Stormwater Fees and Rural Property Owners

During a webinar held in March 2023, Andy Yencha - a Penn State Extension water resources educator in Cumberland County - discussed stormwater fees and how they affect rural property owners. Topics that were covered in this webinar include the following:

• What is a stormwater fee?
• What federal and state rules allow stormwater fees?
• Why are stormwater fees not technically new taxes?
• What methods are used to calculate stormwater fees?
• How do some municipalities offer "credits" to lower fees?

To view the recording of this one-hour long webinar, visit the following link: How Stormwater Fees are Affecting Rural Property Owners in Pennsylvania

SOURCE: Lancaster Farming - Rain and Regulations