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What Residents Can Help Watch For
Keep an Eye Out For
- Clogged, leaking or overflowing sanitary sewer lines
- Dry weather flows observed to be contaminated or polluted from outfall pipes into streams (72 hours after a rain storm)
- Illegal dumping activity into streams or storm sewers
- Inadequately treated effluent from a sewage treatment plant
- Observed pollution event or pollutants in stream
- Sediment leaving a construction site in stormwater
- Spills, hazardous materials (Chemical, Gas, Oil)
Residents may be the first to recognize "illicit" discharges dumping into storm sewers or coming out of from storm sewer outfalls. If you see an "illicit" discharge please report that to the township by one of the following methods:
Issues Observed |
Primary Contact Info |
Additional Contact Info |
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DEP 24-Hour Water Quality Hotline | (484) 250-5900 or (800) 541-2050 | Anytime, including evenings and weekends |
Spills and other Emergencies Hotline | PA DEP 484-250-5900 | PA Emergency Management Agency (800) 424-7362 |
Off site discharge of sediment | Chester Co. Conservation District (610) 925-4920 | Send photo, full address, and directions |
Clogged, leaking, overflowing sewer lines | East Caln Township (610) 269-1989 | After hours call Chester County Department of Emergency Services (610) 692-5100; if sewage is entering water courses, also call DEP |
Dry weather storm sewer flows that are observed to be polluted or contaminated | East Caln Township (610) 269-1989 | Weekdays during working hours |
Fish kills, illegal fishing | PA Fish and Boat Commission (717) 626-0228 | For fish kills, also call DEP 484-250-5991 or 5900 |
Broken water mains | AQUA PA 610-525-1402 | 24 hour |