We offer a spectrum of turnkey solutions to keep your facility compliant, address exceedances, and mitigate the risk of enforcement actions.
Safeguard your operations and the waterways you affect with our comprehensive range of stormwater compliance services. From stormwater pollution prevention plans (SWPPPs) to treatment, monitoring, and reporting, our expert team ensures your facility stays compliant with local, state, and federal regulations while minimizing environmental impact.
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Trigger Points
Managing industrial stormwater compliance can be a significant administrative and operational burden, especially as state and federal discharge regulations continue to tighten. When permit requirements outpace your internal resources, falling out of compliance can quickly trigger costly operational delays and regulatory scrutiny.
- You’ve hit a benchmark or exceedance. Whether your state measures by benchmarks or action levels, your limits are being crossed.
- Your SWPPP or SWPCP is outdated. Your site compliance plans aren't updated to match current state regulations or newly reissued multi-year permits.
- Deadlines and data reporting are stressing your team. You are falling behind on state monitoring portals, data tracking, or mandatory corrective action timelines.
- Your BMPs aren’t improving sampling results. You've deployed best management practices, but pollutant levels remain high and you aren't sure why.
- You want one firm to manage compliance end-to-end. You need complete peace of mind, from initial plan drafting to long-term sampling and regulatory reporting.
Permit Strategy, Plans, & Engineering
Environmental Permitting & Compliance
- NPDES General Permits (Industrial, Construction, and Municipal)
- State-Specific Water Programs, including Washington Ecology ISGP compliance, Oregon DEQ 1200-Z, and California IGP
- Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment & Sanitary Sewer Discharge Permits
- Hazardous Materials Business Plan (HMBP)
- Spill Prevention, Control, & Counter Measure (SPCC)
Technical Site Plans & Updates
- SWPPP / SWPCP Development & Major Modifications
- Erosion & Sediment Control (ESC) Plans
- Water Treatment & Management Plans (including Engineering Report)
Process & Building Engineering
- Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID) & Process Flow Design
- Seismic, Electrical, and Mechanical Building Permits
- Stormwater Infrastructure Engineering
- Environmental Permitting & Compliance
- Technical Site Plans & Updates
- Process & Building Engineering
SWPPP Development and Updates
Our QISP-led team prepares and updates Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans that meet current California IGP requirements and reflect real site conditions.
Whether you need a new SWPPP or revisions to an existing plan, we ensure your documentation is accurate, current, and defensible.
- On-site facility inspections by a certified QISP
- Identification of pollutant sources and exposure pathways
- Site maps and pollutant source diagrams
- Selection of appropriate BMPs and control measures
- Updates to address permit revisions, TMDLs, or operational changes
Triggered Corrective Actions & Response Support
Identify root causes, strengthen controls, and return your facility to compliance. If your stormwater samples exceed state benchmarks, numeric action levels (NALs), or federal limits, Clear Water Services provides structured, permit-compliant response support.
When traditional BMPs are no longer sufficient, we can evaluate, design, and implement engineered stormwater treatment systems to achieve reliable compliance.
- Multi-tiered response evaluations to meet state and federal mandates (such as California ERAs, Washington Corrective Actions, or federal AIM requirements).
- Assessment of existing BMP performance to find out why current controls are falling short.
- Identification of pollutant sources and operational failure points.
- Targeted BMP recommendations and localized source controls.
- Preparation and submittal of required regulatory documentation to state or federal environmental portals.
Hazardous Materials & SPCC Compliance
Stay compliant, reduce risk, and simplify hazardous materials management. Whether your facility stores liquids, gases, or solids above regulatory thresholds, our team ensures your compliance programs meet local, state, and federal requirements.
From emergency response plans to spill prevention blueprints, we prepare your documentation for seamless submission to state environmental portals and the EPA, preventing violations, mitigating fines, and giving your operation complete peace of mind.
- Stores hazardous chemicals above threshold quantities, triggering mandatory state hazardous materials inventory or federal EPCRA Tier II reporting.
- Stores over 1,320 gallons of oil in aboveground tanks, legally requiring an active Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plan.
- Requires annual portal updates, such as EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting or state-specific environmental registry filings.
- Needs to maintain certified employee training and up-to-date compliance documentation to satisfy local inspectors.
- Wants to prevent regulatory penalties, severe financial liabilities, or emergency facility shutdowns.
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