Stormwater Management
Managing Stormwater
When natural surfaces (meadows, fields, woodlands) are changed into manmade impervious surfaces (roofs, parking lots, streets) the amount of stormwater runoff from a given piece of land increases. Stormwater management deals with the increased volume and velocity of water runoff that results from land development. Property owners, engineers, and municipalities are all impacted by water runoff in some way, whether by erosion of land, sedimentation of streams, or flooding of lawns or buildings.
Contact us for...
- Meetings to discuss proposed projects
- Calculation and design assistance
- Site visits related to stormwater management or design questions
- Information on the Turtle Creek Watershed stormwater management plan
- Municipal stormwater management issues
Authority and Applicability
A. The Westmoreland Conservation District, by the authority of its Board of Directors, shall charge a stormwater management plan review fee. Effective date is February 1, 2007
B. The review fee shall apply to all applications that are submitted to the District requesting stormwater plan review.
C. The purpose of the processing fee is to help the District recover some of the costs incurred in the stormwater management plan review process.
Fees
Fees will be based on NPDES Total Disturbed Area coverage. (1 -5 acre, over 5 acres.) NPDES Total Disturbed Area is that portion of the total progect area where earth disturbance activities are planned to occur. For phased projects, this refers to the disturbed area of the initial project phase plus the planned disturbed areas of subsequent project phases. For projects not requiring NPDES, and/or under 1.0 acre, the fee will be the lowest amount. The size of the area shall be in acres to the nearest tenth of an acre.
District Stormwater Plan Review Fees
DISTURBED ACREAGE |
FEE |
| 0 -1.99 |
$100. |
| 2.0 - 4.99 |
$150. |
| 5.0 - 9.99 |
$200. |
| 10. - 19.99 |
$250. |
| 20 - 49.99 |
$350. |
| 50 - 99.99 |
$450. |
| 100 + |
$600. |
Fee Waiver
Fees will be waived for an applicant filed under the name of an agency of the United States or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This wavier does not apply to private, not for profit organizations, or school districts.
Additional Fees
A. Where the applicant or his agent fails to directly address and attempt to resolve the concerns expressed by the District in the review process, and such actions require the District to conduct more than three plan reviews, an additional fee of $100. will be imposed for each subsequent submission.
B. If the original plan design or site conditions have changed significantly since the original submission, the District may deem the original plan no longer valid, and an additional fee of $100. will be imposed with plan resubmission.
C. When site construction and final site stabilization are not completed within three years from the intitial plan review and acknowledgement of plan adequacy, the District reserves the right to require resubmission of a plan according to current stormwater management plan submission requirements and processing fees.
Fee Submission Requirements
A. The applicant will submit a check or money order (cash is not accepted) made payable to the Westmoreland Conservation District and will submit this fee with the completed application form and the project plans. Plans will not be reviewed unless all components are submitted and complete.
B. If submissions are incomplete, or the check is returned due to insufficient funds, the applicant will be notified and the plans will not be reviewed until the submission is complete.
C. If the application includes a general or individual NPDES construction permit and/or an erosion and sedimentation control plan submission, the applicant shall include three checks: one to the Westmoreland Conservation District for the stormwater management plan review fee, one to the Westmoreland Conservation District for erosion and sedimentation plan review fee, and one to the Westmoreland Clean Water fund for NPDES processing fee.
D. The District fee shall not be combined with any other municipal or county fee or the erosion control fee. The canceled check will be the applicant's receipt. No separate receipt will be provided unless requested.
Stream Encroachments
Streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, and other bodies of water are essential to habitat both for people and wildlife. In Pennsylvania, activities in or near these water features are regulated by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. In general, the Department of Environmental Protection will require a permit for anyone who wants to fill or dig in a stream, put in a pipe or bridge, relocate a waterway, or work in a wetland.
Services available from the District include:
- Permit applications for work in streams and wetlands
- Technical advice for stream or wetland problems
- Site visits to determine the proper course of action on a project
- Help in obtaining permits from other agencies
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