A.
The applicant must notify the Township in advance
before the commencement of construction.
B.
Regular inspections of the stormwater management system
construction shall be conducted by the staff of Rostraver Township
or certified by a professional engineer or his/her designee who has
been approved by Rostraver Township. All inspections shall be documented
and written reports prepared that contain the following information:
C.
If any violations are found, the property owner shall
be notified, in writing, of the nature of the violation and the required
corrective actions. No added work shall proceed until any violations
are corrected and all work previously completed has received approval
by the Township of Rostraver.
A.
Upon presentation of proper credentials, duly authorized
representatives of the municipality may enter at reasonable times
upon any property within the municipality to inspect the implementation,
condition, or operation and maintenance of the stormwater BMPs in
regard to any aspect governed by this chapter.
B.
BMP owners and operators shall allow persons working
on behalf of the municipality ready access to all parts of the premises
for the purposes of determining compliance with this chapter.
C.
Persons working on behalf of the municipality shall
have the right to temporarily locate on any BMP in the municipality
such devices as are necessary to conduct monitoring and/or sampling
of the facility’s stormwater discharge.
D.
Unreasonable delay in allowing the Director access
to a BMP is a violation of this article.
All applicants are required to submit actual
as-built plans for any stormwater management practices located on
site after final construction is completed. The plan must show the
final design specifications for all stormwater management facilities
and must be certified by a professional engineer. A final inspection
by Rostraver Township is required before the release of any performance
securities can occur.
A.
Any area of land from which the natural vegetative
cover has been either partially or wholly cleared or removed by development
activities shall be revegetated within 10 days from the substantial
completion of such clearing and construction. The following criteria
shall apply to revegetation efforts:
B.
Reseeding must be done with an annual or perennial
cover crop accompanied by placement of straw mulch or its equivalent
of sufficient coverage to control erosion until such time as the cover
crop is established over 70% of the seeded area.
C.
Replanting with native woody and herbaceous vegetation
must be accompanied by placement of straw mulch or its equivalent
of sufficient overage to control erosion until the plantings are established
and are capable of controlling erosion.
Inspection programs may be established on any
reasonable basis, including but not limited to routine inspections;
random inspections; inspections based upon complaints or other notice
of possible violations; inspection of drainage basins or areas identified
as higher than typical sources of sediment or other contaminants or
pollutants; inspections of businesses or industries of a type associated
with higher than usual discharges of contaminants or pollutants or
with discharges of a type which are more likely than the typical discharge
to cause violations of state or federal water or sediment quality
standards or the NPDES stormwater permit; and joint inspections with
other agencies inspecting under environmental or safety laws. Inspections
may include, but are not limited to: reviewing maintenance and repair
records; sampling discharges, surface water, groundwater, and material
or water in drainage control facilities; and evaluating the condition
of drainage control facilities and other stormwater treatment practices.
The minimum inspection shall be as follows:
A.
The Township Engineer or his designee shall inspect
all phases of development of the site including but not limited to:
(1)
Completion of preliminary site preparation including
stripping of vegetation, stockpiling of topsoil, and construction
of temporary stormwater management and erosion control facilities.
(2)
Completion of rough grading, but prior to placing
topsoil, permanent drainage or other site development improvements
and ground covers.
(3)
During construction of the permanent stormwater facilities
at such times as specified by the Municipal Engineer.
(4)
Upon completion of permanent stormwater management
facilities, including established ground covers and plantings.
(5)
Upon completion of any final grading, vegetative control
measures or other site restoration work done in accordance with the
approved plan and permit.
B.
No work shall begin on a subsequent stage until the
preceding stage has been inspected and approved by the Township Engineer.
C.
It is the responsibility of the permittee to notify
the Municipal Engineer 48 hours in advance of the completion of each
identified phase of development.
D.
Any portion of the work which does not comply with
the approved plan must be corrected by the permittee within 72 hours.
No work may proceed on any subsequent phase of the stormwater management
plan, the subdivision or land development or building construction
until the required corrections have been made.
E.
If at any stage of the work, the Municipal Engineer
determines that the soil or other conditions are not as stated or
shown in the approved application, he may refuse to approve further
work and the municipality may revoke existing permits until a revised
plan is submitted and approved.
Parties responsible for the operation and maintenance
of a stormwater management facility shall make records of the installation
and of all maintenance and repairs, and shall retain the records of
the installation and of all maintenance and repairs, and shall retain
the records for at least five years. These records shall be made available
to the Township of Rostraver during inspection of the facility and
at other reasonable times upon request.
If a responsible party fails or refuses to meet
the requirements of the maintenance covenant, the Township of Rostraver,
after reasonable notice, may correct a violation of the design standards
or maintenance needs by performing all necessary work to place the
facility in proper working condition. In the event that the stormwater
management facility becomes a danger to public safety or public health,
the Township of Rostraver shall notify the party responsible for maintenance
of the stormwater management facility in writing. Upon receipt of
that notice, the responsible person shall begin remedial action immediately
and shall complete within five days, the maintenance and repair of
facility in an approved manner. After proper notice, Rostraver Township
may assess the owner(s) of the facility for the cost of repair work
and any penalties; and the cost of the work shall be a lien on the
property, or prorated against the beneficial users of the property,
and may be placed on the tax bill and collected as ordinary taxes
by the county.
