PROJECTS OVER ONE ACRE

Projects that will generate earth disturbance of one (1)  acre or greater are required by State and Federal Law to complete and obtain a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit, as well as an Erosion & Sedimentation Control Plan approval from the BCCD.

Other permits may be required depending on the type and scope of project that you are planning. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the BCCD office and request a Pre-Application meeting with the Environmental Protection Specialist assigned to the municipality where your project is located.

Below are links to the required documents and tools that are commonly used to complete the required information for an NPDES permit application. For more guidance, please download the information found on our NPDES Guidance page.

Please call the office at 215-345-7577 if you have any questions. 

NPDES General Permit Application & Forms

Please submit hard copies of your plans and forms. BCCD does not accept electronic copies sent to our CDIS system.

We encourage applicants to explore the PA DEP resource pages and download documents directly from the DEP E Library to ensure that the most recent version is used. The FAQs for PAG-01, PAG-02, and Individual Permits are available on DEP’s E&S Resources page.

Click to visit the PA DEP E Library E&S Resources Page

   

Chart 5b – Summary Table of Stormwater BMPs

Web Soil Survey Tool

PNDI Environmental Review Tool

emapPA Tool

Integrated Water Quality Report 2022

Timber Harvest information and forms can be found at the link: Sustainable Forestry Initiative Page/Forms The Timber Harvesting BMP Inspection Template, and the Preparedness, Prevention, and Contingency (PPC) Plan Template for Timber Harvesting Operations forms can be downloaded from this site.