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Council hears pre‑considered bill to streamline stormwater permitting; DEP and developers seek faster reviews
Summary
A pre‑considered introduction would allow stormwater construction permits to be issued before recording maintenance easements and make other process changes intended to shorten review time. DEP and developers said the unified stormwater rule is essential but current permit review can take seven to nine months and requires process improvements.
The committee heard a pre‑considered introduction to streamline the stormwater construction and maintenance permitting program (often referenced as the unified stormwater rule, SWIP). The change would allow applicants to obtain a stormwater construction permit before executing and recording a maintenance easement; the maintenance easement would remain a condition for receiving a stormwater maintenance permit.
Angela Licata, deputy commissioner for sustainability at the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), told the committee the pre‑considered bill “would make 2 straightforward changes to improve the stormwater management permitting…
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