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Requirements
Erosion Control &
Stormwater Runoff Requirements Associated with Construction Activities
(Rule 5)
The Marion
County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) has certain
responsibilities relating to Rule 5
-Preconstruction
Assistance
Project
planners should send the Marion County Soils and Water Conservation
District (SWCD) a preliminary plat.
Soils
information for a development site can be useful at this time to help
identify soil conditions and limiting factors for the site. This
information is available in two ways- 1. The Marion County SWCD can
provide soils information to assist with proper planning. Our office will
review the Soil Survey of Marion County and provide developers and their
representatives with information on soils found within the project area if
requested. Or 2. Developers and their representatives can obtain
their own appropriate soils information for their sites by using the Web
Soil Survey (WSS) on the internet at:
http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/. See the Resources link at
the bottom of the page for more instructions on how to use the Web Soil
Survey.
-Regulations,
Paperwork, Reviews and Inspections as they apply to Marion County
Federal and
Indiana law, and City of Indianapolis ordinances (applies to most of
Marion County) require erosion control practices on construction projects
disturbing more than 1 acre or more of land. The law is called “Rule 5”
(327 IAC 15-5-1) and was developed by the Indiana Department of
Environmental Management (IDEM) to meet federal Environmental Protection
Agency clean water requirements. The City of Indianapolis also regulates
erosion control through ordinances (Chapter 561 of the Code of
Indianapolis and Marion County)
The Marion
County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) shares responsibility for
implementing "Rule 5" with IDEM and the Cities of Indianapolis, Beech
Grove, Lawrence, and Speedway. Through the partnership among several
levels of government, construction site plans are reviewed and approved,
sites are monitored for compliance and enforcement actions are taken to
keep soil and other pollutants out of our waterways.
-Construction
Site Plans Reviewed/Approved
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Marion County SWCD
serves the City of Beech Grove by reviewing city infrastructure projects
within city limits
of Beech Grove
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Marion County SWCD
also reviews Indianapolis infrastructure and city sponsored
projects. However, the Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan
Development (DMD) reviews commercial project plans for the remainder of
Marion County outside of the excluded cities of Lawrence and Speedway.
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For projects in the
Town of Speedway and the City of Lawrence, the review and approval is
conducted by the respective Departments of Public Works in those
jurisdictions.
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For Cities of
Indianapolis and Beech Grove infrastructure projects, the Marion
Co. SWCD will need the following information for review:
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A full
construction plan set, including the Erosion and Sediment Control Plan
(also called the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan or SWPPP)
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All of
the Project Information found in the SWPP Review is available in
the Resources page link shown at the bottom of this page.
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All of
the information found in the Form Guidance is available in the
Resources page link shown at the bottom of this page.
-Construction
Site Erosion Control Plan Compliance Inspections
Marion
County SWCD
conducts periodic compliance inspections of all projects in
Marion County of one acre or more of disturbed area outside the excluded
cities of Lawrence and Speedway.
Before Beginning Any Work
Engineers, developers and/or builders, to meet Rule 5 responsibilities,
will need to supply the Marion County SWCD office, before moving any
dirt, with the following:
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Erosion Control Plan
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Notice of Drainage
Approval Letter from the City of Indianapolis
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A copy of the Rule 5
- Notice of Intent (NOI) form
…In addition, Rule 5
regulations require that developers and contractors notify the Marion
County SWCD within 48 hours of actual construction start-up activity at
the site
Upon
Completion of a Project, the End of Project Inspections Requires a Notice
of Termination (NOT)
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Marion
County SWCD and the City of Indianapolis
Prior to filing the Notice of Termination (NOT) with IDEM, your project
must receive a final inspection from the agency that initially approved
your Erosion and Sediment Control Plan or SWPPP
Enforcement Actions
Are Carried Out by
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Indiana
Department of Environment Management
·
City of
Indianapolis
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