The Wayne County Sediment and Erosion Control Regulations

The SWCD has worked closely with County government, consultants, and others to develop sediment and erosion control standards for development of land that are enforceable by the county. This system began permitting June 26th, 2000. Permits are issued through the SWCD office. To review the sediment erosion control regulations click here.

The reasons Wayne County has adopted these regulations are:

1. To permit development while keeping downstream flooding, erosion and sedimentation at existing levels.

2. To protect adjacent landowners from property loss due to sedimentation, erosion and flooding.

3. To protect County and Township ditches and culverts from loss of capacity due to siltation.

4. To protect water and habitat quality in all watercourses flowing throughout the County.

All land disturbing activities that involve a disturbance of 10,000 square feet or more are required to apply for permit coverage under these regulations. If a land disturbing activity involves a disturbance of five acres or greater, a Sediment and Erosion Control Plan must be prepared for the project. Earth disturbing activities such as those that produce agricultural crops, silvicultural operations or strip and surface mining operations are exempt from the regulations.

A complete Sediment and Erosion Control Plan includes ALL of the following sections:

1. Construction Sequence: A schedule of major construction operations which will include installation of sediment and erosion control measures.

2. Contact Information: Address and phone number of landowner, developer, project engineer, surveyor. The project name, project location and project location map.

3. Maintenance requirements: A schedule for maintenance of sediment and erosion control devices and name of person responsible for maintenance.

4. Existing Site Conditions: Existing drainage patterns, watershed acreage, location of subsurface drainage tiles, soil types and boundaries, ditches, springs, streams, lakes, vegetation, woodlands, agricultural fields, any downstream watercourses within 1000’ of project. All of this must be shown at a scale of 1” = 200’ and 2’ contour intervals.

5. Project Description: Description of earth disturbing activities, and area the total project will encompass.

6. Grading Plan: Show limits of disturbance, areas of cut and fill, final contours, final drainage patterns, storm sewer inlets and outlets, permanent stormwater facilities and estimated building envelope for structures.

7. Erosion and Sediment Control Plan: Perimeter controls which includes: location, type, and construction detail; sediment settling ponds and devices; Buffers for streams, lakes, wetlands, ponds and watercourses; seeding rates, seeding mixtures, mulch types and rates.

8. Verification of Other Permits: Including but not limited to; OEPA NPDES permit, Wetland permit and Flood plain permit.