Introduction and Inspector Qualifications

1. Introduction and Inspector Qualifications Construction General Permit Inspector Training Alex Alimohammadi – R4 Bud Amorfini – R6SLT DannasBerchtold - R5R Brian Currier – CSUS OWP Greg Gearheart –SWRCB Mike Kashak – R8 Paul Keiran – R1 Annalisa Kihara –SWRCB Richard Muhl – R5S

2. Background on Training Development EPA Funding for: • Administrative Procedures Manual (APM) chapter update on Construction Site Inspections • Current Manual Dated 1970 • Training for Regional Board and State Board Inspectors CDM developed initial draft of APM and associated slides (April 2011) Introduction and Inspector Qualifications

3. Course Objectives Objective: • This course is intended to assist construction site inspectors with the procedures for conducting a compliance inspection at construction sites. • This training course will also sharpen your inspection and report writing skills, and provide a forum for all our construction stormwater inspectors to share information with the goal of improving our overall efficiency, effectiveness, and consistency. Introduction and Inspector Qualifications

4. Course Overview • Introduction and Inspector Qualifications • Pre-Inspection Preparation • Site Compliance Evaluation • Field Monitoring by Inspectors • Inspection Insights • Compliance Inspection Reports and Data Management • Post-Inspection and Enforcement Activities • Case Studies Introduction and Inspector Qualifications

5. Overview of the Construction General Permit (CGP) • General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Construction and Land Disturbance Activities • Order no. 2009-0009-DWQ • Adopted on September 2, 2009 • Effective on July 1, 2010 • LRP Amendment 2010-0014-DWQ • Adopted November 16, 2010 • Effective on February 14, 2011 • Proposed NEL Amendment • Scheduled Adoption July 17, 2012 Introduction and Inspector Qualifications

6. Activities Covered By CGP • Any construction or demolition activity • Clearing • Grading • Grubbing • Excavation • Other activity that results in a land disturbance of one acre or more Introduction and Inspector Qualifications

7. Activities Covered By CGP (cont.) • Any construction or demolition activity that results in a land disturbance of: • one acre or more of soil; or • less than one acre if the construction activity is part of a larger common plan of development or the sale of one or more acres of disturbed land surface • Construction activity related to residential, commercial, or industrial development on lands currently used for agriculture including, but not limited to, the construction of buildings related to agriculture that are considered industrial pursuant to U.S. EPA regulations, such as dairy barns or food processing facilities. Introduction and Inspector Qualifications

8. Activities Covered By CGP (cont.) • Construction activity associated with Linear Underground/Overhead Utility Projects (LUPs) including, but not limited to, those activities necessary for the installation of underground and overhead linear facilities and include, but are not limited to, underground utility mark-out, potholing, concrete and asphalt cutting and removal, trenching, excavation, boring and drilling, access road and pole/tower pad and cable/wire pull station, substation construction, substructure installation, construction of tower footings and/or foundations, pole and tower installations, pipeline installations, welding, concrete and/or pavement repair or replacement, and stockpile/borrow locations. Introduction and Inspector Qualifications

9. Activities Covered By CGP (cont.) • Example LUPs • Conduits • Substructures • Pipelines • Towers • Poles • Cables • Wires • Connectors • Switching • Regulating and transforming equipment and associated ancillary facilities Introduction and Inspector Qualifications

10. Activities Covered By CGP (cont.) • Discharges of sediment from construction activities associated with oil and gas exploration, production, processing, or treatment operations or transmission facilities • State Board OCC Memo dated 02/18/2009 • Revised OCC Memo dated 05/18/2010 • Storm water discharges from dredge spoil placement that occur outside of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers jurisdiction (upland sites) and that disturb one or more acres of land surface from construction activity are covered by this General Permit. Construction sites that intend to disturb one or more acres of land within the jurisdictional boundaries of a CWA § 404 permit should contact the appropriate Regional Water Board to determine whether this permit applies to the site. Introduction and Inspector Qualifications

11. Inspector Qualifications • Completion of erosion and sediment control training from the Water Board Academy or other credible provider • Completion of Qualified SWPPP Developer Training (CASQA course) • Overview of Regulations • Erosion Theory • SWPPP Implementation • Project Planning • Risk Determination • SWPPP Preparation • Project Close Out • Supervised Field Experience (New Inspectors) Introduction and Inspector Qualifications

12. Continuing Education • Inspectors should remain up to date with current practices • Attend presentations on “lessons learned” by another inspector • Attend stormwater training seminar sponsored by the State Water Board Training Academy • Author a presentation on “lessons learned” on a particular site of over a period of time • Participate in a “peer review” of completed inspection reports and compliance issues • Develop a case study for use as SWRCB training materials Introduction and Inspector Qualifications

13. Course Overview • Introduction and Inspector Qualifications • Pre-Inspection Preparation • Construction Site Compliance Evaluation • Field Monitoring at Construction Sites • Compliance Inspection Reports • Compliance Inspection Data Management • Compliance Enforcement Activities • Case Study Introduction and Inspector Qualifications