Washington County Conservation District Erosion and Sedimentation Division
Join Washington County Conservation District for the 2024 Erosion Control Workshop with regional partners Butler, Beaver, and Allegheny Conservation Districts.
The workshop consists of eight webinars held on Tuesdays and Thursdays in February at 12 pm. This workshop is an annual event for contractors, consultants, developers, engineers, and municipalities to learn key environmental regulations for land development and best management practices for erosion control and stormwater.
Recognition of Continuing Education Units (CEU) will be emailed to participants who both register for and attend sessions. Each session is worth one credit hour.
To see the full list of available webinars and to register please visit: ACCD | Erosion Control Workshop (accdpa.org)
The workshop consists of eight webinars held on Tuesdays and Thursdays in February at 12 pm. This workshop is an annual event for contractors, consultants, developers, engineers, and municipalities to learn key environmental regulations for land development and best management practices for erosion control and stormwater.
Recognition of Continuing Education Units (CEU) will be emailed to participants who both register for and attend sessions. Each session is worth one credit hour.
To see the full list of available webinars and to register please visit: ACCD | Erosion Control Workshop (accdpa.org)
NPDES Permit Update
The Department of Environmental Protection will begin charging an annual fee for Individual NPDES permits that have not been properly terminated. Additional information about the annual fees can be found at DEP’s website on permit and annual fees. Invoices will be sent to permittees beginning in October 2021. For existing Individual NPDES Permits, the due date for annual fees is based on the anniversary of the effective date of the latest new or renewed permit as of August 28, 2021. If your project has been completed and all permit requirements met, please submit a Notice of Termination (NOT) to close out the permit.
ePermitting UpdateOn January 25, 2021 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) went live with the new ePermitting system. General NPDES permits can still be submitted as a hard copy or by using the new ePermitting system. Further instructions can be found at DEP’s ePermitting website. Check back in for updates as new permits are added to the ePermitting system.
Link to DEP https://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Water/CleanWater/StormwaterMgmt/Stormwater%20Construction/Pages/Chapter-102-ePermit.aspx Erosion & Sedimentation Control - Chapter 102 PA Clean Streams Law
Our District's largest program, both in terms of work load and income to operate our agency, is the Erosion and Sedimentation Control Program. The program has been delegated to Conservation Districts by the Pennsylvania DEP and the State Conservation Commission. The Erosion and Sedimentation Control Program is established under Chapter 102 of the Clean Streams Law of Pennsylvania.
Sediment has been and continues to be the largest single source of pollution by volume in our county, state, and nation. We all contribute to this source of pollution through new housing plans, commercial and industrial developments, driveways and private lanes, dirt and gravel roads, poor farming practices, and major highway construction. This is why the Erosion and Sediment Control Program and the NPDES permitting systems were implemented and why greater controls are required for developers than for agriculture crop fields.
Washington County continues to develop at a steady rate. This added development creates a major negative impact on the quality of the watersheds. Thermal loading, stormwater runoff, sediment, and riparian corridor destruction take a heavy toll on the quality of the receiving streams. Streambank StabilizationSince 2005, the NPDES permitting system requires developers to have a Post Construction Stormwater Management Plan. Our office processes all components required as part of an NPDES permit.
Permit Fee Structure:
General NPDES Permit Fees:
Individual NPDES Permit Fees:
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