Georgia
Georgia issues its own construction general permit. We have read General NPDES Permit No. GAR100001, Stormwater Discharges Associated With Construction Activity For Stand Alone Construction Projects and list below the requirements we could cite to it, with the scope limits stated plainly. Screen your own acreage further down.
Who may prepare the plan
A credentialed preparer is requiredGeorgia requires a credentialed preparer. Treat the generated document as a complete draft for that person to review, adopt and sign. It is not by itself a compliant filed plan.
Qualifying routes
A state specific training course or exam is layered on top of the qualifying credential.
All routes must also complete the GSWCC certification course. The preparer signs a prescribed certification block.
Coverage trigger
The project disturbs 3 acres, at or above the 1 acre threshold, so it needs permit coverage.
The trigger people miss is the second one. A half acre lot inside a 40 acre subdivision is covered, because the larger common plan of development or sale is what counts, not the lot.
Worked for a three acre site with the receiving water unconfirmed. Each line says why it attached to this site rather than in general. Check the notes above for the site sizes this permit does not cover.
The Erosion, Sedimentation and Pollution Control Plan shall be completed prior to submitting the NOI and prior to conducting any construction activity by any permittee.
Except as provided in Part IV.A.2. and Part IV.A.6., the Erosion, Sedimentation and Pollution Control Plan shall be completed prior to submitting the NOI and prior to conducting any construction activity by any permittee.
at least 14 days prior to commencement of construction activities
Why this applies here: This is the deadline for a new site. A transfer to a new operator or an emergency related project has a different deadline.
Owners or Operators or both who intend to obtain coverage under this general permit for stormwater discharges from a construction site (where construction activities begin after issuance of this permit), shall submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) in accordance with the requirements of Part II at least fourteen (14) days prior to the commencement of construction activities.
The Notice of Termination must be submitted no more than 14 days after the site has completed construction-related activities, achieved final stabilization, and removed temporary BMPs.
All Notices of Termination (NOT) by this permit shall be submitted to EPD using the electronic submittal service provided by EPD no more than 14 days after the site has completed construction related activities, achieved final stabilization and temporary BMPs have been removed as referenced in Part VI.A.1.
Certified personnel must inspect disturbed areas, exposed material storage areas, and structural control measures at least once every 7 calendar days, in addition to the post-storm trigger.
Why this applies here: You have not confirmed whether the site discharges to an impaired or high quality water. If it does, the increased frequency applies instead and this answer changes.
Certified personnel (provided by the Primary Permittee) shall inspect the following at least once every seven (7) calendar days: (a) disturbed areas of the Primary Permittee's construction site; (b) areas used by the Primary Permittee for storage of materials that are exposed to precipitation; and (c) structural control measures.
"Certified Personnel" — a person who has successfully completed the appropriate certification course approved by the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission, per O.C.G.A. 12-7-19(b).
Why this applies here: This is why Basinwise cannot perform your inspections. The permit requires a trained person physically on the site.
"Certified Personnel" means a person who has successfully completed the appropriate certification course approved by the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
Stabilization measures must be initiated as soon as practicable where construction activity has temporarily or permanently ceased on a portion of the site, but in no case more than 14 days after cessation.
Why this applies here: This applies at both land disturbance amounts.
stabilization measures shall be initiated as soon as practicable in portions of the site where construction activities have temporarily or permanently ceased, but in no case more than 14 days after the construction activity in that portion of the site has temporarily or permanently ceased.
2 business days from time of discovery
When the repair does not require a new or replacement BMP or significant repair, the BMP failure or deficiency must be repaired within two (2) business days from the time of discovery;
Installation of a new or modified BMP, or a significant repair, must be completed and the BMP made operational within 7 days of discovery; if infeasible, the permittee must document why and set a schedule for completion as soon as feasible thereafter.
When the repair requires a new or replacement BMP or significant repair, the installation of the new or modified BMP must be completed and the BMP must be operational by no later than seven (7) days from the time of discovery. If it is infeasible to complete the installation or repair within seven (7) days, the permittee must document why it is infeasible to complete the installation or repair within the seven (7) day timeframe and document the schedule for installing or repairing the BMPs and making the BMPs operational as soon as feasible after the seven (7) day timeframe.
No construction activities may be conducted within a 25-foot buffer along the banks of State waters requiring a buffer, measured horizontally from the point where vegetation has been wrested by normal stream flow or wave action, subject to Director-approved variances and a list of permitted exceptions (e.g., certain utility/road stream crossings, drinking water reservoirs).
Except as provided in Part IV.(iii). below, no construction activities shall be conducted within a 25 foot buffer along the banks of all State waters, as measured horizontally from the point where vegetation has been wrested by normal stream flow or wave action, except where the Director has determined to allow a variance that is at least as protective of natural resources and the environment in accordance with the provisions of O.C.G.A. 12-7-6
The written inspection report (personnel names, dates, construction phase, and BMP findings) must be readily available by the end of the second business day and/or working day following the inspection.
Such reports shall be readily available by end of the second business day and/or working day and shall identify all incidents of best management practices that have not been properly installed and/or maintained as described in the Plan.
Each permittee must document in their records any and all known violations of the permit at the site within 7 days of gaining knowledge of the violation.
Each permittee must document in their records any and all known violations of this permit at his/her site within seven (7) days of his/her knowledge of the violation.
NOIs, NOTs, inspection reports, sampling reports (including calibration/maintenance records), Erosion/Sedimentation/Pollution Control Plans, and all other records required by the permit must be retained for at least 3 years from the date the NOT is submitted.
Why this applies here: The clock runs from permit expiry or termination, not from when the record was written, so on a multi year project every record stays live for the whole project plus three years.
Copies of all Notices of Intent, Notices of Termination, inspection reports, sampling reports (including all calibration and maintenance records and all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation) or other reports requested by the EPD, Erosion, Sedimentation and Pollution Control Plans, records of all data used to complete the Notice of Intent to be covered by this permit and all other records required by this permit shall be retained by the permittee who either produced or used it for a period of at least three years from the date that the NOT is submitted in accordance with Part VI. of this permit.
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This is EPA's list, from the 2022 Construction General Permit. It does NOT govern in Georgia, where the state issues its own permit and sets its own contents. It is here as a shape to expect, not as the requirement you will be held to.
Read the permit itself at the source document.
Georgia issues its own construction general permit, and we have read General NPDES Permit No. GAR100001, Stormwater Discharges Associated With Construction Activity For Stand Alone Construction Projects. The requirements listed on this page, such as inspection frequency, who may inspect, stabilisation, corrective action and record retention, are cited to that permit rather than to EPA's. Anything we have not transcribed is left out instead of assumed to match the federal rule, and the scope note on this page says which sites the permit does not cover. Confirm the current permit and any site-size variant with Georgia Environmental Protection Division (Georgia EPD), Department of Natural Resources.
Georgia requires a credentialed preparer. Treat the generated document as a complete draft for that person to review, adopt and sign. It is not by itself a compliant filed plan.
The inspection frequency is set by the Georgia construction general permit, which we have not read. Confirm it with Georgia Environmental Protection Division (Georgia EPD), Department of Natural Resources.
Screening is free. Pro generates the site specific plan document and retains the inspection and corrective action log.