D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 21-546

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 23, June 7, 2024

Rule 21-546 - SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL: UNDERGROUND UTILITIES

546.1

If the land-disturbing activity involves work on an underground utility, the site shall comply with the following requirements:

(a) No more than five hundred linear feet (500 ft) of trench shall be open at any one time;

(b) All excavated material shall be placed on the uphill side of a trench;

(c) Interim or permanent stabilization shall be installed upon completion of refilling; and

(d) When natural or artificial grass filter strips are used to collect sediment from excavated material, mulches and matting shall be used in order to minimize erosion of these materials.

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 21-546

Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 10640 (July 19, 2013)

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.