Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 17 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 17.36 - SUBDIVISIONS/ON-SITE SUBSURFACE WASTEWATER TREATMENT › Subchapter 17.36.1 - Subdivision Application and Review › Rule 17.36.103 - APPLICATION-CONTENTS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) In addition to the completed application
				form required by ARM 17.36.102, the following information must be submitted to
				the reviewing authority as part of an application:
(a) a fee calculation sheet, as provided by
				the department, and payment of review fees as required in subchapter
				8;
(b) for multiple-user and public
				systems, one copy of a design report and one copy of plans and specifications
				for water supply, wastewater treatment, and storm water systems. For individual
				and shared systems, see the specific requirements in Circulars DEQ-4 and
				DEQ-20. Prior to final approval, the reviewing authority will require three
				copies of final plans and specifications for multiple-user and public
				systems;
(c) lot layout documents
				as required by ARM 17.36.104;
(d)
				vicinity maps or plans showing the locations of the following features:
(i) lakes, streams, irrigation ditches,
				wetlands, and springs; and
(ii) a
				large-scale vicinity map showing existing, previously approved, and proposed
				wells, wastewater treatment systems, drainfields, existing and approved mixing
				zones and other sources of contamination within 100 feet of the proposed
				subdivision, or approved public water and public wastewater mains within 500
				feet of the boundaries of the subdivision; and lagoons within 1,000 feet of any
				existing or proposed drinking well;
(e) evidence that the water source for the
				application is sufficient in terms of quality, quantity, and dependability, in
				accordance with ARM 17.36.117;
(f)
				evidence to show whether the wastewater treatment systems, including gray water
				systems, are sufficient in terms of capacity and dependability in accordance
				with ARM Title 17, chapter 36, subchapter 3;
(g) a copy of the nondegradation analysis and
				calculations as required by ARM 17.30.715. If the proposed wastewater disposal
				facilities for a subdivision are subject to the discharge permit requirements
				of Title 75, chapter 5, MCA, and ARM Title 17, chapter 30, the applicant shall
				first obtain the discharge permit and provide the reviewing authority with a
				copy of the discharge permit nondegradation determination;
(h) evidence that storm water facilities will
				be of sufficient size and located to ensure proper drainage and treatment in
				accordance with ARM 17.36.310;
(i)
				the name of the solid waste disposal site that will serve the subdivision and
				information as required in ARM 17.36.120;
(j) a copy of any environmental assessment
				prepared for the subdivision;
(k) a
				copy of the plat, certificate of survey, deed, or other document that is
				consistent with the document that will be, or has been, filed with the county
				clerk and recorder for the subdivision;
(l) if planning and platting approval is
				required under Title 76, chapter 3, MCA, the applicant must provide:
(i) a copy of the preliminary plat approval
				and findings of fact; and
(ii) any
				public comments or summaries of public comments collected as provided in
				76-3-604(7),
				MCA;
(m) a copy of
				applicable supporting legal documents;
(n) except for connections to existing public
				systems addressed under ARM 17.36.123 or projects within reservation
				boundaries, if the proposed water supply is from wells or springs, or is
				relocating an existing multiple-user water supply, a letter from the Department
				of Natural Resources and Conservation stating that the water supply:
(i) is, or is not, located in a controlled
				groundwater area; and
(ii) is
				either exempt from water rights permitting requirements or has a water right,
				as defined in
				85-2-102, MCA;
(o) for projects within reservation
				boundaries, water rights predetermination information or the equivalent
				authorization may be provided by the appropriate water management
				board;
(p) a copy of any applicable
				existing certificate of subdivision approval and the approved lot layout
				document;
(q) a letter from the
				Montana Sage Grouse Habitat Conservation Program or evidence that the
				subdivision is located outside designated sage grouse habitat as required under
				Executive Order 12-2015;
(r) the
				information required in ARM 17.30.1702 regarding setbacks between sewage
				lagoons and wells; and
(s) all
				additional information that is required under this chapter or that the
				reviewing authority determines is reasonably necessary for the review of the
				proposed subdivision.