Birmingham supervisors look at septic policies
State DEP is asking townships to require yearly pumping of septic systems
By Nicole Brown, Correspondent, UnionvilleTimes.com
BIRMINGHAM — Township supervisors discussed the Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) request to require residents to pump their septic tanks a certain amount of times every year at the township meeting on Monday night.
Two representatives from the DEP recently...
E. Marlborough says ‘not yet’ to BVA sediment effort, Birmingham says ‘no’
Lack of state DEP support for regional effort cited, concerns about spending
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTImes.com
The Christina Basin
EAST MARLBOROUGH — At least two local towns are in no rush to join the Brandywine Valley Association’s attempt to regionalize efforts to meet increasingly tougher standards by the federal Environmental Protection Agency to limit sediment and other discharge...
Pocopson joins BVA effort to manage watershed sediment
Plan calls for towns to work together to meet complicated EPA mandates
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
The watershed in the Unionville area is a complex maze of creeks and streams feeding the local acquifer, as well as for communities to the south.
POCOPSON — Unlike Las Vegas, what happens in Honey Brook apparently doesn’t stay in Honey Brook — at least when it comes to storm water...
County official raps E. Marlborough over recycling law failure
State DEP, Chester County say township has been out of compliance with recycling rules for a decade: $20,000 in grant money withheld
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
EAST MARLBOROUGH — The state Department of Environmental Protection has a message for the township: a decade is long enough to be out of compliance with the state’s recycling laws.
Nancy Fromnick, Chester County’s recycling...
