Construction Handbook The Construction Handbook provides general guidance for selecting and implementing Best Management Practices (BMPs) that will eliminate or reduce the discharge of pollutants from construction sites to waters of the state and developing and implementing stormwater pollution prevention plans (SWPPPs) that document the selection and implementation of BMPs for a particular construction project. SWPPP Template.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Title Size Last Updated   Section 1 Introduction 103 KB 9/30/2004 1.1   Handbook Purpose and Scope       1.1.1 Users of the Handbook       1.1.2 Organization of the Handbook       1.1.3 Relationship to Other Handbooks     1.2   Construction Sites and Their Impacts on Water Quality       1.2.1 Pollutants Associated with Construction Activities       1.2.2 Erosion and Sedimentation       1.2.3 Other Pollutants       1.2.4 Impacts of Erosion and Sedimentation, and Other Pollutants     1.3   Regulatory Programs       1.3.1 Federal NPDES Programs       1.3.2 State NPDES Programs       1.3.3 Municipal NPDES Programs     1.4   Definitions     1.5   References       Section 2 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan 64 KB 9/30/2004 2.1   Introduction     2.2   Minimum Requirements       2.2.1 Sites Subject to General Permit Coverage       2.2.2 Other Sites     2.3   Assess Construction Site and Planned Activities       2.3.1 Contractor Activities       2.3.2 Disturbed Areas and Erosion Potential       2.3.3 Site History     2.4   Identify and Select BMPs       2.4.1 Define BMPs Objectives       2.4.2 Identify BMP Categories       2.4.3 Select BMPs     2.5   Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans       2.5.1 SWPPP Preparation       2.5.2 SWPPP Template       Section 3 Erosion and Sediment Control BMPs (includes all BMP Fact Sheets attached) 3,571 KB 9/30/2004 3.1   Erosion Control     3.2   Sediment Control     3.3   Wind Erosion Control     3.4   Tracking Control BMPs     3.5   Erosion and Sediment Control BMP Fact Sheet Format     3.6   BMP Fact Sheets       EC-1 Scheduling 78 KB 1/1/2003   EC-10 Velocity Dissipation Devices 190 KB 1/1/2003   EC-11 Slope Drains 112 KB 1/1/2003   EC-12 Streambank Stabilization 226 KB 1/1/2003   EC-13 Polyacrylamide 92 KB 1/1/2003   EC-2 Preservation of Existing Vegetation 94 KB 1/1/2003   EC-3 Hydraulic Mulch 67 KB 1/1/2003   EC-4 Hydroseeding 155 KB 1/1/2003   EC-5 Soil Binders 96 KB 1/1/2003   EC-6 Straw Mulch 81 KB 1/1/2003   EC-7 Geotextiles and Mats 270 KB 1/1/2003   EC-8 Wood Mulching 442 KB 1/1/2003   EC-9 Earth Dikes and Drainage Swales 91 KB 1/1/2003   SE-1 Silt Fence 191 KB 2/2/2006   SE-10 Storm Drain Inlet Protection 271 KB 1/1/2003   SE-11 Chemical Treatment 117 KB 1/1/2003   SE-2 Sediment Basin 225 KB 9/30/2004   SE-3 Sediment Trap 277 KB 1/1/2003   SE-4 Check Dams 195 KB 1/1/2003   SE-5 Fiber Rolls 118 KB 1/1/2003   SE-6 Gravel Bag Berm 96 KB 1/1/2003   SE-7 Street Sweeping and Vacuuming 148 KB 1/1/2003   SE-8 Sandbag Barrier 140 KB 1/1/2003   SE-9 Straw Bale Barrier 166 KB 1/1/2003   TR-1 Stabilized Construction Entrance/Exit 185 KB 1/1/2003   TR-2 Stabilized Construction Roadway 86 KB 1/1/2003   TR-3 Entrance/Outlet Tire Wash 217 KB 1/1/2003   WE-1 Wind Erosion Control 88 KB 1/1/2003   Section 4 Non-Stormwater Management and Material Management BMPs (includes all BMP Fact Sheets attached) 3,124 KB 9/30/2004 4.1   Non-Stormwater Management BMPs     4.2   Waste Management & Materials Pollution Control BMPs     4.3   Fact Sheet Format     4.4   BMP Fact Sheets       NS-1 Water Conservation Practices 58 KB 1/1/2003   NS-10 Vehicle & Equipment Maintenance 98 KB 1/1/2003   NS-11 Pile Driving Operations 55 KB 1/1/2003   NS-12 Concrete Curing 51 KB 1/1/2003   NS-13 Concrete Finishing 52 KB 1/1/2003   NS-14 Material Over Water 73 KB 1/1/2003   NS-15 Demoltion Adjacent to Water 70 KB 1/1/2003   NS-16 Temporary Batch Plants 196 KB 1/1/2003   NS-2 Dewatering Operations 463 KB 1/1/2003   NS-3 Paving and Grinding Operations 79 KB 1/1/2003   NS-4 Temporary Stream Crossing 416 KB 1/1/2003   NS-5 Clear Water Diversion 745 KB 1/1/2003   NS-6 Illicit Connection/Discharge 59 KB 1/1/2003   NS-7 Potable Water/Irrigation 252 KB 1/1/2003   NS-8 Vehicle and Equipment Cleaning 75 KB 1/1/2003   NS-9 Vehicle and Equipment Fueling 83 KB 1/1/2003   WM-1 Material Delivery and Storage 131 KB 1/1/2003   WM-10 Liquid Waste Management 62 KB 1/1/2003   WM-2 Material Use 100 KB 1/1/2003   WM-3 Stockpile Management 88 KB 1/1/2003   WM-4 Spill Prevention and Control 120 KB 1/1/2003   WM-5 Solid Waste Management 97 KB 1/1/2003   WM-6 Hazardous Waste Management 140 KB 1/1/2003   WM-7 Contaminated Soil Mangement 95 KB 1/1/2003   WM-8 Concrete Waste Management 131 KB 1/1/2003   WM-9 Sanitary/Septic Waste Management 197 KB 1/1/2003   Section 5 Glossary and List of Acronyms 36 KB 9/30/2004 5.1   Glossary     5.2   Acronyms       Appendices         Appendix A General Permit 1,099 KB 9/30/2004 Appendix B SWPPP Template 1,710 KB 7/10/2006 Appendix C Construction Stormwater Sampling and Analysis Guidance (Handbook Reference) 652 KB 9/30/2004 Template: To download the template, right click the link below, choose "Save Target As" and save to a drive at your site. You may then open the document in Microsoft Word and use it to build a SWPPP. If you are using MS Office 2000 and/or XP, you should have installed the latest Microsoft Office Patch (Service Release No. 3) to make sure that the template will work correctly.       Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan 1,762 KB 7/10/2006   SWPPP ReadMeFirst 161 KB 9/28/2004   SWPPP Attachments (Zip File) 3,012 KB 7/10/2006
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