•1.      Do the Storm Water Regulations apply to your operations?

Hurricane Engineering & Inspection Services LLP can determine if the State of Texas and EPA storm water rules applies to your construction site. Construction sites greater than 5 acres and construction sites smaller than five acres both have storm water requirements. Even a site with non-contiguous construction within a larger plat must meet storm water requirements. For example, If a builder owns three lots within a subdivision and the three lots equal one acre, the builder must comply with the guidelines.

The Deadline has passed. The rules may apply to you.

•2.      Is your site less than five acres?

Hurricane Engineering & Inspection Services LLP can develop your Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3) that covers the entire site. The SWP3 must include site map, pollutant sources, description of erosion control and stabilization practices (best management practices BMP), maintenance and inspection procedures, records retention, and final stabilization procedures. Then, post the State required site notice where it is available for viewing by the general public. And submit a copy of the notice to the appropriate municipality.

•3.      Is your site is greater than five acres?

Hurricane Engineering & Inspection Services LLP can develop a cost effective SWP3 for your construction site. Submit the Notice of Intent to the TCEQ. Post the Notice of Intent and the Site Notice as required by the TCEQ. We will submit a copy of the notice to the appropriate municipality.

•4.      Do you have to perform storm water inspections to meet your SWP3?

If an SWP3 is required, the plan must include inspections of storm water erosion control and stabilization devices at your site. Hurricane Engineering & Inspection Services LLP inspectors can cost effectively perform your storm water inspections. We can advise your staff of any maintenance needs, before they become costly repairs. We will inspect construction site areas that have not been stabilized, areas used for storage of materials that are exposed to precipitation, discharge locations, and structural controls for evidence of, or the potential for, pollutants entering the drainage system.       

 Hurricane Engineering & Inspection Services LLP personnel will become familiar with your construction site, and your site's SWP3. Sediment and erosion control measures identified in the SWP3 will be inspected to ensure that they are operating correctly. Locations where vehicles enter or exit the site will be inspected for evidence of off-site sediment tracking. Personnel conducting these inspections will be knowledgeable of State requirements and their impact to your operations.

Your permit may require inspections at least once every 14 calendar days and within 24 hours of the end of a storm event of 0.5 inches or greater or SWP3 may require an inspection once every 7 days regardless of storm events. Hurricane Engineering & Inpection Services LLP can provide a low cost and reliable seven day inspection for your site to assure compliance.

For unique construction sites, such as utility or pipelines, Hurricane will work with you and your construction schedule to provide cost effective inspection coverage during construction.

Mother Nature made havoc with your erosion control systems? Hurricane Engineering & Inpection Services LLP will notify you of any recommendations so that your management team can make the best decisions for your facility.

•5.      Is there a report required?

A report summarizing the scope of inspections, dates of inspection, observations, any non-compliant incidents and certification signed in accordance with State requirements must be retained on site. The names and qualifications of those individuals completing the inspection must also be documented in the on-site report. Hurricane Engineering & Inspection Services can provide an electronic document that can be readily updated.

•6.      What about record keeping?

All records, including the SWP3 plan, construction site notice, notice of intent, reports submitted to the municipality, must be retained for a minimum of three years from the date of the notice of termination. For activities where a notice of termination is not submitted the same three retention period is required as well. Hurricane Engineering & Inspection Services LLP will provide your records to you in digital format. Hurricane Engineering & Inspection Services can provide secure digital retention of your records.

•7.      What will this cost?

The State requires a $225 fee for a digital notice of intent or $325 fee for a paper submission of a notice of intent. Payment to the State is required at time of submission. Failure to pay renders the Plan incomplete. Contact a Hurricane Engineering & Inspection Services LLP representative to determine costs for your site needs.