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FAQs
What is a SWPPP? A Storm water Pollution Prevention Plan is an erosion, sediment
and waste chemical control plan. All sites requiring a permit for storm water discharge must file a SWPPP with the EPA and
have a copy on the jobsite. What is a BMP? Best Management Practices - BMPs can be a structural or a non-structural item such as a silt
fence or a practice like keeping the construction site free of trash and debris. Who is regulated? Commercial Construction, Residential Construction and DOT Roadwork
and Highway Projects. What is Phase II? The EPA implemented Phase
II regulations for construction activities and went into effect in March 2003. It requires construction sites that disturb
1 acre or more of land to have an EPA issued NPDES (in Utah a UPDES Permit) Construction Storm water Permit in place before
construction can begin. What is NPDES? The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System is a part of the EPA and controls and monitors
water pollution by regulating point sources and non-point sources discharging pollutants into waters of the United States.
Note NPDES, 40 CFR 122.26 (1999). What is Non-Point Source Pollution? Unlike pollution from industrial and sewage treatment plants, comes
from many diffuse sources. NPS pollution is caused by rainfall or snowmelt moving over and through the ground. As the runoff
moves, it picks up and carries away natural and human-made pollutants, finally depositing them into lakes, rivers, wetlands,
coastal waters, and even our underground sources of drinking water. What is NOI? Notice of Intent - filed with the state to receive storm water discharge permit. What is NOT? Notice of Termination - filed with the state to inform them of the completion of the project. Below are some helpful EPA links: https://www.epa.gov/npdes/npdes-stormwater-program http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/fact2-6.pdf http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/fact2-8.pdf |