PERMITS / RENEWALS/ AS-BUILTS SERVICES

FREE Assessment of Your Stormwater Feature(s)

Has it been a while since you had your stormwater feature(s) looked at? Did you just find out you have stormwater features that you need to have serviced? Construction EcoServices is here to help you. The first step is a FREE and EASY one. Just ask us to come out and take a look at what you have. No fee. No obligation. We will come out and take a full assessment of your feature(s) and subsequently provide you a full report on status and condition, as well as an estimate for services that will bring your feature(s) compliant with EPA and local stormwater regulations. Give us a call at 281.854.3992 or email us here.

End of Construction Permitting

Post-construction Certification is required at the completion of construction for all stormwater quality features in the region. This is a process that owners should monitor to ensure that the system they paid for is in place and functioning properly. Since SWQ systems are often underground, they are often overlooked and not included in the close-out process. Our experience has shown that all too often, the SWQ system specified is either not clean, not installed properly, or has not been installed at all. In some cases several years go by before these deficiencies are discovered, at which point the burden falls on the owner who is ultimately responsible for the SWQ permit. We regularly consult with our clients on new projects to help ensure that their SWQ systems are compliant.

Annual Re-Permitting

Stormwater quality permits are valid for 1 year and therefore require annual renewal. To ensure that the system is functioning properly per the original design, a certification by a Professional Engineer is required. Other required re-permitting documentation includes an Owner’s Affidavit and Permit Application. Several local agencies also require photo documentation as well as a disposal manifest for cleanout of SWQ systems, if applicable.

“As-Built” Permitting

Construction EcoServices provides permitting for stormwater structures that have already been constructed – otherwise known as “As-Built” structures. It is the job of our inspectors, regardless of the fact that neither they nor our company were able to observe the structure during the various stages of its construction, to determine whether or not the feature has been built and ready to operate as the original plan states. This includes, but is not limited to, the inspector:

• Measuring Sediment depth if applicable
• Inspecting trash racks if applicable to that system
• Checking for cleanliness of the feature
• Bring out P.E. Engineer
• Time/Date Stamped Pictures
• Submit the information to the County
• Make sure the system is functioning properly
• Make sure the spec’d feature was installed

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SWQM: Why Care?

Stormwater Quality (SWQ) permitting regulations exist to improve water quality and to minimize negative impacts of development on our watersheds. Without these programs, the effects that a growing community creates would have a devastating impact on our region’s already impaired rivers, streams and bayous. Counties and cities each have their own set of regulations regarding the post-construction stormwater management obligations that must be met by property owners.

When incorporating the specifics of SWQ regulatory requirements into the design of a development, the civil engineer calculates the volume of water to be treated, creates a Stormwater Quality Management Plan SWQ and selects a stormwater quality treatment feature to fit the needs of the site. The resulting design must be approved by County or City engineers and a Stormwater Quality Permit is issued to the Owner of the property.

All of this happens before construction is permitted or commenced. On occasion, the SWQ permit and the SWQMP which guides compliance; are details the property Owner or Manager may not be fully aware of. If the SWQ permit is not renewed annually as required, and/or the stormwater quality feature is not inspected and maintained according to the SWQMP, the property Owner is out of compliance and will be subject to fines.

Some may see stormwater management as just another unnecessary and unwanted cost to construction projects or property ownership and management. But, understanding the negative effects that poor or no stormwater management is causing should be a concern to us all. It affects where we live and play. It affects our marine-based food supply. It affects our dwindling water supply.

We care. It is why we do what we do.

Why Choose Us?

Established in 2002, we provide our clients a proven, systematic approach and a reliable experienced team that can take all compliance logistical burdens off your shoulders. What could make your life simpler? One call. One point of contact. New project launches simplified. Compliance simplified. Compliance assured.

Other key reasons to choose us:

• We provide the most appropriate, cost-effective, and innovative solutions
• Our experience and expertise is the fundamental “product” our clients buy
• We focus on our customer’s success
• Our high degree of integrity
• Our ability to customize and problem solve
• All our field crew are OSHA 30
• We are agents of stormwater change

If achieving the highest level of compliance while reducing risk and lowering costs is important to you, then let’s work together. We provide full turnkey stormwater management consulting and solutions. All field crew are OSHA 30 certified.

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