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This 1987 expansion was promulgated in two phases. The Phase I regulation, promulgated in 1990, required that all municipalities of 100,000 persons or more, industrial dischargers, and construction sites of 5 acres (20,000 m 2) or more have NPDES permits for their stormwater discharges. [31] Phase I permits were issued in much of the U.S. in ...
The other states have developed their own state-specific industrial stormwater permits (e.g. California's Industrial General Permit). [8] State-issued general permits often include the same requirements as EPA's permit, but some states have additional requirements. [6] A silt fence is a type of sediment control used on construction sites.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (informally referred to as NYSDEC, DEC, EnCon or NYSENCON) is a department of New York state government. [4] The department guides and regulates the conservation, improvement, and protection of New York's natural resources; manages Forest Preserve lands in the Adirondack and Catskill parks, state forest lands, and wildlife management ...
Stormwater management, as a specialized area within the field of environmental engineering, emerged later in the 20th century, and some practitioners have used the term BMP to describe both structural or engineered control devices and systems (e.g. retention ponds) to treat polluted stormwater, as well as operational or procedural practices (e ...
The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, often abbreviated as SWPPP or SW3P, is a plan created by constructors to show their plans for sediment and erosion control. [1] Typically these plans are part of an overall design that details procedures to be followed during various phases of construction.
A concept that began in Prince George's County, Maryland in 1990, LID began as an alternative to traditional stormwater best management practices (BMPs) installed at construction projects. [6] Officials found that the traditional practices such as detention ponds and retention basins were not cost-effective and the results did not meet water ...
Enforcing environmental quality laws often includes investigating timber thefts, water pollution, improper use or application of pesticides, commercial vehicles producing excessive emissions, wetland degradation, illegal mining, and almost any area that affects air, land, or water quality violations.
Contemplation by a new lender to provide a loan on the subject real estate. Partnership buyout or principal redistribution of ownership. Application to a public agency for change of use or other discretionary land use permit. Existing property owner's desire to understand toxic history of the property.