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NCCD COVID-19 Protocol: last updated on 8/19/20
The County of Northampton has made a declaration of emergency

Greystone Building lobby will be open to the public during the hours of 8AM to 4PM Monday-Friday;
Appointments via email/phone call interaction with staff is requested, and is being offered as of 6/8/20.  Please ring outside notification bell (mask is required).  
Electronic submission is still highly recommended;
however paper mailed and drop-off deliveries are being accepted without quarantine as of 6/29/20
(unless other DEP submission procedures are in place)
(please see protocol below).

DEP COVID-19 Update:

Check here for DEP updates: https://www.dep.pa.gov/Pages/AlertDetails.aspx
DEP COVID FAQ: Please review this document before contacting District staff

NCCD Operation Plan
Based on guidance received from PADEP, to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus,
Submissions/Deliveries

NOTE: if you do not follow the protcol outlined below, your electronic application/resubmission will not be received or processed and may be subject to withdraw or denial per PADEP SOP.

If you have an electronic submission or resubmission, please email a PDF of your completed NCCD application (required for all initial applications and whenever info. is revised) and a picture of your applicable fee checks, based on availability and in the order received, NCCD will verify that the checks are completed correctly per application instructions and the NCCD fee schedule;
send email to: northamptoncd@northamptoncd.org
Once application and fees are verified, NCCD will respond to your email and provide you the contact information to which you will need to email your documents (perferred option #1 below).  At that time, you should place your fee check(s) in the mail to: NCCD, 14 Gracedale Ave., Greystone Bldg., Nazareth, PA 18064.  NCCD will process your application in order received. 
You have 3 options for submittal:
1. Use a file management tool to provide a link to the documents per verification email provided by NCCD; NOTE: Please do not send emails directly to technical staff.  Due to County email security, we do not have access to all file management tools, so please work with the staff if they are not able to open your documents, they will notify you based on availability and order received. Use of a file management tool is preferred, but if this is not possible, please keep your email attachments under 10 MB total or your email may not be received due to size restrictions.  If your submission is not accessible, legible or scaled accordingly; it cannot be accepted.
2. Put your submission on a thumb drive and mail it with your fee check(s).  NOTE: date received will be considered the date an NCCD staff member is able to access the office, retrieve and view your thumb drive.
3. Submit paper copies through mail or drop-off (NOTE: Drop-offs are non-essential and should not warrent staff interaction unless a specific meeting is scheduled). 

NOTE: Complete documents should be provided with ANY electronic submission, substitutions are not acceptable at this time.

Paper copies of the permit documents and plans may be requested once "normal" operations are able to occur. 

Virtual Meetings are required at this time.  

- Pre-application meetings: Electronic request form for virtual standard pre-application meetings should be sent via email (northamptoncd@northamptoncd.org) (unless requesting expedited technical review, reference policy under Downloads tab and email District Manager at DCampbell@northamptoncounty.org for more information); all proposed meeting attendees should be included in the initial email request. Meeting will be scheduled through Zoom, Outlook invite will be sent to associated NCCD staff and municipalities as well as the parties included in the original email request.  The meeting will be considered tentative until a link to the documents to be discussed has been provided to Wendy via email; the deadline for this link is 48 hrs prior to your tentatively scheduled meeting. 
If the link is not received by the deadline, your meeting will be cancelled and you will need to submit a new request. 
If your firm would rather use a different electronic media to hold the call, please inform Manager of this upon your initial request.

- Pre-construction meetings are to be held via conference call and scheduled directly with assigned 102 staff (re: About Us page for contacts); staff will require a shared screen with the plans and permit during the call or a link to the documents 48 hrs. prior to the call if we do not already have the documents electronically to be able to hold the meeting; if documents are not presented or provided, the meeting will be cancelled until appropriate documents can be presented. 

- Inspections/Field Work - If you would like to request an inspection, including submission of Notice of Termination to initiate a final inspection, please contact the assigned regional staff member for NPDES/Chapter 102 construction sites; Jim Clauser should be contacted for Agricultural field assistance and Nate Pritchard should be contacted for Watershed management assistance (re: About Us page for contacts).  NOTE: Field time for staff is limited due to social distancing requirements.  It is requested that a maximum of only ONE person be present to accompany the District staff member during the inspection.  Please make District staff aware of any additional safety protocols required on-site, practice social distancing and wear a mask in compliance with CDC guidelines.  The staff is directed to deny service if CDC safety protocols are not followed.

The NCCD Board of Directors Meeting is scheduled for the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7:00PM and
is open to the public; however due to pandemic interaction limitations,
the meetings will be held remotely.

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85194414535?pwd=S2phZHg5R1B1OTVKaW1kSDFwaVNKZz09

Meeting ID:  851 9441 4535

Passcode: 116480
Dial-in #: (646) 876-9923
If log-in information for meetings is not located here or does not work properly please contact NCCD at 610-829-6276 or northamptoncd@northamptoncd.org

COMMITTEE MEETINGS 

Education/Outreach Committee – 1st Friday of every month - 1:00PM
Zoom link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82206046049?pwd=MUYybHA4WEU0RFFwNWs1dDVtdTI2UT09

Meeting ID: 822 0604 6049
Passcode: 116480
Dial-in #: (646) 876-9923

Administration/Operations Committee – 2nd Tuesday of every month - 10:00AM
Zoom link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84509610409?pwd=ZUUwcEcvUi96TXo0aGV1M0FmNGpTUT09 

Meeting ID: 845 0961 0409
Passcode: 116480
Dial-in #: (646) 876-9923

Karst Geology Advisory Council – 2nd Wednesday of every month - 4:30PM
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86902350664?pwd=d2dEVzVzZFF0dzJTTHpGMjd1Y2ZPdz09

Meeting ID: 869 0235 0664
Passcode: 943339
Dial-in #: (646) 876-9923

Meeting ID: 882 7960 1138
Passcode: 614301
Dial-in #: (646) 876-9923

Resource Technical Committee – 3rd Thursday of every month - 1:00PM
Zoom link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81989166971?pwd=ZEtpWVpINlFTUEJneHlZQW9QeHNvZz09

Meeting ID: 819 8916 6971
Passcode: 116480
Dial-in #: (646) 876-9923

Spotted Lanternfly Control Committee – 4th Friday of every month - 1:00PM
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89601782849?pwd=R28rOU5wQnZwWTZjMFJsVGNnVWdBQT09 

Meeting ID: 896 0178 2849
Passcode: 794756
Dial-in #: (646) 876-9923

Please check the Events Calendar for updates or cancelations.

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Chapter 102 ePermitting External Training
              1/21/21  8:30 am - 11:30 am and 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, via WebEx

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- NEW NPDES Permit FAQ released by PA DEP - please review this document prior to contacting NCCD with questions on the new NPDES permitting process, as we are experiencing a high number of calls; we appreciate your understanding.