WARREN COUNTY CONSERVATION

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Earth Disturbance Programs Chapter 102 –Erosion Control & NPDES

Permits Chapter 105-General Permits Dirt & Gravel Roads Program

Chapter 102-Erosion Control

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Chapter 102-Erosion Control

Chapter 102-Erosion Control How do you control erosion?

Best Management Practices (BMP’s) like silt fence, compost socks, and rock entrances

Chapter 102-Erosion Control Rock Construction Entrance

Chapter 102-Erosion Control Proper Planning can reduce the need of

many erosion control BMP’s.

Chapter 102-Erosion Control Seeding & Mulching to establish vegetation

is the Best long term erosion prevention

Chapter 102-Erosion Control When are Erosion & Sedimentation

(E&S) control plans needed?E&S plans are needed for projects that

disturb greater than 5000 sq ft or if other permits require.

This includes construction, demolition, timber harvest, clearing & grubbing, and stream impacts.

Chapter 102-NPDES Permits National Pollution Discharge Elimination

System (NPDES) Permits are required for projects with 1 acre or greater of earth disturbance.

Local projects that have received NPDES Permits:Sheffield High SchoolEisenhower High SchoolWarren Waste Water Treatment PlantSheetz gas station in Warren

Chapter 102-NPDES Permits NPDES Permits address erosion, but

also Storm Water Management

These permits must be developed and approved prior to earth moving & construction

Contact WCCD to determine if an NPDES Permit is needed

Chapter 105 Waterway Management &

General Permits

Chapter 105-General Permits Ch.105 General Permits are required for activities

that are in and along streams & wetlands

Typical activities that are commonly permitted include driveway culverts, highway bridges, utility line stream crossings, and stream bank stabilization projects.

Contact WCCD to determine if your project requires a permit or not

Chapter 105-General Permits GP-1 Fish Habitat Structures GP-2 Small Docks & Boat Launching Ramps GP-3 Stream Bank Stabilization & Gravel

Bar Removal GP-4 Intake/Outfall Structures GP-5 Utility Line Stream Crossings GP-6 Agricultural Crossings & Ramps GP-7 Permanent Minor Road Crossings GP-8 Temporary Road Crossings GP-9 Agricultural Activities

Agricultural Crossings

Temporary Timber Crossing

Dirt & Gravel Roads Program

Dirt & Gravel Roads Program

Dirt & Gravel Roads Program

Dirt & Gravel Roads Program

Dirt & Gravel Roads Program The goal of this program is to improve water

quality by reducing impacts from Dirt and Gravel Roads.

Grants to improve roads are awarded to eligible Townships by WCCD.

The DGR program has been around since 1997 and over 115 projects in 15 different Townships have been completed in Warren County with $3.5 million spent on local Dirt and Gravel Roads.

Dirt & Gravel Roads Funding PA transportation bill that won passage

last Fall increases funding from $5 million per year to $35 million for the low volume roads of Pennsylvania.

This increase in funds will result in an increase in the number of projects and grants for local townships, which will result in better roads and improved water quality.

Dirt & Gravel Roads Program Low Volume Paved roads will also be

eligible for funding in 2015 with the focus as always on drainage and environmental improvements.

Application Deadline for 2014 is May 1st

If you are interested in participating, WCCD will help you prepare a project application.

DGR Training & Eligibility Participants must first attend a two-day

training session for “Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance of Dirt and Gravel Roads”. 

Many local townships eligibility will expire in 2014 or 2015

ESM Training will be offered in Titusville in June of 2014.

Sign up now and get involved!

2013 DGR Projects

2013 DGR Projects

2013 DGR Projects

Questions? Feel free to contact me:

Greg Kolenda, District Technician Warren County Conservation District 210 North Drive, Suite E, Warren, Pa 16365 814-726-1441 or

gkolenda@wcconservation.net