A storm water management partnership has led to Eyre Park and a multi-use trail in Chester where flood waters once wiped out a 500-home neighborhood, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times.

The park was officially opened Sept. 14..

“Here the partnership has developed and revitalized an area overgrown with weeds and debris and made it a well profound walking and running area for our residents and community stakeholders,” Chester Deputy Mayor William Morgan said at the opening .

The park project formed from a collaboration between the Stormwater Authority of Chester, the private company Corvias, PENNVEST, the City of Chester, the Pennsylvania DEP and the U.S. EPA.

Ten years ago, storm water run-off was causing major problems in Chester. The Rev. Dr. Horace Strand, founder of the Chester Environmental Partnership, helped solidify an arrangement between the Stormwater Authority and Corvias.

Eyre Park offers green infrastructure improvements and a recreation facility, Moore said.

The partnership with the SAC and Corvias also resulted in the removal of 500 tons of debris from the city’s inlets and 27,554 gallons of standing water, along with 1,232 catch basins being cleaned and repaired..

Read more about stormwater management and the new park in Chester here.

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