chapter , the town council shall manage storm water originating
in or passing through the incorporated town in a manner which is
consistent with the requirements of the act of October 4, 1978
(P.L.864, No.167), known as the Storm Water Management Act, and
the storm water management guidelines and any regulations which
may be adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection.
(b) Consistency.--All storm water management activities
undertaken must be consistent with any watershed storm water
management plan when the plan has been approved by the
Department of Environmental Protection.
(c) Review by county conservation district.--When storm
water management activities are undertaken in watersheds for
which there is no approved storm water management plan, all
drawings, documents, profiles and designs and descriptions of
the proposed activities to be undertaken by the incorporated
town shall be submitted to the county conservation district for
review and comment before the initiation of earthmoving
activities. The conservation district shall have 30 days to
review and respond with comments to the board of commissioners.
Failure to respond within that time constitutes favorable
comment by the conservation district.
§ 7404 . Ordinances.
(a) Storm water management.--The town council may enact
storm water management ordinances and require persons conducting
earthmoving activities to obtain approval from the board of
commissioners for those activities. Ordinances must be
consistent with watershed storm water management plans where
they exist and in all cases must be consistent with the act of
October 4, 1978 (P.L.864, No.167), known as the Storm Water
Management Act.
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