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Case Studies
StormwaterPA’s case studies provide an in-depth look at some of the innovative solutions being applied to stormwater challenges all over the state. Real world success stories, from the perspective of people who share your concerns.
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Plymouth Creek Restoration Project
An eight acre drainage basin manages runoff from six square miles of parking lot and road adjacent to a large open air shopping center before it passes into Plymouth Creek (and into the Schuylkill River a few miles downstream). A collaborative effort that included the PA DEP, Montgomery County Conservation District, the owner of the shopping center, and the TreeVitalize program pooled human and financial resources in a basin retrofit. The project offers flood control and improves water quality, while returning the basin to a more naturalized state.
Project Headwaters: A Watershed Approach
What started as an epiphany to Trout Unlimited’s Mike Wilson has evolved into a model approach to stormwater management that involves a broad base of stakeholders and focuses on action. While working on a streambank restoration project in the lower Pennypack Creek, Mike began thinking about the larger Pennypack watershed and realized that his efforts would probably have a greater impact if they were taking place further upstream.
