Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority

This Regional Chesapeake Bay Pollutant Reduction Plan outlines the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority's strategy to meet Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer (MS4) permitting requirements for its 32 member municipalities. The plan addresses pollutant reductions for both local impaired waters and the broader Chesapeake Bay watershed, targeting a 10% reduction in sediment (TSS) and a 5% reduction in total phosphorus (TP). Key strategies involve implementing a regional project, conducting stream restoration, and deploying various small-scale Best Management Practices (BMPs). The initiative is financed through a regional stormwater authority and emphasizes public participation to improve stormwater management and water quality within the 2018-2023 permit term.

The document outlines the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority's (WVSA) strategy for regional stormwater management, addressing increasing regulatory obligations under the 2018 MS4 Permit. Key focus areas include providing streamlined regulations, achieving economies of scale, fostering strategic partnerships, and ensuring equitable cost distribution for municipalities. The strategy encompasses services such as MS4 Permit administration, preparation of Pollution Reduction Plans (PRPs), design and implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs) by 2023, comprehensive system mapping, compliance with Minimum Control Measures (MCMs), and offering funding and emergency operation and maintenance support. The intended outcomes are cost-effective stormwater management through regionalization and strategic collaborations, funded by a stormwater management fee based on impervious area, with billing projected to commence in 2019.

This Regional Chesapeake Bay Pollutant Reduction Plan outlines the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority's (WVSA) strategy to meet Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer (MS4) permitting requirements for 32 member municipalities. The plan focuses on reducing pollutant loading to impaired local surface waters and the Chesapeake Bay watershed through a comprehensive Best Management Practice (BMP) implementation strategy. Key components include a large-scale regional BMP, numerous stream restoration projects, and various small-scale local BMPs. The plan also details funding mechanisms and operations and maintenance activities to ensure sustained water quality improvements and regulatory compliance.

The resolution establishes and adopts a fee schedule for WVSA-owned sanitary sewer collection systems, covering application fees for new connections, inspection fees, capital fees, and miscellaneous charges. It incorporates Exhibit A, which details the specific fees, and references a Wastewater Collection, Conveyance and Treatment Facilities Capital Charges Study pursuant to Act 57 of 2003.