Louisiana
Louisiana issues its own construction general permit. We have read Storm Water General Permit for Large Construction Activities (LAR100000) 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
No preparer credential foundNo preparer credential was found for Louisiana. On what we have verified, a generated plan can be adopted by the operator without a credentialed signature. Local ordinances can still be stricter than state law.
No preparer credential found in the reviewed sources. Not exhaustively verified; confirm with the state agency and any local ordinance.
No permit section cited. Confirm this with your permitting authority.
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 SWPPP shall be completed prior to the submittal of an NOI to be covered under this permit (except as provided in Part II.A.5) and updated as appropriate.
Be completed prior to the submittal of an NOI to be covered under this permit (except as provided in Part II.A.5) and updated as appropriate; and
An initial complete and accurate NOI, with fee payment, must be received by LDEQ's Water Permits Division prior to the commencement of construction activities. Louisiana's rule states 'prior to commencement' with no fixed advance-notice day count.
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.
for parties required to obtain permit authorization, defined above in Part I.B.1, an initial complete and accurate NOI with payment of the annual maintenance and surveillance fee(s) in accordance with the requirements of Part I.C must be received by this Office prior to the commencement of construction activities.
Permittee may choose the fixed weekly schedule instead of the biweekly-plus-rain schedule.
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.
At least once every 7 calendar days, or
Alternative schedule: inspect at least once every 14 calendar days, before anticipated storm events, and within 24 hours after the end of a storm event of 0.5 inches or greater.
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.
At least once every 14 calendar days, before anticipated storm events (or series of storm events such as intermittent showers over one or more days) and within 24 hours of the end of a storm event of 0.5 inches or greater.
Qualified Personnel - a person knowledgeable in the principles and practice of erosion and sediment controls who possesses the skills to assess conditions at the construction site that could impact storm water quality and to assess the effectiveness of any sediment and erosion control measures.
Why this applies here: This is why Basinwise cannot perform your inspections. The permit requires a trained person physically on the site.
Qualified Personnel - a person knowledgeable in the principles and practice of erosion and sediment controls who possesses the skills to assess conditions at the construction site that could impact storm water quality and to assess the effectiveness of any sediment and erosion control measures selected to control the quality of storm water discharges from the construction activity.
Stabilization measures shall be initiated immediately (interpreted as no later than the next work day) in portions of the site where earth-disturbing activities have permanently ceased, or temporarily ceased and will not resume within 14 calendar days.
Why this applies here: This applies at both land disturbance amounts.
Stabilization measures shall be initiated immediately in portions of the site where clearing, grading, excavating, or other earth disturbing activities have permanently ceased on any portion of the site or temporarily ceased and will not resume for a period exceeding 14 calendar days. For the purposes of this permit, "immediately" is interpreted to mean no later than the next work day.
before the next anticipated storm event, or as soon as practicable if that is impracticable
Maintenance needs identified in inspections or by other means shall be accomplished before the next anticipated storm event or as necessary to maintain the continued effectiveness of storm water controls. If maintenance prior to the next anticipated storm event is impracticable, maintenance must be scheduled and accomplished as soon as practicable.
Based on inspection results, the SWPPP's control and pollution-prevention measures must be revised no later than 7 calendar days following the inspection, with implementation also required within 7 calendar days.
Based on the results of the inspection, the site description identified in the plan in accordance with Part IV.D.1 of this permit and control measures and pollution prevention measures identified in the plan in accordance with Part IV.D.2 of this permit shall be revised as appropriate, but in no case later than seven calendar days following the inspection.
For discharges to waters designated as Outstanding Natural Resource Waters, permittees must maintain at minimum a 100-foot natural, vegetated riparian buffer zone between any disturbance and the receiving water, unless infeasible.
For discharges to waters designated as Outstanding Natural Resource Waters, permittees are required to maintain at a minimum a 100-foot natural, vegetated riparian buffer zone between any disturbance and all edges of the receiving water as means of providing adequate protection to receiving waters, unless infeasible.
The written inspection report must be completed within 7 calendar days of the inspection and retained as part of the SWPPP.
The inspection report which includes the information listed in items 1-9 above and all actions taken in accordance with Part IV.D.4.b of the permit shall be made within 7 calendar days and retained as part of the SWPPP for at least three years from the date that the site is finally stabilized.
SWPPPs and all records/reports required by the permit must be retained for at least 3 years from the date the site is finally stabilized; LDEQ may request an extension.
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.
The permittee shall retain copies of SWPPPs and all records and reports required by this permit, and records of all data used to complete the NOI to be covered by this permit, for a period of at least three years from the date that the site is finally stabilized.
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This is EPA's list, from the 2022 Construction General Permit. It does NOT govern in Louisiana, 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.
Louisiana issues its own construction general permit, and we have read Storm Water General Permit for Large Construction Activities (LAR100000). 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 Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), LPDES program.
No preparer credential was found for Louisiana. On what we have verified, a generated plan can be adopted by the operator without a credentialed signature. Local ordinances can still be stricter than state law.
The inspection frequency is set by the Louisiana construction general permit, which we have not read. Confirm it with Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), LPDES program.
Screening is free. Pro generates the site specific plan document and retains the inspection and corrective action log.