BUTLER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT

REVIEW FEE SCHEDULE AND POLICY

 

ˇ       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 Protection.

ˇ       Only complete applications containing the required fee, the necessary number of plans and the location maps will be accepted for technical review.

ˇ       Review fees shall apply to all plans that are submitted to the District requesting E&SPC plan adequacy, except as noted within. (Effective December 2010)

                                                                        

RESIDENTIAL

1-5 units

$150 Per Unit

6+  units

$750 + $50/unit  over 5

 

 

COMMERCIAL-INSTITUTIONAL & INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

(Includes all ESCGP Review, and Utility line and Roadway Projects)

Disturbed area  (acreage rounded up)

 

Up to 1 acre

$ 400

Over 1 acre to 3

$ 800

Over 3 acres to 6

$ 1200

Over 6 to 10

$ 1800

Over 10 acres

$ 1800 + $150 for each additional disturbed acre over 10

 

TIMBER HARVESTING

$150 for each 5 acres of disturbance

 

BDWW GPšs

All BDWW Permits require an approved E&SPC plan. The appropriate fee based on the above schedule should be provided unless the application is a part of a larger plan being reviewed by the Conservation District.

 

 

The appropriate items as outline should be provided:

  1. Review fee based on above schedule - payable to:  Butler County Conservation District
  2. Permit filing fee - payable to: Butler County Clean Water Fund
    1. General NPDES permit fee -                            $500.00          
    2. ESCGP-1 permit filing fee -                             $500.00
    3. Individual NPDES permit filing fee -   $1500.00
  3. Disturbed acreage fee for NDPDES or ESCGP-1 permits – payable to: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Clean Water Fund
    1. $100 per each disturbed acre (rounded to nearest whole acre)

EROSION & SEDIMENTATION POLLUTION CONTROL

REVIEW FEE SCHEDULE AND POLICY

 

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, if submitted within 60 days of the deficiency letter.

**If plan revisions are not submitted within 60 days, a fee of 50% of the original fee will be charged.

            ** A charge of 30% of the original fee will be assessed for each additional review beyond the first revision.

D.        Revisions to the approved plans should follow the fee schedule. The fee should be based only on the portion of the plan being changed.

 

 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

 

A.         For non-permitted projects the applicant shall submit the review fee made payable to the "Butler County Conservation District" with one 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. Plans and plan revisions will be reviewed in the order in which they are received.

C.          Application packages will be reviewed within the timeframes specified by the Program guidance.

D.         Administratively incomplete applications will be subject to the filing fee upon resubmission of the application package. Administratively incomplete packages will be considered withdrawn if the deficient items are not satisfied by the end of the 60 day time frame. Any resubmission following return of the application will be subject to all associated fees.

E.          Technical reviews fees are nonrefundable after the completion of the administrative review. Requests for refund of review fees should be requested in writing at the time of the withdrawal of the application.

F.          The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems (NPDES) Permit Application will be administered under the Program 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." The disturbed acre fee must be made payable to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Clean Water Fund.

G.          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 and review fee is required.

H.         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 Protection.  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.