CENTER TWP — The developers who built the Abie Abraham VA Health Clinic say they'll propose a drainage fix by the end of the month.

The group, Cambridge Healthcare Solutions, said in a news release that they have reached an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. This month, they're going to submit new plans to the DEP to fix stormwater runoff from the facility.

The water created headaches for neighboring property owners and the township, which still holds bond money on the project.

“Collaborations have led to an agreed approach to new modifications, which will be finalized and submitted to the DEP this month,” Cambridge's principal, Michael Scott, said in a written statement. “We look forward to a timely approval and a positive completion on this project.”

Ron Flatt, chairman of Center Township's board of supervisors, said it's his impression that the company is working adequately to get the new plans in by the end of the month — a DEP deadline for the revisions.

On July 1, the DEP ordered the company to submit its changes for review by July 31, according to Tom Decker, a spokesman for the DEP's northwest region. As of Tuesday, they hadn't received a response.

Flatt has been an outspoken figure about the need for a fix, but he said relationships with Cambridge are going well as talks continue.

“The township has gotten along fine with them,” Flatt said. “They've always been able to work well with us.”

Flatt and the township's engineering group, Gateway Engineers, have maintained that original designs for removing water from the property were inherently flawed.

Scott points to three reasons for flooding issues: bedrock, restrictive soils and record rainfall. The system in place was meant to foster native plants and improve the water quality in addition to simply controlling its flow.

All three involved parties have said they hope to fix the problem this year.