Stormwater 101
Severe Weather Events
July & August 2018 were the wettest on record in PA. Susquehanna River floodgates were opened multiple times during the summer dumping record amounts of freshwater into the Chesapeake Bay. (CBF, n.d.)
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Flooding
National Weather Services noted 2018 saw "historic flooding in Lower Susquehanna Valley" with Swatara Creek reaching 16.5 feet (the second highest on record). Damages caused by flood cost York County $2.6 million dollars (Kinney, 2018).
Hummelstown Beaver Creek Flooding 2018
Sarah Goodman, 2018
Capital Region Wastewater Treatment Facility
Sarah Goodman, 2018Stormwater Runoff
As rainwater falls on the ground, it can be absorbed by trees, soak into soil or travels across streets, rooftops and sidewalks into storm drains. During its route, it can pick up harmful pollutants including: fertilizer, pet waste, sand, chemical contaminants and litter (CBF, n.d.)