A.
The applicant shall meet requirements as contained in 25 Pa. Code
Chapter 92a and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 102 as required and applicable
as follows:
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
Erosion and sedimentation control approval requirements:
(1)
No earthmoving activity, including cuts and fills, excavation, removal
of topsoil, trees, or vegetative cover of the land, shall commence
until the plans for minimizing soil erosion and sedimentation, both
during and after construction, have been approved by the Township
Engineer and/or the Washington County Conservation District (ACCD).
(2)
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) has
regulations that require an erosion and sediment control plan for
any earth disturbance activity of 5,000 square feet or more, under
25 Pa. Code § 102.4(b).
(3)
In addition, under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92a, a PADEP NPDES construction
activities permit is required for any earth disturbance one acre or
more with a point source discharge to surface waters or the Township's
storm sewer system, or five acres or more regardless of the planned
runoff (hereinafter collectively referred to as "regulated earth disturbance
activities"). This includes earth disturbance on any portion of, part
of, or during any stage of, a larger common plan of development.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
(4)
Evidence of any necessary permit(s) for regulated earth disturbance
activities from the PADEP regional office or the ACCD must be provided
to the Township.
(5)
A copy of the approved erosion and sediment control plan and any
required permits, as required by the PADEP regulations, shall be available
at the project site at all times.
C.
Evidence of any necessary plan or permit approval for earth disturbance
activities from PADEP or the Washington County Conservation District
must be provided to the Township.
D.
A copy of the approved erosion and sediment control plan and any
other permit, as required by PADEP or the Washington County Conservation
District, shall be available at the project site at all times if required
under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 102.
E.
Construction of temporary roadways (e.g., for utility construction,
timber harvesting, etc.) shall comply with all applicable standards
for erosion and sedimentation control and stream crossing regulations
under 25 Pa. Code Chapters 102 and 105. The erosion and sedimentation
control plan shall be submitted to the Washington County Conservation
District for approval and shall address the following, as applicable:
(1)
Design of the roadway system, including haul roads, skid roads, landing
areas, trails, and storage and staging areas.
(2)
Runoff control structures (e.g., diversions, culverts, detention
ponds, etc.).
(3)
Stream crossings for both perennial and intermittent streams.
(4)
Access to public roadways, including design of rock construction
entrance for mud and debris control.
(5)
A remediation plan for restoring the disturbed area through regrading,
topsoil placement, reseeding, and other stabilization techniques,
as required.
F.
Additional erosion and sedimentation control design standards and
criteria that must be applied where infiltration BMPs are proposed,
include the following:
(1)
Areas proposed for infiltration BMPs shall be protected from sedimentation
and compaction during the construction phase, as to maintain their
maximum infiltration capacity.
(2)
Infiltration BMPs shall be protected from receiving sediment-laden
runoff. The source of protection for infiltration BMPs shall be identified
(i.e., orange construction fence surrounding the perimeter of the
BMP).
