Erosion & Sedimentation Pollution Control Plan Review
Fee Schedule
The following fees will be charged by the Union County Conservation District for Erosion and Sediment
Pollution Control Plan reviews as authorized by Act 217 – The Conservation District Law. Applications
will not be accepted for review without the appropriate fee, completed application form and required plan.
This fee schedule will become effective January 1, 2011.
RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL
Project Area *
Review Fee **
Project Area *
Review Fee **
0-.99
1-1.99
2-2.99
3-4.99
5-6.99
7-8.99
9-10.99
11+
0
$200
$250
$300
$350
$400
$450
$50/acre
0-.99
1-1.99
2-2.99
3-4.99
5-6.99
7-8.99
9-10.99
11+
0
$300
$375
$450
$525
$600
$675
$75/acre
*Project Area is the acreage covered by the E&S plan.
**This fee does not include any other fees such as NPDES.
Note: Write separate checks to Cons. District for E&S plan review fee and for NPDES permit
Procedures:
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This fee schedule shall apply to those plans that are submitted to the Union County Conservation
District (UCCD) requesting determination of Erosion & Sedimentation plan control adequacy.
All applications that require NPDES permits must submit three checks: One for
review/approval of the E&SPC plan made payable to the Union County Conservation
District, the other for NPDES permit application made payable to UCCD/Clean Water
Fund, the third one for the disturbed acre fee made payable to the Commonwealth of Pa.DEP.
Each submission of a different project on the same tract of land will be charged according to the
fee schedule.
Agricultural plowing and tilling is exempt from the fee schedule.
Fees will be waived for an application filed under the name of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania or a governmental subunit of the same.
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) (Effective Nov. 19, 2010)
1. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through mandate from Federal Law now requires a fee for
construction activities based on the disturbed acreage of a project. These fees are based on the
following criteria:
Check
Check to
written
written
to Cons.Dist.
PA-DEP
NPDES Permit Criteria
Permit Required
Fee
Disturbed acre fee
>1 acre
NPDES Phase II
$500
$100/acre
General Permit
>1 acre and in High Quality
NPDES Individual permit $1500
or Exceptional Value watersheds,
or if the project will discharge toxins,
or if the project may affect water quality
standards or threatened or endangered
species and habitat
$100/acre
APPLICATION
FOR AN EROSION & SEDIMENTATION POLLUTION CONTROL PLAN REVIEW
Project Name______________________________________________________________________
Municipality_________________________________ Project Area (acres)______________________
Receiving Stream_____________________________ Fee___________________________________
Please check appropriate line: This project requires an NPDES permit: Yes ____
No _____
Owner/Developer Information*:
Plan Preparer Information
Name_______________________________
Address______________________________
City_________________________________
State_________________ Zip____________
Phone________________________________
Company Name_____________________________
Preparer’s name_____________________________
Address____________________________________
City_______________________________________
State_________________Zip___________________
Phone______________________________________
*This application must be completed by the applicant or their agent and submitted along with the required
plan information and the required fee. Incomplete submissions will not be accepted for review.
The undersigned agrees to comply with all requirements of 25 Pa. Code 102.1 et seq., the erosion control
regulations of the Department of Environmental Resources and further agrees to obtain all necessary
Federal, State, County, and local permits associated with the project.
I affirm that the above referenced plan has been prepared by a person trained and experienced in Erosion &
Sedimentation Pollution Control methods and techniques. The applicant also authorizes the Union County
Conservation District to make site inspections as necessary.
___________________________________________________
Signature of Applicant or Agent
__________________________
Date
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FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Application #________________________
Fees Collected_______________________
Date Received_______________________
Check #,or #’s_______________________