Archive for December 2021

If you are someone who deeply cares about the environment, you might be curious as to whether your construction project or industrial facility may need a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit . Why need a permit? The NPDES program, created in 1972 by the Clean Water Act (CWA), was established to control, regulate,…

During a construction project, stormwater can rain havoc on the site.  The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater program requires a construction site to obtain a permit for stormwater discharges from construction activities. During the life of a construction project, there are many tasks taking place such as clearing and preparing the site, constructing…

Once a construction project enters the closure phase, which is the last step in the process of completing a project and all the work on has ceased, the project can now come to a close. When construction activities have been eliminated and all stormwater discharges associated with activities are no longer occurring, you are required…

Operators of construction activities that plan to disturb one or more acres of land, or that will disturb less than one acre but are part of a larger common plan of development and meets either of the following two criteria will require National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit coverage.  The operator has operational control…

Dust, it’s everywhere.  It seems to collect everywhere we look.  But on a construction site, dust is more than just a nuisance; it is also a pollutant.  It can cause short and long-term respiratory problems if you’re not too careful.  Dust is so light, and it can travel through the air and into our waterways.…