It is not the intention for this section to serve as an ordinance or regulatory document governing the practice of timber harvesting/silviculture activities. However, the intent of this section and the included guidelines is to address specific storm water management issues related to or caused by such timber harvesting activities. These regulations shall not be considered a timber-harvesting ordinance, nor do they relieve the applicant from meeting any additional timber harvesting regulations already in place. The municipality, at its own discretion, may choose to enact any new or enforce any existing ordinance directly related to timber harvesting.
(a) Logging operators shall address and comply with all applicable standards for erosion and sedimentation control and stream crossing regulations under 25 Pennsylvania Code, Chapter 102, Erosion Control Rules and Regulations, issued pursuant to the Clean Stream Law, and 25 Pennsylvania Code, Chapter 105, Dam and Waterway Management Rules and Regulations, issued pursuant to the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act. Any additional governing or amended regulations shall hereby govern all logging plans, including those mentioned by the regulatory authorities listed or by any other entity garnishing such authoritative and administrative powers.
(b) Logging operators shall address and comply with all applicable standards for storm water management as set forth in the Storm Water Management Plan of Lawrence County, and any regulations, storm water management plans and ordinances issued or enacted pursuant thereto.
(c) All logging operations shall be conducted in strict adherence with PA DEP Document 3930-BK-DEP4016 (Revised 06/2007) or the most recent, amended version.
(d) At a minimum, logging operators shall address each of the following:
(1) Design of the logging road system, taking into account its influence on surface runoff, this includes haul roads, skid roads, and skid trails.
(2) Water control structures.
(3) Stream crossings and potential wetland impacts.
(4) Log landings.
(5) Maintenance.
(6) Public road use.
(7) Retirement of logging roads, log landings, stream crossings, structures, etc. and restoration of the same.
(e) Controlling erosion on logging road systems is required.
(1) A functional drainage system of culverts, dips, bridges, turnouts, and out- sloping or in-sloping roads to handle storm water runoff.
(2) Keep road reasonably free of ruts, curbs and logging debris that may prevent water from moving freely into drainage structures.
(3) Reduce or eliminate traffic on haul roads, skid trails and landings during wet weather and during periods when frozen roads are thawing.
(4) The erosion and sediment pollution control plan must show how haul roads, skid roads, and landings are proposed to be retired.
(Ord. 2458. Passed 11-15-10.)