West Chester, Pa (January 20, 2026) – Twelve infrastructure projects to improve stormwater management and water quality in communities across Chester County were recently awarded state funding, state Senator Carolyn Comitta announced.
“Flooding is the most common natural disaster in Pennsylvania and as we continue to face increased precipitation, extreme weather, and the growing impacts of climate change, investments in our water and stormwater runoff infrastructure play a key role in safeguarding the health, wellness, and economic prosperity of our communities,” said Comitta, who serves as minority chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee.
The funds, approved today by the Commonwealth Finance Authority, come through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Small Water and Sewer Grant Program.
Projects in the 19th Senatorial District that were awarded funds are as follows:
- $500,000 for the Borough of West Chester for Phase II of the Goose Creek Sanitary Sewer Conveyance Improvements.
- $205,000 for East Caln Township for the Windridge Subdivision Basin Retrofits.
- $250,000 for East Caln Township to rehabilitate the Bell Tavern Boulevard stormwater facilities.
- $205,000 for East Goshen Municipal Authority to upgrade the Hunt Country Pump Station.
- $386,000 for the City of Coatesville to replace stormwater inlets citywide.
- $355,000 for the Chester Water Authority for the Oxford Valve Replacement project.
- $36,000 for Londonderry Township for the Stormwater Culvert Pipe Replacement project.
- $355,000 for the Borough of Oxford for the Oxford Water Mains Replacement and Lead Remediation project.
- $355,000 for the Oxford Area Sewer Authority for the Tasty Bake Pump Station.
- $419,000 for the West Goshen Sewer Authority for the Interceptor Rehabilitation project.
- $180,000 for West Whiteland Township for the Air Release Valve project.
- $354,000 for Willistown Township for the West Chester Pike Sewer Extension project.
In addition to Comitta, the projects that were awarded funding are represented by State Representatives Chris Pielli, Dan Williams, Melissa Shusterman, Kristine Howard, and John Lawrence.
The PA Small Water and Sewer program assists with the construction, improvement, expansion, or rehabilitation or repair of a water supply system, sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system, or flood control projects with a cost of less than $500,000.
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