Connecticut Department of Transportation Office of Environmental Planning

Connecticut Department of Transportation: Office of Environmental Planning (OEP) Statewide Drainage Maintenance Activities State owned Rail Facilities May 2014

Office of Environmental Planning (OEP) Water/Noise Compliance Unit • Paul Corrente - Transportation Supervising Planner – Telephone No. 860 -594 -2932 • Andrew Piraneo - Transportation Planner 2 – Telephone No. 860 -594 -2937 • Paul Dickey – Transportation Planner 2 – Telephone No. 860 -594 -2945 • Christine Tedford - Transportation Planner – Telephone No. 860 -594 -2928 (All Districts)

Office of Environmental Planning (OEP) Water/Natural Resources Unit • Andrew Davis - Transportation Supervising Planner – Telephone No. 860 -594 -2157 • Kevin Carifa - Transportation Planner 2 – Telephone No. 860 -594 -2946 • Ryan Apanovitch – Transportation Planner 2 – Telephone No. 860 -594 -2935 • Chris Samorajczyk - Transportation Planner – Telephone No. 860 -594 -2938 • Amanda Saul - Transportation Planner – Telephone No. 860 -594 -2939 • Michael Salter – Transportation Planner – Telephone No. 860 -594 -2933

Environmental Permit Training • Environmental Permit Compliance • Drainage Maintenance Plan • Policy/Procedures • Enforcement Inspections • Closing, Comments, and Questions

Environmental Permit Compliance Drainage Maintenance Plan • Authorized Activities • Regulated activities for Inland wetlands and watercourses only. • Not authorized for regulated activities within the Coastal Areas. • General Conditions • Reporting • Coordination

Environmental Permit Compliance

Drainage Maintenance Plan Authorized Activities (GPCST 201402723) • Towns covered under this authorization: Ansonia Bethel Danbury Durham Enfield Harwinton Middlefield Naugatuck New Milford Norwich Portland Ridgefield Salisbury Sharon South Winsor Suffield Torrington Wethersfield Windham Beacon Falls Cromwell Derby East Windsor Hartford Kent Middletown New Canaan North Canaan Orange Redding Rocky Hill Seymour Shelton Sprague Thomaston Waterbury Wilton Windsor Locks

Drainage Maintenance Plan Authorized Activities (GPCST-201402723) 1. Excavation of accumulated sediment or removal of brush or debris from within 50 feet of the inlet and outlet sides of a drainage pipe, culvert or bridge within the DOT Drainage Right-of-Way. v Any sediment, brush, or debris generated by removal activities must be disposed of at a DOT approved upland disposal site. v Low flow channels shall be maintained in existing condition to maintain natural substrate. Only brush and debris impeding flow can be removed. v Beaver Dam removal is included under this activity but must be coordinated with OEP prior to commencing work. 2. Cleaning or Reshaping of man-made drainage way or sediment basin 3. Installation or repair of a culvert or bridge end wall

Drainage Maintenance Plan Authorized Activities (GPCST-201402723) 4. Repair of erosion damage (repair of riprap areas). v Areas were riprap will be placed shall first be accurately shaped, with bedding material installed where required. v In perennial streams, rounded stone/parent material shall be placed over the riprap to a depth of 6”. v Riprap placement shall be minimized to the greatest extent practicable v Maximum of 50 cubic yards shall be placed within the wetland or watercourse limits.

Drainage Maintenance Plan Authorized Activities (GPCST-201402723) 5. Repair of a drainage pipe, culvert, or bridge. v Sleeving is allowed for DRAINAGE only. Not allowed for pipes carrying a watercourse v Temporary placement of fill within the wetland or watercourse limits is authorized for up to 50 cubic yards. v Crane mats may be placed within a wetland for up to 50 feet in length. v Debris shields must be used. v All temporary impacts must be restored to original conditions upon completion of the work.

Drainage Maintenance Plan Authorized Activities (GPCST-201402723) 6. Replacement of a culvert or bridge which receives drainage from a watershed of one sq. mile or less; provided any such activity is accomplished within 3 days or less and does not involve placement of more than 50 cubic yards of fill into wetlands or watercourses. v Bridge Safety Inspection must indicate replacement is warranted. v In kind replacement with no significant change to size or location of the structure. v Contributing watershed must be less than 1 square mile.

Drainage Maintenance Plan *Authorized Activities can only occur on DOT facilities or within Rights-of-Way located in the Towns specified in the approved authorization* General Conditions • No fill permitted in a FEMA Floodway. • Excavated material shall be managed according to the General Permit for Contaminated Soil and/or Sediment Management. • Work requirements shall conform with… • Form 816 - Section 1. 10 • 2002 CT Erosion and Sediment Control Guidelines • 2004 CT Stormwater Quality Manual

Drainage Maintenance Plan Coordination Procedures for Coverage under the Permit: v Designated Rail Engineer (TBD by the Office of Rails) shall submit a PNDF to OEP for each project. Appropriate documentation detailing the scope of work shall accompany the PNDF. v A member of OEP will review the associated documentation and verify that the activity qualifies for the DMP. v OEP shall delineate wetland watercourse limits prior to beginning work at any location. v Designated Rail Engineer shall collect and record all pertinent information for future submittal to DEEP. v For any upland disposal sites, a request must be submitted to OEP for review and approval prior to use.

Drainage Maintenance Plan Coordination Record Keeping / Reporting • Need to keep track of the following permitted activities… – Date and location where each activity was completed. – Quantities of materials placed or removed as per the authorization. For example, » amount of sediment / debris removed from within 50 -feet of a drainage outlet. » 50 -cubic yards of riprap placed along eroded slope embankment or placed for drainage outlet protection. • Information shall be reported to the designated Rail Engineer, then submitted to OEP for review no later than the 15 th of January and OEP forwards to DEEP for processing in order to meet January 30 th deadline.

Enforcement Inspections Site Inspections will Occur: • OEP site inspection • Engineer from the Office of Rails (TBD) site inspection • DEEP site inspection (typically unannounced) • Inspection consists of: – Site Inspection Report to Office of Rails personnel on status of compliance (BMPs and measurable goals) • Office of Rails response to Site Inspection Report • Follow up Site Inspection for compliance

Enforcement Inspections • Complaints received from DEEP or by telephone to Department: • Department Responsible to Record and Report Permit Violations: • Notify DEEP Commissioner in writing within 48 hours. • • • Investigate and address problem (if applicable). Follow up with DEEP or internally within the Department. Direct follow up with complainant. – – – • Provision(s) of general permit violated Date / time violation discovered and by whom Cause of violation Timeline required to correct violation and mitigate results Steps necessary to prevent reoccurrence of the violation(s) and implementation date Failure to comply: – Notice of Violation (NOV) or Consent Orders (CO)

Closing, Comments, and Questions • Comments & Questions

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