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Cheltenham Mall Litter and Creek Trash Photo Survey Area

Visual monitoring around the Cheltenham Mall parking lot and Rock Creekshows that the Mall has extensive litter whichis being blown and /or carried to Rock Creekduring rain storms.

This document:

• Identifies Cheltenham Mall parking lot and Rock Creek and litter/ creek trash monitoring sites

• Assess February, 2013 conditions at these monitoring sites

• Presents recommendations for TTF Trash Task Force to add the CheltenhamMall to Task Force’s Major Litter SiteList and advise Cheltenham Township about our findings

Cheltenham Mall and Upper Rock Creek Litter and Creek Trash Photo Survey

Updated 2/20/13 to includeHome Depot Litter Photos

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Ogontz Ave In Culvert, Emerges just South of Ogontz Ave

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Cheltenham Mall and Upper Rock Creek Litter and Creek Trash Monitoring Locations

Target

Shop Rite

RC2

CM2

Rock Creek Trash Monitoring Site

Cheltenham Mall Litter Monitoring Site.

CM1 RC2RC2

CM2

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RC2

Cheltenham Mall Litter Monitoring Site CM1Ogontz Ave and Rock Creek

Cedarbrook Middle School Fence line, along Ogontz Ave

Cheltenham Mall drainage ditch, discharges directly trash to Rock Creek

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Ogontz Ave and Rock CreekView of Rock Creek from Ogontz Ave. Steep slopes make litter clean-up dangerous. Litter prevention critical from water quality and safety standpoints

Slope from Ogontz Ave to Rock Creek covered with wind blown litter .

Close up of litter on slope . Close up of litter on slope .

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Cheltenham Mall – Shopper Lane

CM2

Parking lot litter blown against fence

Litter/ trash dumped outside fence

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Cheltenham Mall – Shopper Lane

Accumulation of litter/ trash on catch basin grates and in traffic Island indicates that Cheltenham Mall is not sweeping the parking lot on a regular basis..

Catch basins do not appear to have litter traps, potentially allowing smaller litter pieces to pass through the grates and directly to Rock Run.

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Cheltenham Mall Litter Monitoring -Home Depot Parking Lot

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Cheltenham Mall Litter Monitoring -Home Depot Parking Lot & Open Field

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Rock Creek Trash Monitoring Site RC2Adjacent to Cheltenham Mall

RC2

Access to Rock Creek in this area is quite difficult. These photos taken from Cheltenham Mall Parking lot.

Visible build-up of trash/ debris on tree branches extensive.

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Cheltenham Mall and Rock Creek Monitoring Site February, 2013 Litter – Trash Conditions and

Task Force Recommendations

Cheltenham Mall Litter Situation

• Litter photo surveys were conducted on 2 occasions: 1/14/13 and 2/7/13

• Extensive litter was found areas and down stream of Mall parking areas.

• Considerable amount of Cheltenham Mall litter appears to blow into steep embankment area where Rock Run exits culvert on Ogontz Ave, making litter clean-up for volunteers dangerous

• Cheltenham Mall does not have trash cans throughout the parking lot, making customer trash disposal difficult

• The extent of litter – trash along the Mall’s northern fence line makes this a top priority TTF Trash Task Force action area

TTF Trash Task Force Recommendations

• TTF should Cheltenham Township officials about the need for corrective action to address the Cheltenham Mall litter – Rock Creek trash problem

• TTF Trash Task Force should conduct monthly litter photo surveys until corrective actions have been taken

• TTF Trash Task force should add this section of Rock Creek to the TTF Watershed Trash Impaired Creek List

• TTF Trash Task Force should begin monthly monitoring of RC2 site for submission to Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s tri-annual impaired water quality list for potential regulatory action by PaDEP.Rock Creek Trash Situation

• Rock Creek trash monitoring site RC2 is challenging because of steep slope access to the creek

• Photos from the parking lot level show extensive trash build-up in tree branches