The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, in partnership with the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC), is conducting a feasibility study to address recurring flood risks along Chartiers Creek and its tributaries in Allegheny and Washington counties.

The Chartiers Creek watershed encompasses approximately 277 square miles in western Pennsylvania. Chartiers Creek confluences with the Ohio River near the border between McKees Rocks and the Esplen neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

Recurring, out-of-bank flooding along Chartiers Creek, its tributaries, and backwatering effects from the Ohio River at the confluence are the topic of the upcoming study.

According to the Army Corps of Engineers, out-of-bank flooding in the watershed over the past 50 years has been exacerbated by changing hydrologic conditions, meteorological conditions, land development patterns, and increasing impervious surface coverage,

These factors have resulted in increased economic damages and impacts to life-safety throughout the watershed over the past 50 years with increasing frequency since 2004.

Local Feasibility Study Date:

McKees Rocks Borough (Council Chambers)

349 Bell Avenue

Thursday, July 16

1:30 – 3:30 p.m.

5:00 – 7:30 p.m.

If you cannot attend, an ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE will be available here.