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    Quaker Valley High School Campus Construction

    This page was last updated on March 5, 2025

    Site Background

    Quaker Valley School District has proposed a new high school campus in Leet Township, Edgeworth Borough, and Leetsdale Borough, Allegheny County. The total proposed site area is approximately 158 acres with construction activities proposed on 69.9 acres. This proposed project requires environmental permits for water obstructions and/or encroachments and for discharges of stormwater associated with construction activities from the DEP.  

    Permitting / Approvals

    Joint Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit [E0205225-004] Application

    On January 24, 2025, DEP received a joint water obstruction and encroachment permit application. The joint permitting process combines Pennsylvania DEP’s Chapter 105 water obstruction and encroachment permitting and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Section 404 of Federal Clean Water Act permitting.

    On February 7, 2025, DEP issued an administrative incompleteness letter outlining items missing from the application submission.

    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Application

    On January 24, 2025, Allegheny County Conservation District (ACCD) received a NPDES permit application for the discharge of stormwater associated with construction activities. Once ACCD has deemed the application complete, DEP will receive the application and begin its technical review.

    On March 3, 2025, the ACCD issued an administrative incompleteness outlining items missing from the application submission.

    Public Participation

    Public Notice and Comment Period

    Both the joint permit and NPDES permit processes include public comment periods prior to DEP making a decision on each application. DEP will notice the public comment periods in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.