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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 8 Pa.C.S.A. Boroughs and Incorporated Towns § 2201. Authority of boroughs

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) General rule.--Any borough may, by ordinance, after obtaining any required permit from the Department of Environmental Protection or other Federal or State entity do the following:

(1) Widen and deepen any watercourse running through or within the borough and erect dykes, retaining walls and embankments along the watercourse as may be necessary to prevent the water from overflowing the banks.

(2) Confine and pave any watercourse or portion thereof, other than a navigable stream.

(3) Engage in channel improvement through the construction and maintenance of storm sewers and the accumulation and discharge of water into storm sewers.

(4) Vacate or alter the course or channel of any watercourse, other than a navigable stream.

(5) Acquire, operate and maintain areas for the infiltration, detention or retention of storm water and for other methods of storm water management authorized by the Department of Environmental Protection.

(b) Authorization and consent.--For any purpose set forth in subsection (a), a borough may enter upon and condemn property and materials as may be necessary. No borough may confine and pave, vacate or alter any watercourse used by any municipality, municipal authority or water company as a source of supply unless the municipality, municipal authority or water company shall first consent to the confining and paving, vacation or alteration.

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