DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

Division of Watershed Stewardship

Statutory Authority: 7 Delaware Code, Section 4006(h) and (i) (7 Del.C. §4006(h) and (i))

GENERAL NOTICE

5101 Sediment and Stormwater Regulatory Guidance Documents

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Division of Watershed Stewardship Sediment and Stormwater Program has released regulatory guidance documents for public review. These documents support Regulation No. 5101 Sediment and Stormwater Regulations, as set forth at 7 Del.C. §4006(h) and (i).

The regulatory guidance documents include the following:

• Standard Guidelines for Operation and Maintenance of Stormwater BMPs

• Project Application Meeting checklist

• Stormwater Assessment Study (SAS) Checklist

• Step 2: Preliminary Sediment & Stormwater Management Plan Review Checklist

• Step 3: Sediment & Stormwater Management Plan Review Checklist

• Step 2/3: Sediment & Stormwater Management Plan Review Checklist

• Application for Sediment and Stormwater Management Plan Approval

• Standard Plan Application Forms

• Post Construction Stormwater BMP Construction Review Checklists

• Post Construction Verification Documentation Requirements for Stormwater BMPs

The DNREC Sediment and Stormwater Program hereby provides notice of these regulatory guidance documents, pursuant to 7 Del.C. §4006(i), which incorporates the provisions of 7 Del.C. §6004. A public hearing will NOT be held unless the Secretary receives a meritorious request for a hearing within 15 days of date of this notice, ending December 17, 2018. A request for a public hearing shall be in writing and show familiarity with the regulatory guidance document and provide a reasoned statement of the regulatory guidance document's probable impact.

The regulatory guidance documents may be reviewed online at the following website: http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/swc/Pages/SedimentStormwater.aspx

The regulatory guidance documents may also be reviewed at the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901.

For appointments to review the regulatory guidance documents, please contact Elaine Webb, DNREC Sediment and Stormwater Program, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901, (302) 739-9921, or email elaine.webb@state.de.us.

PREPARED BY:

Elaine Z. Webb

(302) 729-9921

Elaine.webb@state.de.us

22 DE Reg. 547 (12/01/18) (Gen. Notice)