The purpose of this Part
1 is to promote the public health, safety, and welfare within the Brodhead Creek and McMichaels Creek Watersheds by preserving and restoring the flood-carrying capacity of commonwealth streams; to preserve to the maximum extent practicable natural stormwater runoff regimes and natural course, current and cross section of water of the commonwealth; and to protect and conserve groundwaters and groundwater recharge areas and minimize the impacts described in this Part
1 through provisions designed to:
A. Promote alternative project designs and layout that minimizes impacts
to surface water and groundwater.
B. Promote nonstructural BMPs.
C. Minimize increases in stormwater volume.
D. Minimize impervious surfaces.
E. Manage accelerated runoff and erosion and sedimentation problems
at their source by regulating activities that cause these problems
during construction.
F. Utilize and preserve the existing natural drainage systems.
G. Encourage recharge of groundwater where appropriate and prevent degradation
of groundwater quality.
H. Address the quality and quantity of stormwater discharges from the
development site.
I. Maintain existing base flow and quality of streams and watercourses
in the municipality and the commonwealth.
J. Preserve and restore the flood-carrying capacity of streams.
K. Provide proper maintenance of all permanent stormwater management
facilities that are constructed in the municipality.
L. Provide performance standards and design criteria for watershed-wide
stormwater management and planning.
The municipality is empowered to regulate land use activities
that affect runoff, surface water and groundwater quality and quantity
by the authority of the Act of October 4, 1978, P.L. 864 (Act 167),
32 P.S. § 680.1 et seq., as amended, the "Stormwater Management
Act" (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"), and the Water Resources
Management Act of 2002, as amended; the Municipalities Planning Code,
Act of 1968, P.L. 805, No. 247, as amended; and the Second Class Township
Code, 53 P.S. § 66501 et seq., 66601 et seq., as amended.
Permits and approvals issued pursuant to this Part 1 do not
relieve the applicant of the responsibility to secure required permits
or approvals for activities regulated by any other applicable code,
rule, act or ordinance. If more stringent requirements concerning
regulation of stormwater or erosion and sediment pollution control
or activities in wetlands are contained in any other code, rule, act
or ordinance, the more stringent regulation shall apply.