BUTLER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT
TECHNICAL REVIEW FEE SCHEDULE
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The following fees will be charged by the Butler County Conservation District for technical reviews of Erosion and
Sediment Pollution Control Plans, as authorized by Act 217 and the delegated agreement with the Department of
Environmental Resources.
Only complete applications containing the required fee, the necessary number of plans and the location maps will be
accepted for technical review.
Review fees shall apply to all plans that are submitted to the District requesting E&SPC plan adequacy, except as noted
within. (Effective November 1, 2008)
RESIDENTIAL
$100
$200
$450
$600
$850
$1000 + $20 for each additional unit OVER 50
1 unit
2-3 units
4-10 units
11-25 units
26-50 units
Over 50 units
COMMERCIAL-INSTITUTIONAL & INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT*
Disturbed area
Up to 1 acre
Over 1 acre to 3
Over 3 acres to 6
Over 6 to 10
Over 10 acres
$ 300
$ 600
$ 1200
$ 1800
$ 1800 + $150 for each additional disturbed acre over 10
ESCGP REVIEWS
$250 per pad + $75 per acre of disturbance over 5 acres
BDWW GP’s
All reviews* $100
*if the GP is in an area that has an existing approved E&SPC plan, this fee is not required.
UTILITY LINE AND ROADWAY PROJECTS
(Gas lines, water lines, power lines, etc.)
$250 basic fee + $20 per acre of project.
TIMBER HARVESTING
$100 for each 5 acres of disturbance
PLEASE MAKE CHECKS FOR REVIEW FEES PAYABLE TO: BUTLER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT
FOR NPDES PERMITS, MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: BUTLER COUNTY CLEAN WATER FUND.
NPDES GENERAL PERMIT FEE
$ 250.00
NPDES INDIVIDUAL PERMIT FEE $ 500.00
ESCGP-1 PERMIT FILING FEE
$500.00
EROSION & SEDIMENTATION POLLUTION CONTROL
PLAN REVIEW FEE SCHEDULE
APPLICABILITY OF FEE SCHEDULE
A.
The fee schedule shall apply to those plans that are submitted to the Butler County Conservation District requesting
determination of adequacy for control of Erosion & Sediment Pollution.
B.
Each plan submission for a different project on the same tract of land will be charged according to the fee schedule (i.e. phased
projects).
C.
In general, fees are intended to cover the initial review and one revision of a project. However, the District reserves the right to
impose an additional fee for reviewing third and subsequent revisions of a project plan. This additional fee will be 25% of the
original review fee. (*NOTE - Under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permitting Program, the plan and
application package will be returned following the second review if the plan is still deemed inadequate.)
WAIVER OF FEES
A.
Fees will be waived for an application filed under the name of governmental sub-units of the United States, County Agencies,
or Municipalities (School Districts, Universities, and local authorities are not exempt under this policy). Applications filed
under the name of governmental sub-units of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will be as per Conservation District Law.
This exemption does not apply to any private, non-profit organization or supersede Title 25, Chapter 102 Erosion Regulations.
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
B.
The District reserves the right to waive fees on sites of very minimal earth disturbance considered on a case-by-case basis.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
A.
For non-permitted projects, the applicant shall submit the review fee made payable to the "Butler County Conservation
District", a complete set of plans and an application.
B.
The Butler County Conservation District will accept the application when all of the necessary information and fees are
supplied. Inadequate plans will be returned to the designer for revisions. Plans and plan revisions will be reviewed in the order
in which they are received. Maximum review time will be thirty (30) working days.
C.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems (NPDES) Permit
Application will be administered under the Bureau of Land and Water Conservation administrative guidelines. The permit fee
required for the NPDES Permit should be separate from the Butler County Conservation District review fee and should be
made payable to the "Butler County Clean Water Fund."
D.
The Butler County Conservation District reviews an Erosion and Sediment Control plan solely to determine whether it is
adequate to satisfy the requirements of Title 25, PA Code Section 102 et. seq., the Erosion Control Regulations of the
Department of Environmental Resources. By a determination that the plan is adequate to meet these requirements, neither the
Conservation District nor the County assumes any responsibility for the implementation of the plan or the proper construction
and operation of the facilities contained in the plan.
E.
Letters indicating adequacy of Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control plans are valid for three (3) years after issuance. Should
project construction fail to commence before three years has elapsed, a resubmission of the plan is required.