Stormwater management and Chester Creek Trail
Summary
DVRPC is set to allocate $9.75 million to build the next 1.3 miles of the Chester Creek Trail with no county match. Separately, a $300,000 DCNR grant will fund an ADA-accessible loop trail, parking and bathrooms at Delco Woods (former Don Guanella School).
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 7
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 20, 2026.
Impact analysis
$9.75 million for the trail phase with zero county match, plus $300,000 in DCNR funds for Delco Woods.
Trail users, walkers, cyclists and Delco Woods visitors countywide.
Developers and builders pay higher permit fees.
Mentions & discussions (7)
County Council - Oct 20, 2026
A $400,000 federal disaster-recovery agreement would fund stormwater system fixes in Chester Township, addressing damage from Hurricane Ida.
County Council - Aug 19, 2026
Council approved the stormwater maintenance agreement required for Chester Creek Trail Phase II and amended the countywide Act 167 stormwater plan contract, keeping both environmental projects on track and under budget.
County Council - Aug 18, 2026
The county is hiring installers for the first batch of stream gauges bought with grant money. Emergency Services will use the data during floods, municipalities get access, and there'll be a public portal.
County Council - Mar 18, 2026
DVRPC is set to allocate $9.75 million to build the next 1.3 miles of the Chester Creek Trail with no county match. Separately, a $300,000 DCNR grant will fund an ADA-accessible loop trail, parking and bathrooms at Delco Woods (former Don Guanella School).
County Council - Mar 17, 2026
The Conservation District's first fee update since 2022 shifts to a tiered structure to cover rising program costs. Fees remain below peer counties despite chronic understaffing.
County Council - Feb 3, 2026
Extending the SEPTA lease to 2053 locks in the county's ability to build and finance phase two of the Chester Creek Trail.
County Council - Jan 20, 2026
The county was scheduled to hire NV5 Inc. for up to $99,992 to investigate erosion along Broomall's Run, which runs alongside a pond in Glen Providence Park in Media Borough.
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