(a) Prior to any proposed alteration or relocation of any stream or watercourse, etc., within the Municipality, a permit shall be obtained from the Department of Environmental Protection, as specified in the Water Obstruction Act of 1913, as amended. Further, notification of the proposal shall be given to all affected adjacent municipalities. Copies of such notifications shall be forwarded to both the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.
Under no circumstances shall any use, activity and/or development adversely affect the capacity of the channels or floodways of any watercourse, drainage ditch or other drainage facility or system.
(b) Prior to the issuance of any building permit the appropriate Township Official shall review the application for the permit to determine if all other necessary governmental permits, such as those required by State and Federal laws, have been obtained, including those required by the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act (Act 1966-537, as amended); the Pennsylvania Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (Act 1978-325, as amended); the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Act (Act 1937-394, as amended); and the U.S. Clean Water Act, Section 404, 33 U.S.C. 1334. No permit shall be issued until this determination has been made.
(Ord. 79-6. Passed 8-20-79; Ord. 2009-04. Passed 10-19-09.)