Construction Stormwater

E&S Resources

Permits and Applications

PAG-01 General NPDES Permit for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Small Construction Activities
DEP’s Clean Water Academy PAG-01 Training
PAG-02 General NPDES Permit for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities
DEP’s Clean Water Academy PAG-02 Training
Application for an Individual NPDES Permit for Discharges of Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities
Notice of Intent (NOI) for Coverage under the Erosion and Sediment Control General Permit (ESCGP-4) for Earth Disturbance Associated with Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Processing, or Treatment Operations or Transmission Facilities
Application for an Individual Erosion and Sediment Control (E&S) Permit
Chapter 102 Permit Modules E&S Module 1, PCSM Module 2, Antidegradation Module 3, and Riparian Buffer Module 4
Application for NPDES or WQM Permit Transfer Used for transferring Chapter 102 permits and other permits.
Application for NPDES or WQM Permittee Name Change Used when a permittee’s name changes but there is not a permit transfer.
General Information Form (GIF) Used for Individual NPDES and E&S Permits.

Published Forms

Chapter 102 Pilot Program

Alternative BMPs

Guidance

Implementation Tools

Post-Construction Stormwater Management (PCSM) Spreadsheet

(Version 2.1, August 2025) DEP PCSM Spreadsheet (XLSB) This spreadsheet developed by DEP is intended to assist with stormwater analyses required by Chapter 102 for PCSM Plans. The spreadsheet is a macro-enabled Excel binary file.
DEP PCSM Spreadsheet Instructions (PDF)
DEP PCSM Spreadsheet Training PA Clean Water Academy training available to assist users.
Important Note It is recommended that users check this site periodically for the latest updates to the spreadsheet. Updates are made as calculation or functional errors are identified and corrected. A new version number will be provided only when significant changes or enhancements are made to the spreadsheet, not when errors are corrected or minor changes are made.

Pre-Development Site Characterization (PDSC) Spreadsheet

Managed Release Concept (MRC) Spreadsheet

Chapter 102 Fact Sheet

(March 2025) Chapter 102 Fact Sheet (XLSM) This spreadsheet includes completeness and technical review checklists used by DEP/CCD to review applications and plans.

Stormwater Thermal Analysis Spreadsheet

Training

DEP has developed a number of Chapter 102 training courses that are available to the public. These courses are located in DEP's Clean Water Academy (CWA). If you would like a record of completion for these courses with your name on it, you must obtain a CWA account. Otherwise you may access certain courses as a guest. To obtain an account visit the CWA Contact page and click on the “REQUEST NEW ACCOUNT" link. Complete and submit the form to request an account. You will be notified when your account has been created (typically between 1 and 3 business days).