Red Streams Blue - Brandywine Red Clay

The goal of the Red Streams Blue Program is to ensure all streams in the Brandywine and Red Clay watersheds meet Pennsylvania and Delaware water quality standard. The name comes from the map of 2014 stream quality assessments, where streams with poor quality were shown in read, and healthy streams in blue.

Why is the Red Streams Blue Program important?

The Brandywine and Red Clay Creeks are the drinking water source for much of Chester County as well as New Castle County and Wilmington, Delaware.

These creeks provides recreation for many residents, including fishing canoeing, and swimming.

The Brandywine and Red Clay Creeks and tributaries provide habitat and natural corridors for wildlife.

The beauty of the Brandywine and Red Clay Watersheds is an important natural resource.

How will we make Red Streams Blue?

Identify the impaired segments

Develop a Restoration Plan

Select projects to be undertaken

Build partnerships

Identify funding sources

Complete restoration projects

Ways to Help Us Make Red Streams Blue

Join the BRC Become one of 900 members who are helping to restore and protect this priceless resource

Watershed Property Tips: Learn how to take better care of these natural resources and how you can make a difference

Enjoy the Brandywine and Red Clay Creeks and watersheds: This is the payoff of the Red Streams Blue Program

BID NOTICE: The Brandywine Red Clay Alliance (BRC) will be accepting bids for a stream restoration project on West Branch Red Clay Creek in Kennett Twp, Chester County, PA. Work will involve streambank grading and stabilization, in-stream structures, and erosion and sediment control measures, per guidelines to be given at the mandatory site showing. Contractors must have and include in the package a demonstrated experience in knowledge and construction of successful stream restoration projects incorporating fluvial geomorphology (FGM).

The bid package can be obtained here. A mandatory site meeting is scheduled for Dec. 17, 2025 beginning 10:00 AM at Herb Pennock Park, 650 W South St, Kennett Square, PA 19348. Please contact Brian Winslow, BRC Watershed Conservation Director, if you plan to attend at 610-793-1090 or via email at contact@brandywineredclay.org.

Bid packages must be received by 10:00 A.M., prevailing time, on January 23, 2026 at the BRC office, located at 1760 Unionville-Wawaset Road, West Chester, PA 19382. And will be opened to the public at 10:05 on the same day.