Utilities and Infrastructure Documents
Utilities and Infrastructure Plan presentation,
March 20, 2008 (PDF, 10.9 MB)
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.