1. Muhlenberg Township PRP Presentation
Jim Bobeck
August 21, 2017

2. Pollution Reduction Plan
A pollution “diet” for streams that the state requires municipalities to develop themselves
Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report
MS4 Requirements Table
Impairments, but only some requiring action at this time

3. PRP Requires reduction of pollution for certain criteria
10% reduction in sedimentation
Existing and proposed structural BMP’s
Laurel Run Creek Impaired with Sedimentation
1,026,846 lbs.
102,685 lbs.
51 tons
2.33 tri axle dump truck loads

4. BMP’s Structural Hydrodynamic Separator Streambank Restoration
Tree Planting

5. BMP’s
Non Structural

6. Credit for BMP’s Structural BMP’s: Non Structural
Filtering Practices 80%
Stream bank restoration offers ponds per foot per year
Tree planting 20%
NO BMP offers 100% efficacy
Non Structural
Street Sweeping 9%
Storm Drain Cleaning value is dependent on material collected

7. Questions?