A.
Applicants proposing regulated activities in the municipality that do not fall under the exemption criteria shown in § 140-37 shall submit a drainage plan consistent with this Part 2 and the respective Act 167 Stormwater Management Plan to the municipality for review. The stormwater management criteria of this Part 2 shall apply to the total proposed development even if development is to take place in stages.
B.
The applicant is required to find practicable alternatives
to the surface discharge of stormwater, the creation of impervious
surfaces, and the degradation of waters of the commonwealth and must
maintain as much as possible the natural hydrologic regime.
C.
The drainage plan must be designed consistent with the sequencing provisions of § 140-50 to ensure maintenance of the natural hydrologic regime, to promote groundwater recharge, and to protect groundwater and surface water quality and quantity. The drainage plan designer must proceed sequentially in accordance with Article XIII of this Part 2.
D.
Stormwater drainage systems shall be designed in order
to permit unimpeded flow along natural watercourses, except as modified
by stormwater management facilities or open channels consistent with
this Part 2.
E.
Existing points of concentrated drainage that discharge
onto adjacent property shall not be altered in any manner which could
cause property damage without permission of the affected property
owner(s) and shall be subject to any applicable discharge criteria
specified in this Part 2.
F.
Areas of existing diffused drainage discharge, whether
proposed to be concentrated or maintained as diffused drainage areas,
shall be subject to any applicable discharge criteria in the general
direction of existing discharge, except as otherwise provided by this
Part 2. If diffused drainage discharge is proposed to be concentrated
and discharged onto adjacent property, the applicant must document
that adequate downstream conveyance facilities exist to safely transport
the concentrated discharge or otherwise prove that no erosion, sedimentation,
flooding, or other impacts will result from the concentrated discharge.
H.
Any stormwater management facilities regulated by
this Part 2 that would be located in or adjacent to waters of the
Commonwealth or delineated wetlands shall be subject to approval by
DEP through the joint permit application or the environmental assessment
approval process, or where deemed appropriate, by the DEP general
permit process. When there is a question as to whether wetlands may
be involved, it is the responsibility of the applicant or his agent
to show that the land in question cannot be classified as wetlands;
otherwise, approval to work in the area must be obtained from DEP.
I.
Any proposed stormwater management facilities regulated
by this Part 2 that would be located on state highway rights-of-way
shall be subject to approval by PennDOT.
J.
Minimization of impervious surfaces and infiltration
of runoff through seepage beds, infiltration trenches, etc., is encouraged
where soil conditions permit in order to reduce the size or eliminate
the need for detention facilities or other structural BMPs.
K.
All stormwater runoff shall be pretreated for water
quality prior to discharge to surface or groundwater.
L.
All regulated activities within the municipality shall
be designed, implemented, operated, and maintained to meet the purposes
of this Part 2, through these two elements:
M.
No regulated earth disturbance activities within the
municipality shall commence until the requirements of this Part 2
are met.
O.
Operations and maintenance of permanent stormwater BMPs shall be addressed as required by Article XVI.
P.
All BMPs used to meet the requirements of this Part
2 shall conform to the state water quality requirements and any more
stringent requirements as set forth by the municipality.
R.
In selecting the appropriate BMPs or combinations
thereof, the applicant shall consider the following:
(1)
Total contributing area.
(2)
Permeability and infiltration rate of the site's soils.
(3)
Slope and depth to bedrock.
(4)
Seasonal high water table.
(5)
Proximity to building foundations and wellheads.
(6)
Erodibility of soils.
(7)
Land availability and configuration of the topography.
(8)
Peak discharge and required volume control.
(9)
Stream bank erosion.
(10)
Effectiveness of the BMPs to mitigate potential
water quality problems.
(11)
The volume of runoff that will be effectively
treated.
(12)
The nature of the pollutant being removed.
(13)
Maintenance requirements.
(14)
Creation/protection of aquatic and wildlife
habitat.
(15)
Recreational value.
The following permit requirements may apply
to certain regulated earth disturbance activities and must be met
prior to commencement of regulated earth disturbance activities, as
applicable:
A.
All regulated earth disturbance activities subject to permit requirements by DEP under regulations at 25 Pennsylvania Code Chapter 102.
B.
Work within natural drainageways subject to permit
by DEP under 25 Pennsylvania Code Chapter 105.
C.
Any stormwater management facility that would be located
in or adjacent to surface waters of the commonwealth, including wetlands,
subject to permit by DEP under 25 Pennsylvania Code Chapter 105.
D.
Any stormwater management facility that would be located
on a state highway right-of-way or require access from a state highway
shall be subject to approval by PennDOT.
E.
Culverts, bridges, storm sewers, or any other facilities
which must pass or convey flows from the tributary area and any facility
which may constitute a dam subject to permit by DEP under 25 Pennsylvania
Code Chapter 105.
A.
No regulated earth disturbance activities within the
municipality shall commence until the municipality receives an approval
from the Conservation District of an erosion and sediment control
plan for construction activities.
B.
DEP has regulations that require an erosion and sediment
control plan for any earth disturbance activity of 5,000 square feet
or more, under 25 Pennsylvania Code § 102.4(b).
C.
In addition, under 25 Pennsylvania Code Chapter 92,
a DEP permit for stormwater discharges associated with construction
activities is required for land disturbances greater than one acre.
D.
Evidence of any necessary permit(s) for regulated
earth disturbance activities from the appropriate DEP regional office
or County Conservation District must be provided to the municipality.
E.
A copy of the erosion and sediment control plan and
any required permit, as required by DEP regulations, shall be available
on the project site at all times.
F.
Additional erosion and sediment control design standards
and criteria are recommended to be applied where infiltration BMPs
are proposed. They shall include the following:
(1)
Areas proposed for infiltration BMPs shall be protected
from sedimentation and compaction during the construction phase to
maintain maximum infiltration capacity. Additional measures, such
as placement of orange construction fencing around proposed infiltration
BMPs during construction to minimize or eliminate traffic over top
of these areas and temporary sealing off of pipes and inlet connections
to infiltration BMPs to prevent sediment clogging should be given
consideration.
(2)
Infiltration BMPs shall not be constructed nor receive
runoff until the entire drainage area contributory to the infiltration
BMP has achieved final stabilization.
A.
The design of all regulated activities shall include
the following to minimize stormwater impacts:
(1)
The applicant shall find practicable alternatives to the surface discharge of stormwater, such as those listed in Appendix D, Table D-4,[1] the creation of impervious surfaces, and the degradation
of waters of the Commonwealth and must maintain as much as possible
the natural hydrologic regime of the site.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix D is included at the end of this chapter.
(2)
An alternative is practicable if it is available and
capable of implementation after taking into consideration existing
technology and logistics in light of overall project purposes and
other municipal requirements.
(3)
All practicable alternatives to the discharge of stormwater
are presumed to have less adverse impact on quantity and quality of
waters of the commonwealth unless otherwise demonstrated.
B.
The applicant shall demonstrate that the regulated
activities were designed in the following sequence. The goal of the
sequence is to minimize the increases in stormwater runoff and impacts
to water quality resulting from the proposed regulated activity.
(1)
Prepare an existing resource and site analysis map
(ERSAM) showing environmentally sensitive areas including, but not
limited to, steep slopes, ponds, lakes, streams, wetlands, hydric
soils, vernal pools, stream buffers, hydrologic soil groups, wooded
areas, and potential infiltration areas. Land development, any existing
recharge areas, and other requirements outlined in the municipal SALDO[2] shall also be included.
(4)
Identify site-specific existing conditions drainage
areas, discharge points, recharge areas, and hydrologic soil groups
A and B (areas conducive to infiltration). Infiltration should still
be considered in well-draining soils listed as hydrologic soil group
C, but additional soils testing should be performed to verify on-site
conditions and placement of these BMPs.
(6)
Satisfy the groundwater recharge (infiltration) objective (§ 140-51) and provide for stormwater pretreatment prior to infiltration.
(8)
Provide stream bank erosion protection in accordance with § 140-53, Stream bank erosion requirements.
(10)
Prepare final project design to maintain existing
conditions drainage areas and discharge points, to minimize earth
disturbance and impervious surfaces, and, to the maximum extent possible,
to ensure that the remaining site development has no surface or point
discharge.
(11)
Conduct a proposed conditions runoff analysis based on the final design that meets the management district requirements (§ 140-54).
(12)
Manage any remaining runoff prior to discharge
through detention, bioretention, direct discharge, or other structural
control.
Maximizing the groundwater recharge capacity of the area being developed is required. Design of the infiltration facilities shall consider groundwater recharge to compensate for the reduction in the recharge that occurs when the ground surface is disturbed or impervious surface is created. It is recommended that roof runoff be directed to infiltration BMPs that may be designed to compensate for the runoff from parking areas. These measures are required to be consistent with § 140-34 and to take advantage of utilizing any existing recharge areas. Infiltration may not be feasible on every site due to site-specific limitations such as soil type. If it cannot be physically accomplished, then the design professional shall be responsible to show that this cannot be physically accomplished. Appropriate soils testing and/or geotechnical evaluation should be included as part of any documentation for infiltration BMPs. If it can be physically accomplished, then the volume of runoff to be infiltrated shall be determined from Subsection A(2).
A.
Infiltration BMPs shall meet the following minimum
requirements:
(1)
Infiltration BMPs intended to receive runoff from
developed areas shall be selected based on suitability of soils and
site conditions and shall be constructed on soils that have the following
characteristics:
(a)
A minimum depth of 24 inches, preferably 36
inches, between the bottom of the BMP and the top of the limiting
zone (e.g., SHWT, groundwater, bedrock, etc.).
(b)
An infiltration rate sufficient to accept the
additional stormwater load and dewater completely as determined by
field tests conducted by the applicant's design professional.
(c)
The infiltration facility shall be capable of
completely infiltrating the recharge (infiltration) volume (Rev) within
three days (72 hours) or less.
(d)
Pretreatment shall be provided prior to infiltration.
(2)
The size of the infiltration facility shall be based
upon the Net Two-Year Volume Approach, where the recharge (infiltration)
volume (Rev) to be captured and infiltrated
shall be the volume difference between the predevelopment two-year,
twenty-four-hour storm event and postdevelopment two-year, twenty-four-hour
storm event.
(3)
The recharge volume calculated using this section
is the minimum volume the applicant must control through an infiltration
BMP facility. However, if a site has areas of soils where additional
volume of recharge can be achieved, the applicant is encouraged to
infiltrate as much of the stormwater runoff from the site as possible.
B.
Soils. A detailed soils evaluation of the project
site shall be required to determine the suitability of infiltration
facilities. The evaluation shall be performed by a qualified design
professional and at a minimum address soil permeability, depth to
bedrock, and subgrade stability. The general process for designing
the infiltration BMP shall be:
(1)
Analyze hydrologic soil groups as well as natural
and man-made features within the site to determine general areas of
suitability for infiltration practices. In areas where development
on fill material is under consideration, conduct geotechnical investigations
of subgrade stability; infiltration may not be ruled out without conducting
these tests.
(2)
Provide field tests such as double ring infiltrometer
or hydraulic conductivity tests (at the level of the proposed infiltration
surface) to determine the appropriate hydraulic conductivity rate.
Percolation tests are not recommended for design purposes.
(3)
Design the infiltration structure for the required
recharge (Rev) volume based on field-determined
capacity at the level of the proposed infiltration surface.
(4)
If on-lot infiltration structures are proposed by
the applicant's design professional, it must be demonstrated to the
municipality that the soils are conducive to infiltrate on the lots
identified.
C.
Stormwater hotspots. Below is a list of examples of
designated hotspots. If a site is designated as a hotspot, it has
important implications for how stormwater is managed. First and foremost,
untreated stormwater runoff from hotspots shall not be allowed to
recharge into groundwater where it may contaminate water supplies.
Therefore, the Rev requirement shall not be
applied to development sites that fit into the hotspot category (the
entire WQv must still be treated). Second,
a greater level of stormwater treatment shall be considered at hotspot
sites to prevent pollutant washoff after construction. The Environmental
Protection Agency's (EPA) NPDES stormwater program requires some industrial
sites to prepare and implement a stormwater pollution prevention plan.
(1)
Examples of hotspots:
(a)
Vehicle salvage yards and recycling facilities.
(b)
Vehicle fueling stations.
(c)
Vehicle service and maintenance facilities.
(d)
Vehicle and equipment cleaning facilities.
(e)
Fleet storage areas (bus, truck, etc.).
(f)
Industrial sites based on standard industrial
codes.
(g)
Marinas (service and maintenance).
(h)
Outdoor liquid container storage.
(i)
Outdoor loading/unloading facilities.
(j)
Public works storage areas.
(k)
Facilities that generate or store hazardous
materials.
(l)
Commercial container nursery.
(m)
Other land uses and activities as designated
by an appropriate review authority.
(2)
The following land uses and activities are not normally
considered hotspots:
(3)
While large highways [average daily traffic volume
(ADT) greater than 30,000] are not designated as stormwater hotspots,
it is important to ensure that highway stormwater management plans
adequately protect groundwater.
D.
Extreme caution shall be exercised where infiltration
is proposed in SWPAs as defined by the local municipality or water
authority.
E.
Infiltration facilities shall be used in conjunction
with other innovative or traditional BMPs, stormwater control facilities,
and nonstructural stormwater management alternatives.
F.
Extreme caution shall be exercised where salt or chloride
(municipal salt storage) would be a pollutant since soils do little
to filter this pollutant, and it may contaminate the groundwater.
The qualified design professional shall evaluate the possibility of
groundwater contamination from the proposed infiltration facility
and perform a hydrogeologic justification study if necessary. Specific
consideration should be given to the particular type of salt or deicing
material to be used within this watershed in regards to its potential
long-term effects on the soils, especially in areas that contain clay
soil.
G.
The infiltration requirement in HQ or EV waters shall
be subject to the Department's Chapter 93 antidegradation regulations.
H.
An impermeable liner will be required in detention
basins where the possibility of groundwater contamination exists.
A detailed hydrogeologic investigation may be required by the municipality.
I.
The municipality shall require the applicant to provide
safeguards against groundwater contamination for land uses that may
cause groundwater contamination should there be a mishap or spill.
The applicant shall comply with the following
water quality requirements of this article:
A.
No regulated earth disturbance activities within the
municipality shall commence until approval by the municipality of
a plan that demonstrates compliance with postconstruction state water
quality requirements.
B.
The BMPs shall be designed, implemented, and maintained
to meet state water quality requirements and any other more stringent
requirements as determined by the municipality.
C.
To control postconstruction stormwater impacts from
regulated earth disturbance activities, state water quality requirements
can be met by BMPs, including site design, which provide for replication
of preconstruction stormwater infiltration and runoff conditions so
that postconstruction stormwater discharges do not degrade the physical,
chemical, or biological characteristics of the receiving waters. As
described in the DEP Comprehensive Stormwater Management Policy (#392-0300-002,
September 28, 2002), this may be achieved by the following:
(1)
Infiltration: replication of preconstruction stormwater
infiltration conditions;
(2)
Treatment: use of water quality treatment BMPs to
ensure filtering out of the chemical and physical pollutants from
the stormwater runoff; and
(3)
Stream bank and streambed protection: management of
volume and rate of postconstruction stormwater discharges to prevent
physical degradation of receiving waters (e.g., from scouring).
D.
Developed areas shall provide adequate storage and treatment facilities necessary to capture and treat stormwater runoff. If site conditions allow for infiltration, the water quality volume and the recharge volume are the same volume and may be managed in a single facility. If infiltration can not be physically accomplished, the water quality volume should be calculated using the Net Two-Year Volume Approach described in § 140-51A(2). In this case, the water quality volume may be captured and treated by methods other than infiltration BMPs.
(1)
This volume requirement can be accomplished by the permanent volume of a wet basin or the detained volume from other BMPs. Where appropriate, wet basins shall be utilized for water quality control and shall follow the guidelines of the BMP manuals referenced in Appendix E.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix E is included at the end of this chapter.
(2)
The water quality volume shall take a minimum of 24
hours to be discharged from a BMP facility. Release of the water quality
volume can begin at the start of the storm (i.e., the invert of the
water quality orifice is at the invert of the facility). The design
of the facility shall provide for protection from clogging and unwanted
sedimentation.
E.
For areas within defined special protection subwatersheds
that include EV and HQ waters, the temperature and quality of water
and streams shall be maintained through the use of temperature-sensitive
BMPs and stormwater conveyance systems.
F.
To accomplish the above, the applicant shall submit
original and innovative designs to the Municipal Engineer for review
and approval. Such designs may achieve the water quality objectives
through a combination of different BMPs.
G.
If a perennial or intermittent stream passes through
the site, the applicant shall create a stream buffer extending a minimum
of 50 feet to either side of the top-of-bank of the channel. The buffer
area shall be maintained with and encouraged to use appropriate native
vegetation (refer to Appendix B of the Pennsylvania Stormwater Best
Management Practices Manual, latest version, for plant lists). If
the applicable rear or side yard setback is less than 50 feet or a
stream traverses the site, the buffer width may be reduced to 25%
of the setback and/or to a minimum of 10 feet. If an existing buffer
is legally prescribed (i.e., deed, covenant, easement, etc.) and it
exceeds the requirements of this Part 2, the existing buffer shall
be maintained. This does not include lakes or wetlands.
H.
Evidence of any necessary permit(s) for regulated
earth disturbance activities from the appropriate DEP regional office
must be provided to the municipality.
A.
In addition to the control of water quality volume
(in order to minimize the impact of stormwater runoff on downstream
stream bank erosion), the primary requirement is to design a BMP to
detain the proposed conditions two-year, twenty-four-hour design storm
to the existing conditions one-year flow using the SCS Type II distribution.
Additionally, provisions shall be made (such as adding a small orifice
at the bottom of the outlet structure) so that the proposed conditions
one-year storm takes a minimum of 24 hours to drain from the facility
from a point where the maximum volume of water from the one-year storm
is captured (i.e., the maximum water surface elevation is achieved
in the facility). Release of water can begin at the start of the storm
(i.e., the invert of the water quality orifice is at the invert of
the facility).
B.
The minimum orifice size in the outlet structure to
the BMP shall be three inches in diameter where possible, and a trash
rack shall be installed to prevent clogging. On sites with small drainage
areas contributing to this BMP that do not provide enough runoff volume
to allow a twenty-four-hour attenuation with the three-inch orifice,
the calculations shall be submitted showing this condition. Orifice
sizes less than three inches can be utilized, provided that the design
will prevent clogging of the intake.
A.
Within the Swamp Creek Watershed, the criteria for
peak runoff control are designed to reduce the postdevelopment peak
flow to 50% of the predevelopment peak flow. Development sites must
control proposed conditions runoff rates to 50% of the existing conditions
runoff rates for the two-, five-, ten-, twenty-five-, fifty-, and
one-hundred-year storm events.
B.
The calculated peak discharges shall apply regardless
of whether the grading plan changes the drainage area by subarea.
An exception to the above may be granted if discharges from multiple
subareas recombine in proximity to the site. In this case, peak discharge
in any direction may be a 100% release rate provided that the overall
site discharge meets the weighted average release rate.
C.
Off-Site areas. Off-site areas that drain through
a proposed development site are not subject to release rate criteria
when determining allowable peak runoff rates. However, on-site drainage
facilities shall be designed to safely convey off-site flows through
the development site.
D.
Site areas. Where the site area to be impacted by
a proposed development activity differs significantly from the total
site area, only the proposed impact area utilizing stormwater management
measures shall be subject to the peak rate control standards noted
above. In other words, unimpacted areas bypassing the stormwater management
facilities would not be subject to the peak rate control standards.
E.
Alternate criteria for redevelopment sites. For redevelopment
sites, one of the following minimum design parameters shall be accomplished,
whichever is most appropriate for the given site conditions as determined
by Schwenksville Borough:
A.
Stormwater runoff from all development sites with
a drainage area of greater than 200 acres shall be calculated using
a generally accepted calculation technique that is based on the NRCS
Soil Cover Complex Method. The table of Acceptable Computation Methodologies
for Stormwater Management Plans summarizes acceptable computation
methods, and the method selected by the design professional shall
be based on the individual limitations and suitability of each method
for a particular site. Note that successors to the methods listed
in the table are also acceptable, such as WinTR55 for TR-55 and Win
TR20 for TR-20. The municipality may allow the use of the Rational
Method to estimate peak discharges from drainage areas that contain
less than 200 acres. The Soil Cover Complex Method shall be used for
drainage areas greater than 200 acres.
Acceptable Computation Methodologies for
Stormwater Management Plans
| |||
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Method
|
Developed By
|
Applicability
| |
TR-20 (or commercial computer package based
on TR-20)
|
USDA NRCS
|
Applicable where use of full hydrology computer
model is desirable or necessary.
| |
TR-55 (or commercial computer package based
on TR-55)
|
USDA NRCS
|
Applicable for land development plans within
limitations described in TR-55.
| |
HEC-1/HEC-HMS
|
US Army Corps of Engineers
|
Applicable where use of a full hydrologic computer
is desirable or necessary.
| |
PSRM
|
Penn State University
|
Applicable where use of a hydrologic model is
desirable or necessary; simpler than TR-20 or HEC-1.
| |
Rational Method (or commercial computer package
based on Rational Method)
|
Emil Kuichling (1889)
|
For sites less than 200 acres, or as approved
by the municipality and/or Municipal Engineer.
| |
Other methods
|
Varies
|
Other computation methodologies approved by
the municipality and/or Municipal Engineer.
|
B.
All calculations consistent with this Part 2 using the Soil Cover Complex Method shall use the appropriate design rainfall depths for the various return period storms according to the region in which they are located as presented in Table D-1 in Appendix D of this Part 2.[1] If a hydrologic computer model such as PSRM or HEC-1/HEC-HMS
is used for stormwater runoff calculations, then the duration of rainfall
shall be 24 hours.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix D is included at the end of this chapter.
C.
The following criteria shall be used for runoff calculations:
(1)
For development sites not considered redevelopment,
the ground cover used in determining the existing conditions flow
rates shall be as follows:
(a)
Wooded sites shall use a ground cover of "woods
in good condition." A site shall be considered to be a wooded site
where a biological community dominated by trees and other woody plants
exists that covers an area of 10,000 square feet or more, and contains
at least 100 trees with at least 50% of those trees having a dbh of
two inches or greater. (Duerksen, Christopher J., with Suzanne Richman,
Tree Conservation Ordinances, Planning Advisory Service Report Number
446, American Planning Association, Chicago, Illinois, and Scenic
America, Washington, D.C., August, 1993.)
(b)
The undeveloped portion of the site including agriculture, bare earth, and fallow ground shall be considered as "meadow in good condition," unless the natural ground cover generates a lower curve (CN) number or Rational "c" value (i.e., woods) as listed in Tables D-2 or D-3 in Appendix D of this Part 2.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Appendix D is included at the end of this chapter.
(c)
Off-site land use conditions used to determine
storm flows for designing storm facilities shall be based on existing
land uses assuming winter or poor land cover conditions.
(2)
For development considered redevelopment sites, the
ground cover used in determining the existing conditions flow rates
for the developed portion of the site shall be based upon actual land
cover conditions.
D.
All calculations using the Rational Method shall use
rainfall intensities consistent with appropriate times-of-concentration
for overland flow and return periods presented in the appropriate
curves from the PennDOT Storm-Duration-Frequency Chart (Region 4 is
included in Figure E-3. The user should refer to the Atlas 14, Volume
2, Storm-Duration-Frequency Chart). Times-of-concentration for overland
flow shall be calculated using the methodology presented in Chapter
3 of Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds, NRCS, TR-55 (as amended
or replaced from time to time by NRCS). Times-of-concentration for
channel and pipe flow shall be computed using Manning's equation.
E.
Runoff curve numbers (CN) for both existing and proposed conditions to be used in the Soil Cover Complex Method shall be obtained from Table D-2 in Appendix D of this Part 2.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Appendix D is included at the end of this chapter.
F.
Runoff coefficients (c) for both existing and proposed conditions for use in the Rational Method shall be obtained from Table D-3 in Appendix D of this Part 2.[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Appendix D is included at the end of this chapter.
G.
Where uniform flow is anticipated, the Manning equation
shall be used for hydraulic computations and to determine the capacity
of open channels, pipes, and storm sewers. Values for Manning's roughness
coefficient (n) shall be consistent with accepted published values.
H.
Outlet structures for stormwater management facilities
shall be designed to meet the performance standards of this Part 2
using any generally accepted hydraulic analysis technique or method.
I.
The design of any stormwater detention facilities
intended to meet the performance standards of this Part 2 shall be
verified by routing the design storm hydrograph through these facilities
using the Storage-Indication Method. The design storm hydrograph shall
be computed using a calculation method that produces a full hydrograph.
The municipality may approve the use of any generally accepted full
hydrograph approximation technique that shall use a total runoff volume
that is consistent with the volume from a method that produces a full
hydrograph.
A.
All wet basin designs shall incorporate biologic controls
consistent with the West Nile Guidance.
B.
Any stormwater management facility (i.e., detention basin) required or regulated by this Part 2 designed to store runoff and requiring a berm or earthen embankment shall be designed to provide an emergency spillway to handle flow up to and including the one-hundred-year proposed conditions. The height of embankment must provide a minimum one foot of freeboard above the maximum pool elevation computed when the facility functions for the one-hundred-year proposed conditions inflow. Should any stormwater management facility require a dam safety permit under DEP Chapter 105, the facility shall be designed in accordance with Chapter 105 and meet the regulations of Chapter 105 concerning dam safety. Chapter 105 may be required to pass storms larger than the one-hundred-year event.
C.
Any facilities that constitute water obstructions
(e.g., culverts, bridges, outfalls, or stream enclosures) and any
work involving wetlands governed by DEP Chapter 105 regulations (as
amended or replaced from time to time by DEP) shall be designed in
accordance with Chapter 105 and will require a permit from DEP.
D.
Any other drainage conveyance facility that does not
fall under Chapter 105 regulations must be able to convey, without
damage to the drainage structure or roadway, runoff from the twenty-five-year
design storm with a minimum one foot of freeboard measured below the
lowest point along the top of the roadway. Any facility that constitutes
a dam as defined in DEP Chapter 105 regulations may require a permit
under dam safety regulations. Any facility located within a PennDOT
right-of-way must meet PennDOT minimum design standards and permit
submission requirements.
E.
Any drainage conveyance facility and/or channel not
governed by Chapter 105 regulations must be able to convey, without
damage to the drainage structure or roadway, runoff from the twenty-five-year
design storm. Conveyance facilities to or exiting from stormwater
management facilities (i.e., detention basins) shall be designed to
convey the design flow to or from that structure. Roadway crossings
located within designated floodplain areas must be able to convey
runoff from a one-hundred-year design storm. Any facility located
within a PennDOT right-of-way must meet PennDOT minimum design standards
and permit submission requirements.
F.
Storm sewers must be able to convey proposed conditions
runoff from a one-hundred-year design storm without surcharging inlets,
where appropriate.
G.
Adequate erosion protection shall be provided along
all open channels and at all points of discharge.
H.
The design of all stormwater management facilities
shall incorporate sound engineering principles and practices. The
municipality reserves the right to disapprove any design that would
result in construction in or continuation of a stormwater problem
area.