Troublesome Flooding Areas Outlined by Upper Moreland Township

As part of the Stormwater Management Improvement Plan, Upper Moreland has prioritized the troublesome flooding areas to be fixed. In all, 45 locations have been broken down into different categories based on their conditions.

Since these negative effects threaten the health, safety and well-being of the community, the Township will hear the Stormwater Management Improvement Plan at the next Community Development meeting on March 11.

"Upper Moreland is a relatively old community in comparison to the surrounding municipalities in the Delaware Valley," the Upper Moreland Sub-Committee said."As such, the Township's stormwater infrastructure in undersized, deteriorating and all together non-existent in many places."

The problem area categories are described as follows:

Category 1: Flooding that can result in damage to the homes of Township residents. The frequent flooding in these areas results in property damage directly to houses.

Category 2: Flooding that results in damage within the right-of-way of Township owned streets or in some cases PennDOT highways. The floodwaters result in road closures that affect travel patterns of residents and commuters.

Category 3: Flooding is mainly contained within the yards of private property, both residential and non-residential. The flooding is generally outside of the public right-of-way and damage to building is not incurred.

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