Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart A - Preliminary Provisions
Article I - Administrative Provisions
Chapter 9 - ENVIRONMENTAL MASTER PLAN
Subchapter B - POLICIES FOR CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES FOR FLOODPLAINS
Section 9.134 - Watershed planning
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Since the impact of flooding and urban development transcends municipal and floodplain boundaries, all lands within the watershed should be managed to minimize flood damages, flood potential and destruction of the environmental resources of the floodplain. The inability of floodprone municipalities to control activities of other municipalities, either upstream or in other areas throughout the watershed, requires a broader approach than a traditional floodplain management program.
(b) It shall be the environmental policy of the Commonwealth to encourage more comprehensive watershed planning to prevent runoff caused by existing or future watershed development from increasing flooding potential or flood damages within the floodplain.
