Construction stormwater permit fact sheets

Permit Fact sheets

• Construction stormwater best management practice – perimeter control fact sheet
• SWPPP Template for Small Construction Sites
• Construction Stormwater Inspection Checklist
• Construction stormwater permit overview
• Linear permanent stormwater management design flow chart
• Construction stormwater best management practice – Constructing infiltration systems
• Construction stormwater best management practice – Concrete, paint, stucco and other washout guidance
• EPA Concrete Washout Stormwater Best Management Practice
• Construction stormwater best management practice – buffer zones
• Training requirements for the Construction Stormwater Permit
• Construction stormwater best management practice – Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
• Construction stormwater best management practice – Site stabilization
• Construction stormwater – Top 5 permit violations

Topic-specific guidance

• Construction stormwater best management practice – Agricultural Conservation Practice Projects
• Common Plan of Development
• Construction stormwater best management practice – Drainage Ditch Projects
• Emergency Construction Stormwater Application
• Construction stormwater best management practice – Forest road exemption
• Construction stormwater best management practice – Linear Utility Projects
  • Construction stormwater best management practice – Sediment controls on linear utility projects
• Owner Responsibilities Under the Construction Stormwater Permit
• Construction stormwater best management practice – Preventing further damage after floods
• Construction stormwater best management practice – Stormwater Inlet Protection
• Construction stormwater best management practice – Untreated Stormwater Runoff to Lakes, Streams, and Wetlands
• Construction stormwater best management practice – Vehicle Tracking
• Construction stormwater best management practice – Dewatering and Basin Draining

Compliance guidance

• Construction stormwater best management practice – Homeowner fact sheet
• How to use the Notice of Termination/Permit Modification Form
• Stormwater Compliance Assistance Toolkit for Small Construction Operators
• Stormwater Construction Inspection Guide
• Stormwater Construction Inspector's Field Guide
• Construction Stormwater Inspection Checklist
• Stormwater Infiltration and soil/groundwater contamination: A guide to the Construction Stormwater Permit requirements

General stormwater management guidance

• Minnesota Stormwater Manual
• Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual
• Stormwater and Wetlands: Planning and Evaluation Guidelines

Presentations/slide shows/webinars

• Recorded Webinar - How to use the Notice of Termination/Permit Modification Form

Ordinance examples

• Construction stormwater best management practice – Stormwater Model Ordinances
• National Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO) Model Ordinances:
  • Model Stormwater Ordinance
  • Model Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance
  • Model Subdivision Ordinance
  • Model Shoreland Management Ordinance

Training opportunities

Stormwater-related training opportunities are available from the following organizations

• Minnesota Erosion Control Association
• Training: University of Minnesota - Erosion and stormwater management certification program
• Minnesota Laborers Training Center

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