Measures used to collect and carry stormwater
on any site shall be designed to meet the following minimum performance
standards:
A. Prevent erosion damage and satisfactorily carry off
or detain and control the rate of release of surface waters.
B. When subsurface soil conditions are suitable, require
runoff control measures to percolate the stormwater into the ground
to aid in the recharge of groundwaters and the preservation of baseflow.
C. Carry surface water to the nearest adequate street,
storm drain, detention basin, natural watercourse or drainage facility.
D. Take surface water from the bottom of vertical grades,
to lead water away from springs and collect water upgrade of all street
intersections at the earliest or most efficient point.
E. Control/accommodate not only the anticipated peak
discharge from the on-site disturbed area but also the existing runoff
being contributed from all land at a higher elevation in the same
watershed.
F. Maintain the adequacy of the natural stream channels.
Accelerated bank erosion shall be prevented by controlling the rate
and velocity of runoff discharged to these watercourses, so as to
avoid increasing the occurrence of streambank overflow.
G. Preserve the adequacy of existing culverts and bridges
by suppressing the new flood peaks created by the new earth disturbances.
H. If, in the course of preparing or reviewing the stormwater
management plan, the Borough Engineer determines that off-site improvements
are necessary to satisfactorily control the stormwater from the site,
the applicant shall be responsible for such off-site improvements.
I. All stormwater detention and retention facilities
shall be in place and functioning prior to the creation of any impervious
surface.
J. Whenever a watercourse, stream or intermittent stream
is located within a grading site, it shall remain open in its natural
state and location and shall not be piped unless permitted by Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Borough Council.
K. The existing points of natural drainage discharge
onto adjacent property shall not be altered without the written approval
and a drainage easement from the affected landowners.
L. No stormwater runoff or natural drainage shall be
so diverted as to overload existing drainage systems, or create flooding
or the need for additional drainage structures on other private properties
or public lands.