Resources for Utilities and Infrastructure
Regulatory Programs and Information
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Southeast Region
- Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law
- US EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
- Department of Homeland Security
Stormwater Infrastructure
- Villanova Urban Stormwater Partnership
- Chester County Conservation District
- Chester County Water Resources Authority
- Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Stormwater Management Program
- Green Guide for Property Management
Solid Waste, Recycling & Brownfields
- Chester County Health Department Division of Solid Waste
- Chester County Solid Waste Authority and Lanchester Landfill
- EPA Superfund/National Priorities List
- Southeastern Chester County Refuse Authority (SECCRA)
- Use it Again, PA / Businesses that rent, repair, or sell used products
- Pennsylvania Clean Ways
- Landfill Methane Outreach Program
- Chester County Freecycle
Wastewater & Water Supply
- PA DEP Wastewater Information
- US EPA Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) Program
- Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST)
- Chester County Health Department’s “Wells, Sewage and Subdivision” section
- DEP Bureau of Watershed Management
- PA DEP Public Drinking Water Information
- The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974
- EPA Public Drinking Water Systems Programs
- IssuesPA Water and Sewer
Communication
- ChesCo Net
- Chester County Interlink
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- 911
- Reverse 911
- Wireless 911
Energy
- PECO (Exelon)
- UGI
- DEP Office of Energy and Technology Deployment
- PA WindMap – A Guide to Wind Energy Resources
Chester County Solid Waste Management Plan Revision, March 2007 (PDF)
Chester County has developed this Municipal Waste Management Plan Revision in order to comply with Pennsylvania State Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regulations that require all counties that currently have Municipal Waste Management Plans to update these plans every ten years.
PA Act 537 – Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act / Online Guide
This is an unofficial version of Act 537 that was prepared by DEP to assist the public in learning about the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act. Providing for the planning and regulation of community sewage systems and individual sewage systems; requiring municipalities to submit plans for systems in their jurisdiction; authorizing grants; requiring permits for persons installing such systems; requiring disclosure statements in certain land sale contracts; authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt and administer rules, regulations, standards and procedures; creating an advisory committee; providing remedies and prescribing penalties.
Title 25 Chapter 71 / Administration of the Sewage Facilities Planning Program of the Pennsylvania Code
This contains subchapters that include background information, official plan requirements, new land development plan revisions, official plan requirements for alternative evaluations, sewage management programs, and the fee schedule, as required by the Pennsylvania Code.
Sewage Facilities and Land Development
10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania “Sewage Facilities and Land Development” Study Summary. This study examines the relationship between sewage facilities and development patterns in southeastern Pennsylvania to understand how smart growth principles can be applied to sewage facilities planning and permitting.
