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TO PROVIDE FOR THE WISE USE, MANAGEMENT, AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTY’S NATURAL RESOURCES
BCCD OVER 60 YEARS IN PURSUIT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE
Updated Fee Schedule Effective January 1, 2025
The BCCD Application for Chapter 102 and/or NPDES Review Information Form (effective January 1, 2025) reflects this change. The form will be posted on the website as of January 1, 2025. Please use this version after that date. The previous form will not be accepted by this office on or after January 31, 2025.
UPDATED EARTH DISTURBANCE FEE SCHEDULE:
Please find the updated E&S Application here: E&S Application revised 1-1-2025_fillable.pdf
The Single-Family Home Project, Small Pond Project, and Timber Harvest fees will be $250.00.
All other Earth Disturbance Fees:
- If the earth disturbance is 02296 to 0.99 acres, the submission fee will be $680.00
- If the earth disturbance is 1.0 to 1.99 acres, the submission fee will be $1,420.00
- If the earth disturbance is 2.0 to 4.99 acres, the submission fee will be $2,100.00
- If the earth disturbance is 5.0 to 9.99 acres, the submission fee will be $3,150.00
- If the earth disturbance is 10.0 to 19.99 acres, the submission fee of $5,250.00
- If the earth disturbance is 20+ acres, the submission fee will be $6,300.00 +
- Additional $105.00 per acre for each acre over 20
Additional Fees:
The expedited fees will continue to reflect 2x the current updated fee.
The resubmission fees will continue to reflect ½ the current updated fee.
NPDES filing fees and PA DEP disturbed acre fees will not change.
Please refer to the updated E&S application and contact the office at 215-345-7577 or reception@bucksccd.org if you have any questions.
INCLEMENT WEATHER NOTIFICATION
During periods of inclement weather, the office may operate with reduced hours. We will make every effort to post those changes in our hours on the website. If conditions are unfavorable, please reach out to the office to make sure we are open to avoid disappointment. We do not have a drop box to accept submissions when we are closed.
BCCD CLOSED MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2025, MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
BCCD will be closed on Monday, January 20 in celebration of Martin Luther King Day. The office will reopen at 8:00 a.m. and resume normal hours on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Please do not leave packages when the office is closed. We do not have a drop box.
BCCD BOARD MEETING WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2025, at 8:00 am
The next BCCD Board meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. at our office and also via the Zoom.us platform. The BCCD Board of Directors meetings are open to the public. If you would like to participate in this meeting, please contact our Receptionist, Marilyn Laurelli to receive the link and password. The monthly BCCD Board of Directors meetings are recorded, and those recordings can be made available upon request. The January Board meeting agenda is posted here: January Board Meeting Agenda. The February Board meeting agenda will be posted at least 24 hours before the meeting.
IMPORTANT Information About Your PAG-02 General Permit:
- New PAG-02 General Permit Forms Available Now:
A new version of the PAG-02 General Permit NOI is available. The PAG-02 documents have been posted to DEP’s eLibrary.
Please use this link to access the new forms: – DEP eLibrary (pa.gov)
PAG-02 General Permits which expired on or before December 7, 2024 were to be renewed or terminated. If you have not renewed or received Notice of Termination approval, please contact our office as soon as possible.
Individual Permits and PAG-01 General Permits follow a different expiration schedule and should be renewed before their expiration date.
HIGHLIGHTS
ABOUT BCCD
The Bucks County Conservation District was created in a Resolution by the County of Bucks on April 24, 1961. At that time, it was determined that the conservation of soil resources and the control and prevention of soil erosion were problems of public concern in the County of Bucks. In addition, a substantial proportion of the rural landowners in the County of Bucks favored the creation of a soil conservation district.
While much of the Bucks County landscape and land use has changed over the past 60 years, the need to protect our water resources from pollution in the form of soil erosion has only become more immediate. In fact, the changing landscape of our County directly correlates with a higher potential of pollution to our county’s water resources. Therefore, the work of the BCCD to protect and improve those resources is only becoming more imperative. We accomplish this through various programs, environmental projects, public education efforts, and the enforcement of the Pennsylvania Clean Streams law.
We encourage you to learn more about the BCCD in the pages of our site.
PROTECTING THE COUNTY’S NATURAL RESOURCES
The Bucks County Conservation District works to educate and help people and the community take care of the natural resources in Bucks County including soil, water, wildlife, trees and other plants. Using natural resources wisely helps to ensure their availability well into the future.
This half-hour documentary explores and exposes threats to Pennsylvania’s watersheds, and highlights the efforts of committed scientists, water-quality advocates, and everyday citizens as they work to protect and restore the state’s streams and rivers . . . not only to benefit Pennsylvanians, but also for the health and safety of all of the life that exists in its downstream communities. Downstream was produced by Point Park University/Environmental Journalism, in association with WQED Multimedia.