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Phase II of the NPDES Clean Water Act
requires a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
for any project that disturbs one acre of soil or more. Once construction
plans have been reviewed and approved, a "Notice of Intent"
(NOI) is required by law before construction can begin. The NOI
provide basic information about the site's drainage characteristics
and is a signed promise by the property owner to design and implement
a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan. The SWPPP once filed must
be maintained on the job site until the owner files a "Notice
of Termination" (NOT), which states that the individual
or entity no longer has interest in the property or the project
is complete.
The SWPPP must be adhered to at all times and any
modifications due to changes in construction sequence, weather,
or new information, must be documented. In addition, there are certain
fundamental requirements common to all SWPPPs such as training,
key personnel identification, emergency response measures, and regular
or special site inspections and maintenance of "Best Management
Practices" (BMPs).
Because liability is soaring for noncompliance, builders
are paying closer attention to storm water pollution prevention
as a key element of their construction projects. Financial penalties
can range from several thousand dollars per day to tens or hundreds
of thousands of dollars per incident. Civil and criminal suits filed
by individuals and special interest groups can seek even more in
damages. Jobs can also be shut down for failing to comply with water
quality laws, which can cost thousands per day in lost productivity,
interest or liquidated damages.
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Thunder Mountain Enterprises, Inc. is the foremost
SWPPP designer in Northern California, measured in experience, quality
and integrity. No one combines the arts and sciences of civil engineering,
landscape construction, biotechnology, and erosion & sediment
control technology like we do, to allow construction and environment
to come together. Over ten years ago, our "Certified Professional
in Sediment & Erosion Control" (CPESC) was among the
first thousand (#808) in the world to earn this credential, and
is now one of the most experienced in the business.
Our world class SWPPP designs and consulting experiences
include hundreds of California construction sites, including housing
developments, commercial developments, public schools, hospitals,
California Department of Forestry, U.S. Postal Service, and many
others.
Training Services
Thunder Mountain Enterprises, Inc. offers a wide
range of technical services. We are not academics. We go to where
the work is, and provide dozens of "tail gate training"
sessions each year on job sites with hands-on demonstrations using
down to earth language that a contractor's or subcontractor's field
crews can appreciate and understand. We also work closely with the
regulatory community and include them in our training sessions whenever
possible, in both formal class room sessions and in the field, to
promote understanding, and break down the psychological barriers
and misinformation that often exists.
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