Archive for September 2025

Did you know that the Multi-Sector Generic Permit (MSGP) requires industrial facilities to conduct annual training with their employees? Employee training is an integral piece of making your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) program a success. Your employees are working with potentially hazardous materials, which if not controlled properly can lead to severe human health…

If you operate an industrial facility in one of the 30 sectors described by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Multi-Sector Generic Permit (MSGP), permiting for stormwater discharge, you should be aware that you may be required to conduct both analytical and visual stormwater monitoring.  Analytical monitoring means that water must be collected on site at…

Much of Florida’s stormwater eventually empties into inlets allowing stormwater to flow efficiently through an urbanized storm drain conveyance system.  Our intricate and elaborate storm drain systems eventually carries stormwater towards creeks, tributaries, rivers, lakes, and eventually our oceans.  For those who call Florida home are quite used to torrential rainfall.  This is because our…

One of the most important requirements of your Construction Generic Permit (CGP) is the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Rain event Inspections. In the State of Florida, NPDES inspections have 2 components: routine inspections and rain event inspections. So, what is the difference between them? The most significant difference between the two is frequency.…