SWPPP templates & guides
Free, printable templates for the records your stormwater permit requires, and plain-English guides to the rules behind them — based on the EPA 2022 Construction General Permit. State requirements vary: look up your state.
Free templates
Print-ready PDFs, no signup required.
SWPPP inspection form template
Printable stormwater inspection form covering everything EPA CGP Part 4.7 requires: weather data, control-by-control conditions, findings, and a signed certification.
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SWPPP inspection checklist
BMP-by-BMP walkthrough checklist with what-to-look-for guidance for each control — silt fence, inlets, entrances, washouts, stockpiles, and the rest.
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Corrective action log template
Log for tracking SWPPP corrective actions through the permit's deadlines — condition, identification date, required fix, completion date, and signature.
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Guides
What is a SWPPP?
The definitional guide: how the Clean Water Act turns a pile of dirt into a federal compliance obligation, what goes in the plan, and who needs one.
Rain-triggered inspections
The dynamic deadline at the heart of stormwater compliance: cumulative rainfall counting, the 24-hour clock, multi-day storms, snowmelt, and what counts as a valid rain measurement.
Inspection frequency
The routine cadence rules: 7-day vs 14-day-plus-storm schedules, sensitive-water sites, dewatering, and when the frequency can legally drop.
Fines & enforcement
The penalty math: statutory maximums, real homebuilder settlements, per-missed-inspection consent-decree pricing, and the layers of exposure beyond EPA.
Who can inspect?
Federal "qualified person" rules versus state certification regimes (Blue Card, CESCL, QSP, RLD…), and what inspectors must actually know.
SWPPP glossary
Plain-English definitions for the acronym soup of construction stormwater compliance — from BMP to NOT.