PA DEP Launches Pay-More-and-Get-Your-Permit-on-Time Program

Environment-related permitting in Pennsylvania, overseen by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), has been a hot mess for years. A Chapter 102 Erosion and Sedimentation permit sometimes takes two, three, or even six months for approval, instead of the policy-mandated 14 days. According to a DEP press release from last November, the problem was fixed (see PA DEP Claims Permit Backlog for O&G Now Completely Eliminated). But was it? Also from that November press release, the DEP announced it would soon implement the SPEED (Streamlining Permits for Economic Expansion and Development) program. We're now seven months later, and the "speedy" DEP has announced that it will begin accepting permit applications from the SPEED program starting June 30, 2025.

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