Section 21-544. SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL: ROADWAY PROJECTS

544.1Rough graded rights-of-way awaiting installation of utilities or pavement shall be protected by the installation of:

 

(a) Interceptor dikes across rights-of-way so located as to limit roadway grade to a length between dikes of not more than five hundred feet (500 ft); or

 

(b) Alternative controls that are recommended by a Professional Engineer (PE) licensed in the District of Columbia and that are approved by the Department.

 

544.2Temporary diversion dikes and flumes, or alternative controls that are recommended by a PE licensed in the District of Columbia and that are approved by the Department, shall be used to carry runoff down cut-and-fill slopes to an outlet approved by the Department as part of the soil erosion and sediment control plan.

 

544.3A permanent drainage structure, including diversions at top-of-slope cuts and diversions to lead runoff to a storm sewer or other suitable outlet, shall be installed at the completion of rough grading, unless the Department approves an alternative that has been recommended by a PE licensed in the District of Columbia.

 

authority

Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Civil Infractions Act of 1985, effective October 5, 1985, as amended (D.C. Law 6-42; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-1801.01 et seq. (2007 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)); District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, §§ 101 et seq., effective February 15, 2006, as amended (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-151.01 et seq. (2008 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)); National Capital Revitalization Corporation and Anacostia Waterfront Corporation Reorganization Act of 2008, effective March 26, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-138; 55 DCR 1689), as amended by the Anacostia Waterfront Environmental Standards Amendment Act of 2012, effective October 23, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-192; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-1226.31 et seq.) (2012 Supp.)); The Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Act of 1977, effective September 28, 1977 (D.C. Law 2-23; 24 DCR 792), as amended by the Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Amendment Act of 1994, effective August 26, 1994, (D.C. Law 10-166; 41 DCR 4892; 21 DCMR §§ 500-15); Uniform Environmental Covenants Act of 2005, effective May 12, 2006, as amended (D.C. Law 16-95; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-671.01 et seq. (2008 Repl.)); Water Pollution Control Act of 1984, effective March 16, 1985, as amended (D.C. Law 5-188; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-103.01 et seq. (2008 Repl. & 2012 Supp.)); and Mayor’s Order 2006-61, dated June 14, 2006, and its delegations of authority.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 25 DCR 1033 (July 28, 1978); incorporating text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 24 DCR 10522 (June 9, 1978); 8 DCRR, Health Regulations (1965 Edition); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 10640 (July 19, 2013).

EditorNote

Under the Final Rulemaking published at 25 DCR 1033 (July 28. 1978), the Department of Environmental Services adopted the Handbook for Erosion and Sediment Control (February, 1977). Sections 538 through 545 were published in that Handbook.