Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 500 - STORMWATER MANAGEMENT › Section 096-500-7 - Submissions and pre-application meetings

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
This Section applies to Stormwater Management Law projects
				  that do not qualify for a stormwater PBR.It also applies to Site Law projects.
				  The applicant shall use the application form provided by the Department and
				  include evidence that affirmatively demonstrates that the standards will be
				  met, including information such as described in this Section.
A.
Pre-application meetings.
A
				pre-application meeting is required for a Stormwater Management Law project
				that does not qualify for a stormwater PBR, unless the requirement for such a
				meeting is waived by the Department based on an initial review of project plans
				and scope.A pre-application meeting between the applicant and the Department is
				an opportunity for the applicant to determine the statutory and regulatory
				requirements that apply to a specific project, and to identify the Department
				staff person who will serve as project manager for the application. A written
				request for a stormwater pre-application meeting must include two copies of a
				preliminary site plan, brief project description, and a regional map with the
				site marked.
B.
Design
				requirements.
A design for a stormwater management system that includes
				any form of conveyance structure must be prepared under the supervision of, and
				dated, signed and sealed by, a professional engineer registered in the State of
				Maine, or a landscape architect licensed in the State of Maine, who by
				education, training, or experience is knowledgeable in stormwater management.
				Soil test data must be provided by a certified soil scientist, unless otherwise
				approved by the Department.
C.
Basic standards submissions.
An erosion and sedimentation control
				plan or an inspection and maintenance plan for a project that does not qualify
				for a stormwater PBR must be prepared by a professional engineer registered in
				the State of Maine, landscape architect licensed in the State of Maine, or a
				Certified Professional in Erosion and Sedimentation Control.
(1)
Erosion and sedimentation control
				plan
. Submit a plan showing designs for temporary and permanent
				stabilization measures for all disturbed areas within the project site and for
				all proposed stormwater management structures. Erosion and sedimentation
				control plan requirements are described in Appendix A of this Chapter. At a
				minimum, the erosion and sedimentation control plan must include the following:
(a)
Location plan
. Submit a plan
				sheet or set of plans showing, at a minimum, the location of structures,
				disturbed land, pre-construction site topography, post-construction site
				topography, on-site or adjacent water resources, and all erosion and sediment
				control measures;
(b)
Site
				details
. Submit a plan sheet showing the following:
(i)
Erosion and sedimentation control
				notes
. Erosion and sedimentation control notes, must include, but not
				limited to, permanent stabilization measures, seeding and mulching rates, and a
				construction schedule with the proposed construction dates and timeframe for
				major earth moving and construction events; and
(ii)
Construction and installation
				details
. Construction and installation details for erosion and
				sedimentation control measure must include, but are not limited to,
				sedimentation barriers, ditch lining, rip rap, and culvert inlet and outlet
				designs.
NOTE
: The Department has prepared protocols for
				  the control of erosion and sedimentation. See "Maine Erosion and Sediment
				  Control BMPs Maine Department of Environmental Protection."