(a) a complete application using a form
provided by the Department for such purposes;
(b) a Watershed Management Plan, signed and
stamped by a Massachusetts Registered Professional Engineer, for the watershed
or sub-watershed that is the subject of the application and includes:
1. maps depicting the watershed boundary,
including each parcel of land within the area proposed for coverage, and a
narrative describing the area proposed to be covered under a Watershed
Permit;
2. a description of the
current and historic water quality conditions, including short-term
(daily/seasonal) and long-term (annual) variability;
3. any earlier planning approaches taken
prior to filing the application, including any related findings and
recommendations;
4. the types,
locations, and timing of any ongoing and proposed TMDL, Alternative Restoration
Plan, MEP Report, or Scientific Evaluation implementation activities within the
watershed or sub-watershed proposed for coverage, including a table
identifying:
a. the Updated Nitrogen Load that
the area proposed for coverage under the Watershed Permit contributed to the
Surface Waters of the watershed, specifying and accounting for implementation
of all nitrogen reduction measures;
b. projected loads for the following 20 years
(projections must include scenarios for proposed nitrogen-load reducing
activities; a MEP Report or other Scientific Evaluation buildout scenario may
suffice);
c. the percentage of
Necessary Nitrogen Load Reductions to be attained during the term of the permit
and a concise description of the means of achieving those specified
reductions;
d. the Conventional
Control Technologies and Alternative Control Approaches or Technologies
selected for pollutant load reductions and identification of each permittee
that will be responsible for implementing each activity;
e. the area each selected Conventional
Control Technology and Alternative Control Approach or Technology would
service;
f. the apportionment of
Necessary Nitrogen Load Reductions for each of the selected Conventional
Control Technologies and Alternative Control Approaches or
Technologies;
g. the implementation
schedule for each Alternative Control Approach or Technology proposed,
including a timeframe for demonstration, testing, and acceptance or abandonment
of such approaches or technologies;
5. maps depicting the watershed boundary,
including each parcel of land within the area proposed for coverage, and a
narrative describing the Core Sewer Area, if applicable, and the service areas
prioritized for wastewater collection and treatment after accounting for
implementation of the selected Alternative Control Approaches and
Technologies;
6. documentation of
what each permittee proposes to do to reduce its pollutant load in the
watershed or sub-watershed and when those reductions would occur;
7. if Alternative Control Approaches and
Technologies are proposed, a contingency plan for a back-up Conventional
Control Technology in the event that the Alternative Control Approaches and
Technologies selected do not function as predicted;
8. a description of each of the proposed
pollutant reduction actions to reduce current and projected loads identified
above;
9. cost estimates for the
infrastructure and programs associated with the proposed actions, if
available;
10. an implementation
schedule, not to exceed 20 years, currently envisioned by the applicant(s),
including a designated set of activities that will occur in each five-year
period and a methodology for analyzing the results of those activities and
making necessary adjustments for each subsequent five-year period of the permit
to meet required load reductions;
11. a watershed or sub-watershed scale
monitoring plan that defines the goals of the monitoring plan, the selected
water quality parameters, the method(s) of monitoring to be employed, the
sampling frequency, locations, timing and duration, and a Quality Assurance
Program Plan;
12. the information
sources relied upon to develop the proposed Watershed Management
Plan;
13. if the application seeks
a Watershed Permit based on a Watershed Management Plan that will not attain
Necessary Nitrogen Load Reductions during the permit term, documentation
showing the financial costs and environmental impact of:
a. complete compliance with those goals and
b. a proposed alternative that
makes reasonable progress toward achievement of the goals in accordance with
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CMR 21.04(1)(a); and
(c) if there
is more than one applicant, an inter-municipal agreement or other legally
binding and appropriate agreement among the applicants that confirms each
permittee's percentage share of the aggregate pollutant reduction
responsibility and provides a framework to administer implementation of the
Watershed Management Plan, including arrangements for the receipt and
expenditure of funds.
