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Lancaster Township officials on April 18 will consider an ordinance designed to stem the tide of flooding.

The proposed ordinance would limit the rate at which stormwater can be released from a newly developed property to 90% of the rate at which stormwater flowed from the site prior to development.

Currently, township ordinances limit stormwater release rates after development to 100% of the predevelopment rates. The new ordinance would slow the release of stormwater by 10%.

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