Watershed Plans and Reports
Green City, Clean Waters Comprehensive Monitoring Plan
A revised Clean Waters Comprehensive Monitoring Plan was submitted to the PADEP and USEPA January 10, 2014. The plan has been revised to incorporate PWD's responses to comments received from PADEP and USEPA. The revised plan is currently under review for approval. It is our initial plan for performing monitoring of natural and engineered systems associated with our Green City, Clean Waters program and addresses the monitoring and assessment of surface waters, groundwater, rainfall, CSO discharges, sewer flows, and green infrastructure performance.
- Comprehensive Monitoring Plan (10.1 MB)
Integrated Watershed Management Plans
Completed IWMPs by Watershed
- Darby Cobbs (15.9 MB)
- Tookany/Tacony-Frankford (15.2 MB)
NOTE: Pennypack, Poquessing, and Wissahickon Integrated Watershed Management Plans are being developed
Comprehensive Characterization Reports
Completed CCRs by Watershed
- Darby Cobbs
- Report (8.0 MB)
- Pennypack
- Report (33.4 MB)
- Appendices (7.3 MB)
- Poquessing
- Report (17.9 MB)
- Appendices (44.0 MB)
- Tookany/Tacony-Frankford
- Report (8.0 MB)
- Wissahickon
- Report (13.8 MB)
River Conservation Plans
RCPs Completed and Registered with DCNR
- Darby Cobbs
- River Conservation Plan (29.7 MB)
- Pennypack
- River Conservation Plan (38.0 MB)
- Poquessing
- River Conservation Plan (8.8 MB)
- River Conservation Plan Appendices (79.6 MB)
- Schuylkill River
- River Conservation Plan (1.81 MB)
- Tookany/Tacony-Frankford
- Tookany River Conservation Plan (16.4 MB)
- Tacony-Frankford River Conservation Plan (1.8 MB)
- Wissahickon Creek
- River Conservation Plan (22.0 MB)
Source Water Assessments and Protection Plans
Delaware Watershed
- Delaware Protection Plan (5.6 MB)
- Delaware Source Water Assessment (45.7 MB)
Schuylkill Watershed
- Schuylkill Protection Plan (34.3 MB)
- Schuylkill Source Water Assessment (52 MB) low-res (14 MB)
Source Water Protection and Water Supply Planning & Research
- 2016 Watershed Control Plan Annual Status Report (6.6 MB)
- 2015 Watershed Control Plan Annual Status Report (3.6 MB)
- 2015 Watershed Sanitary Survey (3.78 MB)
- 2014 Watershed Control Plan Annual Status Report (14.9 MB)
- 2013 Watershed Control Plan Annual Status Report (10.3 MB)
- PWD Watershed Control Plan (4.1 MB)
- PWD Water Budget Report (1.23 MB)
Act 167 Plans
Completed Act 167 Stormwater Management Plans by Watershed
The Pennsylvania Stormwater Management Act of 1978 (PA Act 167) requires the preparation and adoption of stormwater management plans for each watershed within a Pennsylvania county. The main goal of Act 167 plans is to manage stormwater on a watershed basis through establishing peak rate control and management districts for flood control and a model ordinance for municipalities to adopt to better manage stormwater. The plans also aim to reduce erosion, preserve natural stormwater runoff regimes, protect and conserve ground water.
- Darby Cobbs
- Darby Cobbs Act 167 Plan (8.5 MB)
- Pennypack Creek
- Pennypack Creek Act 167 Plan (12 MB)
- Pennypack Creek Act 167 Plan Appendices (3.85MB zip file)
- Poquessing Creek
- Poquessing Creek Act 167 Plan (15.6 MB)
- Poquessing Creek Act 167 Plan Appendices (45MB zip file)
- Tookany-Tacony/Frankford Creek
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