The Bucks County Conservation District

Management of Clean Fill DEP 258-2182-773

For information about Clean Fill material and Form FP-001Certificate of Origin of Clean Fill, please see our Applications & Forms page. See link at left.

New Fee Schedule for 2008

Look for a new fee schedule to be instituted on February 15, 2008 on all Erosion and Sediment Control Plan Reviews.

WHO WE ARE

The Bucks County Conservation District is a unit of state government and was authorized and formed by the Bucks County Board of Commissioners on April 24, 1961, under the provisions of the Conservation District Law, Act 217 of 1945, as amended.

OUR MISSION

The Bucks County Conservation District mission is to provide for the wise use, management and development of the county's soil, water and related natural resources. This is accomplished with the cooperation of public agencies, private groups and individuals.

OUR PURPOSE

The Bucks County Conservation District works to help people and the community take care of the natural resources in Bucks County including soil, water, wildlife, trees and other plants. Using natural resources wisely helps to insure their availability well into the future.

ADMINSTRATIVE CHANGES AT BCCD

As of July 23, 2007, the Bucks County Conservation District will no longer be accepting the Notice of Intent for coverage under the general (PAG-2) NPDES Permit Application dated January 1, 2006. All applicants will be required to use the NEW NPDES PERMIT NOI and CHECKLIST dated May 1, 2007. These new forms and applications can be downloaded from the Bucks County Conservation District website, Applications and Forms page.

Also occurring on July 23, 2007, the Bucks County Conservation District fee for resubmission (re-check fee) of an NPDES Permit Application when submitted with incorrect or missing information will increase from $100.00 to $250.00; in addition to the re-check fee the postage and handling fee of $15.00 still be in effect.

Please, submit Erosion Control Plan Review Applications on our newly revised application form. This form can be downloaded from the BCCD website Applications and Forms page. The newly revised E&S Review Application is dated July, 2007.

Please, plan accordingly.