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NEW BRITAIN BOROUGH MS4 POLLUTANT REDUCTION PLAN

NOTICE

NEW BRITAIN BOROUGH MS4 POLLUTANT REDUCTION PLAN:

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that New Britain Borough will accept comments from the public, beginning on July 31, 2023 and extending through September 1, 2023, associated with the Borough’s MS4 Pollutant Reduction Plan, which addresses the Pollutant Reduction and Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Plan requirements from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) as a component of the Borough’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Individual Permit for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4).

 

The MS4 Pollutant Reduction Plan outlines in general terms the Borough’s 5-year plan to reduce sediment and nutrient loadings from the MS4 discharges to the Neshaminy Creek, including the Pine Run Creek and Cooks Run subwatersheds.

 

During the comment period, the MS4 Pollutant Reduction Plan will be available for public review weekdays between the hours of 9 AM and 4 PM at the Borough Administration Building (45 Keeley Avenue, New Britain, PA 18901) and will also be available for public review on the Borough’s website at www.newbritainboro.com or click here. Comments must be submitted in writing to the attention of Andrea Dewhurst, Assistant Borough Manager, at the Borough Administration Building (45 Keeley Avenue, New Britain, PA 18901) or by email (andrea@newbritainboro.com). The Borough will also accept written and verbal comments from the public at Council’s public meeting scheduled at 7:30 PM on August 9, 2023 at Burkart Hall (65 Keeley Avenue, New Britain, PA 18901). Comments, including those submitted by email, must include the originator’s name and address.