Leaders are launching a $5 million study to address decades of flooding along Chartiers Creek, saying that for the more than 250,000 people who live near it, the threat of flooding is always there.
After heavy rain, the creek has repeatedly overflowed its banks, damaging homes and businesses across Allegheny and Washington Counties for more than fifty years.
On Thursday, officials announced a $5 million Chartiers Creek Flood Risk Management Study, fully funded through federal disaster relief. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will lead the effort, which aims to find long-term solutions to reduce flooding along the 48-mile waterway…