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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
8/23/2024 IMPORTANT Information About Your PAG-02 General Permit:
- New PAG-02 General Permit Forms Available soon:
A new version of the PAG-02 General Permit NOI will be available September 1, 2024. The PAG-02 documents have been posted to DEP’s eLibrary.
Please use this link to access the new forms: – DEP eLibrary (pa.gov)
DEP has developed an updated NOI (revision dated 8/2024). This form is available using the link above. BCCD strongly advises that you use this revision (8/2024) for your new permit or permit amendment.
You may still submit on the previous NOI forms (revision dated 08/2022) until December 7, 2024. Please call the BCCD office for guidance if you choose to use the 8/2022 version.
- Renewing existing PAG-02 Permits:
The current PAG-02 General Permit will expire on or before December 7, 2024. The renewal form will be released on September 1, 2024.
You must renew your PAG-02 permit unless you have received Notice of Termination approval by December 7, 2024. DEP will be issuing new PAG-02 NOI forms to be used for general permit renewal on September 1, 2024. Renewal NOI forms MUST be submitted to the BCCD by December 7, 2024.
If your current NPDES General Permit has an expiration date of 12/07/2024, please use the updated renewal version. BCCD will be providing the link to this form as soon as it is available.
If you currently hold an NPDES General Permit with an expiration date prior to 12/7/2024, please contact our office for guidance renewing your permit.
Please refer to the links below for more information and training regarding the PAG-02 General Permit renewal update.
Construction Stormwater (pa.gov) E&S Resources
Individual Permits and PAG-01 General Permits follow a different expiration schedule and should be renewed before their expiration date.
HIGHLIGHTS
BCCD CLOSING at 3:30 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
BCCD will close at 3:30 on Friday afternoon, 9/13/24.
We will reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Monday September 16 resuming our normal hours of 8:00 to 4:30 p.m. Please do not leave packages by the front door when the office is closed. Thank you!
BCCD BOARD MEETING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2024, AT 8:00 am
The next BCCD Board meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, 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 October Board meeting agenda will be posted at least 24 hours before the meeting. The September Board meeting agenda is posted here: September 11 Board Meeting Agenda
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.