Following an extensive study period, with a series of public outreach meetings and community engagement efforts, the final report of the Brandywine Flood Study is now available.
Conducted in partnership with the Brandywine Conservancy, Chester County Water Resources Authority (CCWRA), and the University of Delaware Water Resources Center (UDWRC), the Flood Study was launched in August 2023 in response to more frequent and extreme flooding events impacting communities along the Brandywine Creek in both Pennsylvania and Delaware. This coordinated effort sought to better understand where and why flooding occurs in our watershed in order to identify the best approaches to protect our communities during future severe flooding events.
Click here to view the Brandywine Flood Study Report
Additional supporting documents include:
- Full Technical Compendium — individual sections available to view at www.brandywine.org/flood-study
The final report includes a summary of the community outreach, data collection, and analyses conducted over the study period, along with an actionable suite of proposed flood mitigation recommendations throughout the watershed, presented in two distinct categories: structural and non-structural improvements.
Anywhere there is water, there is the potential for flooding. Even with unlimited financial and technological resources, it would be impossible to eliminate all flood risks. Despite those limitations, the Flood Study partners are confident that implementation of the structural and non-structural recommendations laid out in this report can meaningfully reduce future flood risks to communities throughout the Brandywine watershed and—most importantly—help prevent future loss of life.
The Brandywine Flood Study was funded, in part, through grants from FEMA, PEMA, Chester County Government and Delaware County Council. Multiple project partners contributed to the study, including the Stroud Water Research Center, West Chester University, and Meliora Design, along with a Technical Advisory Committee comprised of additional government officials, non-profit organizations, and private entities.