When: Lancaster Township supervisors meeting on July 12.
What happened: Township Engineer Ben Webber reported on the townshipâs municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4) program status.
Background: The 2002 federal Clean Water Act administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection requires participating municipalities to obtain permits and report on their stormwater management plans and progress toward reducing water pollution. The state indicates that Pennsylvania has close to 1,000 jurisdictions that have obtained such permits.
Progress: Webber reported that over the past year the township has made progress in the areas of public education and outreach including an informational kiosk built as a Boy Scoutâs Eagle project and a Conestoga Creek cleanup event. Four illicit discharges were also addressed.