Evolved Stormwater Compliance – a Proven Approach for Success

Evolved Stormwater Compliance – A Proven Approach for Success

Over the past two decades stormwater compliance has evolved from a few basic regulations into an entire industry driven by regulation. Effective stormwater compliance is now a collaborative effort involving contractors, owners, agencies, and consultants. This presentation is a guide to implementing a practical but easily adaptable stormwater management program that is effective in helping to achieve compliance on construction sites.
These three easy steps are critical to a successful stormwater compliance program:
1. Modeling behavior and stormwater management program implementation;
2. Site visual presentation and schedule knowledge;
3. A stormwater compliance center;
The presentation will elaborate on how adopting an evolved mentality regarding compliance by incorporating a teamwork approach to stormwater management on any site can help to foster a mutually beneficial relationship between all parties involved. The presentation will discuss the concepts below, which have been a proven successful approach to accomplishing this productive goal:

• Incorporating stormwater management from pre-planning through post-construction.
• Plan and budget for the SWPPP requirements during the pre-construction process.
• Empowering permit holders and their contractors to interact in positive ways with agency inspectors through education and planning.
• Creating an organized and comprehensive onsite stormwater compliance center for ease of document management to demonstrate knowledge of the required document maintenance.
• Fostering teamwork and positive communication.

This program model eases the burden of stormwater compliance on construction sites while meeting both the evolving stormwater regulations and clients' specific needs. Working as a cohesive team, we can prevent adversarial relationships with agencies while meeting their expectations reasonably and helping to prevent the economic and environmental burdens of non-compliance.