s (CCWRA) Watersheds 2045, a plan that addresses the county\u2019s water resource issues, such as stormwater and flooding, pollution mitigation and prevention, recreational access, and sustainable water supplies. 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