Stormwater credits are opportunities and incentives to reduce your stormwater fee.

Stormwater credits also play a role in protecting water quality and possibly, also your wallet. The details of these credit policies vary by municipality, but all include a list of eligible practices, an application that eligible property owners must usually complete, and a compliance process.

However, stormwater programs go beyond just charging a fee-most stormwater fee programs offer a stormwater credit policy. You may read more about the general overview of stormwater fees in a previous Extension article: ' What is a Municipal Stormwater Fee?' The billing structure is commonly a set fee per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) for residential properties, and nonresidential properties are billed multiples of ERUs based on total impervious area. The money goes towards funds dedicated to stormwater management, which include improvements and maintenance of aging infrastructure, flood prevention, watershed protection, environmental compliance, and other stormwater services. Stormwater fees are recurring fees that are billed to property owners. In Pennsylvania, stormwater fees are newer, and their popularity only recently began to grow after the City of Philadelphia implemented Pennsylvania's first stormwater fee in 2010 (Chalfant 2018).

Stormwater fee programs, or stormwater utilities, have been implemented by local governments across the United States since around 1964.

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