[Ord. No. 6-2018, 10/23/2018]
1. The applicant shall meet requirements as contained in 25 Pa. Code,
Chapters 92 and 102, as required and applicable as follows:
A. The implementation and maintenance of erosion and sediment control
BMPs.
B. Development of written plans.
C. Submission of plans for approval.
D. Obtaining erosion and sediment control and NPDES permits.
E. Maintaining plans and permits on site.
2. Evidence of any necessary plan or permit approval for earth disturbance
activities from PADEP or the Dauphin County Conservation District
must be provided to South Hanover Township.
3. A copy of the approved erosion and sediment control plan and any
other permit, as required by PADEP or the Dauphin County Conservation
District, shall be available at the project site at all times if required
under Chapter 102.
4. Construction of temporary roadways (e.g., for utility construction,
timber harvesting, etc.) shall comply with all applicable standards
for erosion and sedimentation control and stream crossing regulations
under 25 Pa. Code, Chapters 102 and 105. The erosion and sedimentation
control plan shall be submitted to the Dauphin County Conservation
District for approval and shall address the following, as applicable:
A. Design of the roadway system, including haul roads, skid roads, landing
areas, trails, and storage and staging areas.
B. Runoff control structures (e.g., diversions, culverts, detention
ponds, etc.).
C. Stream crossings for both perennial and intermittent streams.
D. Access to public roadways, including design of rock construction
entrance for mud and debris control.
E. A remediation plan for restoring the disturbed area through regrading,
topsoil placement, reseeding, and other stabilization techniques,
as required.
5. Additional erosion and sedimentation control design standards and
criteria that must be applied where infiltration BMPs are proposed
include the following:
A. Areas proposed for infiltration BMPs shall be protected from sedimentation
and compaction during the construction phase, so as to maintain their
maximum infiltration capacity.
B. Infiltration BMPs shall be protected from receiving sediment-laden
runoff.
C. The source of protection for infiltration BMPs shall be identified
(i.e., orange construction fence surrounding the perimeter of the
BMP).
6. Maintenance during development of a project shall be the responsibility
of the developer and/or landowner and shall include, but not be limited
to:
A. Removal of silt and debris from basins, traps, inlet protection,
silt fencing, or other structures or measures when capacity of those
structures is reached.
B. Periodic maintenance of temporary control facilities, such as replacement
of straw bale dikes, straw filters or similar measures.
C. Establishment or reestablishment of vegetation by seeding and mulching
or sodding of scoured areas or areas where vegetation has not successfully
been established.
D. Installation of necessary controls to correct unforeseen problems
caused by storm events within design frequencies.
E. The contractor or developer shall be responsible for removal of all
temporary measures and installation of permanent measures upon completion
of the project.
[Ord. No. 6-2018, 10/23/2018]
1. Agricultural activities contributory to a watershed within South
Hanover Township containing an established non-point-source (agricultural)
TMDL shall be conducted in compliance with Chapter 102 (Erosion and
Sediment Pollution Control); Chapter 91, § 91.36 (General
Provisions Related to Manure Management); and Act 38 (Nutrient Management).
2. This section shall apply to agricultural activities conducted in
watersheds where TMDLs are established in the future.