The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) is proposing significant revisions to its regulations and guidance regarding the permitting of obstructions and encroachments of waters of the commonwealth under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 105. The regulatory revisions, if promulgated, are expected to significantly change the Chapter 105 permitting process by increasing the level of required effort to complete an individual (joint) permit application and potentially increasing the time for the PADEP to review such applications.

The PADEP has presented the regulations and guidance to several of its advisory committees, including, most recently, the Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC) on May 28. Later this year, the proposed revisions are expected to be presented to the Environmental Quality Board, with a public comment period to follow. The PADEP’s “draft final” technical guidance document (TGD) on alternatives analysis requirements is expected to be finalized and published in coordination with the proposed regulatory revisions.

Proposed Regulatory Changes to Chapter 105

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