The Environmental Protection Agency regulates storm water discharges from certain industries through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). Individual States have primacy in regulating Storm Water discharges within their individual States. Industries subject to these requirements include chemical manufacturers and storage facilities, agricultural chemical facilities, asphalt paving, concrete and clay product manufacturers, metal working facilities, mining, oil & gas operations, sand & gravel operations, hazardous waste facilities, landfills, land transport & warehousing facilities, automotive scrap yards, scrap recycling facilities, electrical generating facilities, air transportation, water transportation, water treatment facilities, food & kindred processing facilities, furniture manufacturing, textile manufacturing, plastic manufacturing, printing facilities, transportation, and electronic facilities. These industries are required by state law to evaluate, prevent, and monitor the storm water discharged from their property for compounds which can cause environmental issues.
A SWPPP plan must include:
- List of potential pollutant sources
- Pollution prevention team and training
- Spill prevention and response procedures
- Best management practices
- Storm water sampling and reporting
- Site inspections
- Annual reporting
Via Firma’s Personnel have worked on hundreds of SWPPP plans throughout the U.S. and are experts on SWPPPs in arid environments. We have worked on sites in Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana and are familiar with individual State requirements. We work with our clients to create SWPPP plans for their facilities that meet the state requirements while providing the most flexibility for the site and minimal impact to the facilities operations. We can train your personnel on how to implement the SWPPP plan, perform quarterly visual and analytical sampling, perform annual inspections and reporting.
Contact us for your free consultation to see how we can we can assist you with your Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan or other environmental needs.
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