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    Permits and Applications

    Published Forms

    • Chapter 102 Forms – this folder contains the Co-Permittee Liability Release Form, Co-Permittee Acknowledgement Form for Chapter 102 Permits, Chapter 102 County Notification Form, Chapter 102 Municipal Notification Form, Chapter 102 Visual Site Inspection Report, Chapter 102 Pre-Application Meeting Request Form, MS4/CSS Notification Form, Erosion Potential Analysis Form, New Property Owner Notification Form, and Stormwater Control Measure (SCM) Construction Certification Form.
    • Chapter 102 Annual Report
    • Notice of Termination Form

    Chapter 102 Pilot Program

    Alternative BMPs

    Guidance

    Implementation Tools

    • DEP PCSM Spreadsheet (XLSB) (Version 2.0, November 2024) – This spreadsheet developed by DEP is intended to assist with stormwater analyses required by Chapter 102 for PCSM Plans. The spreadsheet is a macro-enabled Excel binary file. DEP PCSM Spreadsheet Instructions (PDF) and training for the spreadsheet are available to assist users. Note – It is recommended that users check this site periodically for the latest updates to the spreadsheet.  Updates are made as calculation or functional errors are identified and corrected.  A new version number will be provided only when changes or enhancements are made to the spreadsheet, not when errors are corrected.
    • Pre-Development Site Characterization (PDSC) Spreadsheet (XLSM) (Version 1.0) – This spreadsheet is used in conjunction with PCSM Module 2 to evaluate the adequacy of pre-development site characterization activities. See the DEP PDSC Spreadsheet Instructions (PDF) for information on how to use the PDSC Spreadsheet.
    • Managed Release Concept (MRC) Spreadsheet (XLSM) (Version 1.0) – This spreadsheet is used to document volume management credit for MRC SCMs that do not meet MRC Simplified Design Standards. See the MRC Spreadsheet Instructions (PDF) ​for information on using the MRC Spreadsheet.​

    Training

    DEP has developed a number of Chapter 102 training courses that are available to the public.  These courses are located in DEP's Clean Water Academy (CWA).  If you would like a record of completion for these courses with your name on it, you must obtain a CWA account.  Otherwise you may access certain courses as a guest.  To obtain an account visit the CWA Contact page and click on the “REQUEST NEW ACCOUNT" link.  Complete and submit the form to request an account.  You will be notified when your account has been created (typically between 1 and 3 business days).  

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