facilities.
(a) Management.--The board of commissioners may acquire by
purchase, deed of dedication or eminent domain proceedings all
or part of an existing system or facility for the management of
surface water runoff that may have been established or
constructed by a property owner in the township or establish,
construct and maintain systems or facilities in the best
interest of the township.
(b) Purchase.--If the board of commissioners and the owners
of systems agree upon a price to be paid by the township, the
purchase may be consummated if the amount to be paid does not
exceed the actual value of the facilities to be transferred.
(c) Damages.--If the board of commissioners acquires the
system by the exercise of eminent domain, the damages shall be
determined by viewers under this act for eminent domain
proceedings.
Section 2403-A. System management.
(a) Powers.--When exercising the powers under this article,
the board of commissioners shall manage storm water originating
in or passing through the township in a manner consistent with
the requirements of the act of October 4, 1978 (P.L.864,
No.167), known as the Storm Water Management Act, and the storm
water management guidelines and regulations that may be adopted
by the Department of Environmental Protection.
(b) Plan.--All storm water management activities shall be
consistent with a watershed storm water management plan approved
by the Department of Environmental Protection.
(c) Review.--When storm water management activities are
undertaken in watersheds for which there is no approved storm
water management plan, all drawings, documents, profiles and
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