** Construction Stormwater Announcement **

 

On August 31, 2024, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) published a final, reissued NPDES PAG-02 General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities in the Pennsylvania Bulletin for a new 5-year term. If your project site continues to qualify for PAG-02 coverage and you are able to comply with the new terms and conditions, you must submit a complete PAG-02 Renewal NOI (ID No. 3800-PM-BCW0405h), which must be received by the District on or before December 7, 2024. If the Renewal NOI is submitted on time, you will be able to continue discharging stormwater under the reissued PAG-02 General Permit. The District will verify your eligibility, including your ability to comply, and provide formal notification of your continued coverage after receiving the Renewal NOI.

If DEP or the District determines that you are no longer eligible for coverage under PAG-02, DEP or the District will notify you in writing and provide you with 90 days to submit an Individual NPDES Permit application. If the Individual NPDES Permit application is submitted on time, you will be able to continue discharging under PAG-02 until such time that DEP issues the Individual NPDES Permit.

Erosion and Sediment (E&S) Pollution Control Program & National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

The Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control program emphasizes on the conservation of soil and water resources. The moving of earth presents the opportunity to have erosion and sediment pollution in the event of a rain storm. The state has set up different control standards for these projects to help prevent pollution from occurring. The state requires that best management practices (BMP’s) are to be implemented and maintained for all earth moving activities. An erosion and sediment pollution control plan is required for earth moving activities of 5,000 sq. feet or more, along with implementation and maintenance of the BMP’s. Earth disturbance activity of 1 acre or more requires a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit for construction activities. Please click on this helpful schematic.

Franklin County Technician Territory Map and Local Agency Contact List

  • FCCD DISTRICT APPLICATION (Upon Download…Microsoft will automatically block the macros within the document for security reasons, to enable macros…download the document to your computer, find the file location on your computer and right click, go to “properties”, and then under the “General” tab, go to the “security” section at the bottom, next click “Unblock”. This will enable the macros and you will not have to do this again UNLESS you re-download the form from our website)

DEP Construction Stormwater Homepage

DEP E&S Resources (NOI, Renewal NOI, Modules, Etc.)

  • Chapter 102 Forms (Co-Permittee, County/Municipal Notification Form, Visual Site Inspection Report, Pre-Application Meeting Request Form, MS4-CSS Notification Form, Erosion Potential Analysis Form, New Property Owner Notification Form, SCM Construction Certification Form)

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