Section 216.48. Reporting and monitoring requirements.

 

(1)   Records . The permittee or landowner required to submit a notice of intent under this subchapter shall retain records of all construction site inspections, copies of all reports and plans required by the permit, and records of all data used to obtain coverage under the permit. Minimum periods of retention are as follows:

(a) The erosion control and storm water management plans and amendments to the erosion control and storm water management plans shall be retained at the construction site until permit coverage is terminated in accordance with s. NR 216.55 .

(b) All reports required by this subchapter or information submitted to obtain permit coverage under this subchapter, including the erosion control and storm water management plans, amendments and background information used in their preparation, shall be kept for a period of at least 3 years from the date of notice of termination.

(2)   Local approvals. A landowner operating a construction site under approved municipal sediment and erosion plans, grading plans or storm water management plans shall also submit signed copies of the notice of intent to the local agency approving the plans. If storm water from the construction site discharges to a municipal separate storm sewer system that is regulated under a municipal storm water discharge permit issued pursuant to subch. I , then a signed copy of the notice of intent shall also be sent to the operator of the system.

(3)   Additional information. Upon request by the department, the permittee or landowner required to submit a notice of intent under this subchapter shall provide a copy of the erosion control and storm water management plans, construction site inspections and any additional data requested, within 5 working days to the department, to the operator of the municipal storm sewer system that receives the storm water discharge, and any municipal agency approving sediment and erosion plans, grading plans or storm water management plans. Additional information may be requested by the department for resource waters that require additional protection such as outstanding or exceptional resource waters, or other sensitive water resources.

(4)   Inspections and maintenance. The permittee or landowner required to submit a notice of intent under this subchapter shall:

(a) Conduct the following construction site inspections:

1. Weekly inspections of implemented erosion and sediment control best management practices.

2. Inspections of erosion and sediment controls within 24 hours after a precipitation event of 0.5 inches or greater. A precipitation event may be considered to be the total amount of precipitation recorded in any continuous 24-hour period.

(b) Repair or replace erosion and sediment control best management practices as necessary within 24 hours of an inspection or department notification that repair or replacement is needed.

(c) Maintain, at the construction site or available via an Internet website, weekly written reports of all inspections conducted by or for the permittee or landowner required to submit a notice of intent under this subchapter. The landowner shall notify the department of all appropriate Internet addresses to access the weekly inspection records. Weekly inspection reports shall include all of the following:

1. The date, time and location of the construction site inspection.

2. The name of the individual who performed the inspection.

3. An assessment of the condition of erosion and sediment controls.

4. A description of any erosion and sediment control best management practice implementation and maintenance performed.

5. A description of the present phase of land disturbing construction activity at the construction site.

History: CR 03-028 : cr. Register July 2004 No. 583 , eff. 8-1-04.

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The storm water management plan and long-term maintenance agreement should be kept as long as necessary to document proper maintenance of long-term storm water best management practices in accordance with s. NR 151.12 or 151.24 . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1