Archive for December 2023

A Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, or SWPPP, provides an on-site reference to help reduce pollution impacts from construction activities. Having a SWPPP clearly documented helps avoid fines in case a county or state inspector visits the site and begins inspecting the various pollution prevention practices and stormwater management systems currently in place. A SWPPP is a…

Stormwater needs a dedicated system to allow it to properly flow in the direction of the greatest and most positive impact on the environment. Long ago, it was quite common to simply allow the rain and stormwater to run off from the streets directly into the local sewer system. The primary challenge with this strategy…

Construction activities increase the ability of soil to erode once vegetation and the topsoil eventually becomes removed. Once this takes place, there will be a high degree of concern for various erosion processes to begin to take place. A diversion is the best management practice a construction site can implement to minimize the risk. Stormwater…

Florida, being a beautiful state with a warm climate year-round, attracts over 300,000 new residents each year. With such a fast-growing population, it dramatically puts a huge strain on the water supply and the necessity for all of us to conserve. Not only is it critical to conserve our aquifers and fresh water supplies, but…