EFFECTS OF THE PUMP ON THE WATERWAYS - East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek

	Erosion along the banks of the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek in Sellersville has increased since the pump has been in use. The banks have had new bags of rocks called gabion baskets placed along the edge to reduce erosion.
The East Branch of the Perkiomen has had a lot of erosion since the pump has been installed. Recently there have been rock baskets installed to help stop this erosion. The rock baskets will help by not allowing as much earth to go into the river, but they do not provide long-lasting protection as the bank behind the basket eventually erodes away too. The basket prevents the natural stream changes from taking place and affects the plant and animal life in the creek.
	There is always erosion along stream beds. But residents who live along the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek indicate an increase in the number of tree falls along the water's edge.

Tree roots of many trees along the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek in East Rockhill Township, Perkasie, and Sellersville, and West Rockhill Township are no longer stable because the soil supporting their roots has washed away.

According to Tracy Carluccio of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, "better management of the amount of water that goes through the pump would help stop this erosion, but the erosion will never completely stop while the pump is still working. " The water that runs through the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek causes more and more erosion each year to the area of land through which it runs.