Stormwater Management Projects
Best Management Practices (BMPs) or Stormwater Controls are methods that have been determined to be the most effective and practical means of preventing or reducing non-point source pollution to help achieve water quality goals. BMPs include both measures to prevent pollution and measures to mitigate pollution. They filter out pollutants and/or prevent pollution by controlling it at its source.
The Borough in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is taking efforts to improve the quality of stormwater run-off from properties in the Borough.
Inflow & Infiltration
Inflow and infiltration are terms to describe how groundwater or storm water illegally enters a sanitary sewer system. Learn more about inflow and infiltration, why they're a problem, and what we're doing about it.
Link to pageOn-Street Rain Gardens
Rain gardens are an effective solution for stormwater management. Rain gardens are low-lying green areas that contain rocks and water-tolerant plants that help slow and collect rain water that would've otherwise become runoff.
Link to pageStormwater Inlet Stencils
The Borough of State College Public Works Department recently invited local Boy Scouts of America troops to help in raising awareness of stormwater pollution. This awareness campaign involved painting a stencil with the phrase: "Dump No Waste, Drains To Spring Creek" directly behind various stormwater inlets.
Link to pageVolunteer with the ClearWater Conservancy
Thanks for your interest in volunteering for ClearWater Conservancy. Volunteered time and talent are critical to our continued success.
Link to pageWesterly Parkway Wetland Education Center
Located along Westerly Parkway in the Borough of State College is a 2.5-acre stormwater detention basin that intercepts much of the stormwater from the southwest part of the Borough and a portion of Ferguson Township. With financial assistance from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, trails, benches, educational signage and plantings were added to the site.
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