Due to the tremendous increase in plan/permit applications we will no longer be accepting piecemeal plan revisions.  All revisions must be submitted as part of a complete application package unless specifically otherwise agreed and allowed by the reviewer.  Piecemeal applications will no longer be accepted and could lead to the project being withdrawn if the complete set is not submitted by the due date.

Also, please note that any changes to the NOI throughout the approval process must be either re-notarized with the applicant’s signature or initialed by the designer who is listed as the contact on the certification page of the NOI (page 11).  Please be sure that the NOI is separate from bound narratives as they must be taken out and sent to DEP separately and not as part of a bound narrative.

The Department of Environmental Protection is now accepting Growing Greener applications for watershed protection and abandoned mine drainage projects.

Applications are due by July 11, and potential applicants must discuss their projects with DEP beforehand.  See the full press release here.

For application materials, click here.

DEP Central Office has developed a new form to help with the filing requirements associated with the Notice of Termination (NOT).  DEP has worked with the Recorder of Deeds Association to come up with a form that meets what they need for filing as well as meeting the regulatory needs of DEP.  Please follow the link http://www.elibrary.dep.state.pa.us/dsweb/View/Collection-11947 to access the new form.

This form should be used by permittees when filing instruments and plans/record drawings with the recorder of deeds offices so that the recorder knows what to do with the instruments and how to file them.  Please note that applicants are instructed to attach certain items to the filing form for filing such as the instrument, record drawings, and other pertinent information.  Permittees should begin to use these forms now.  Please note that these forms  are strictly to ease and standardize the filing process at the Recorder of Deeds level.  The Recorder of Deeds Association will be passing along information to all of their constituents informing them of the form and its use concurrently.

Customers and employees have reported issues with opening scanned soil surveys from http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/soilsurvey/soils/survey/state/ web page.  Actually, they can open the survey but cannot open the bookmark for General Soil Map or Index to Map Sheets.  The solution is to go to Start | All Programs  | Adobe then open Adobe Acrobat X (or XI) Standard OR Start | All Programs | Adobe Acrobat X (or XI) Standard.  The first time you open Acrobat, the application will install or configure.  Close Acrobat after it finishes installing/configuring itself.  Then, go back and open the soil survey and the general soil map.

2014 Watershed Congress along the Schuylkill River

Sat, March 15, 2014 7:30AM to 3:30PM (Eastern)

Pottstown, PA

Montgomery County Community College

Hosted by Delaware Riverkeeper Network

The Watershed Congress is a an annual gathering of citizens interested in watershed protection and restoration.

Attend as a representative of your local stream!