Questions and Answers 100% Pass
The following linear development projects are exempt from groundwater recharge , sw runoff quantity,
and sw runoff quality: - ✔✔1. The construction of an underground utility line provided that the disturbed
areas are revegetated upon completion
2. The construction of an aboveground utility line provided that the existing conditions are maintained to
the maximum extent practicable
3. The construction of a public pedestrian access, such as a sidewalk or trail with a maximum width of 14
FT, provided that the access is made of permeable material
A waiver from strict compliance from the green infrastructure, groundwater recharge, sw runoff
quantity, and sw runoff quality requirements may be obtained for the enlargement of an existing public
roadway or railroad, or enlargement of a public pedestrian access, provided that the following conditions
are met: - ✔✔1. The applicant demonstrates that there is a public need for the project that cannot be
accomplished by other means.
2. The applicant demonstrates through an alternatives analysis, that the use of sw management measures,
the option selected complies to the maximum extent practicable
3. The applicant demonstrates that, in order to meet the requirements of 7:8 existing structures currently
in use, such as homes and buildings would need to be condemned
4. The applicant demonstrates that it does not own or have other rights to areas, including the potential to
obtain through condemnation lands within the upstream drainage area of the receiving stream
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, What do you need mitigation (relief) for? - ✔✔A variance or waiver
BMP's for SW runoff quality and groundwater recharge - ✔✔-Dry Well
-Pervious Paving System (when designed to infiltrate into subsoil)
-Small-Scale Bioretention Basin (when designed to infiltrate into subsoil)
-Small-Scale Infiltration Basin
-Small-Scale Sand Filter
BMP's for SW runoff quality - ✔✔-Cistern
-Dry Well
-Grass Swale
-Green Roof
-Manufactured Treatment Device (MTD)
-Pervious Paving System
-Small-Scale Bioretention Basin
-Small-Scale Infiltration Basin
-Small-Scale Sand Filter
-Vegetative Filter Strip
BMP's for SW runoff quantity - ✔✔-Bioretention System
-Infiltration Basin
-Sand Filter
-Standard Constructed Wetland
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