Communities must manage rainfall that runs off roads, streets and parking lots. This runoff, known as stormwater, must be managed through a treatment device (BMP) such as a wet retention pond, bioretention area, swale, stormwater wetland, permeable pavement, rainwater harvesting system, proprietary device or level spreader.
At a minimum, BMPs must be inspected annually to ensure they are performing as intended. Inspection and maintenance of BMPs includes hydrologic and water quality functions, landscape functions and consideration of impacts on human health and safety. BMPs are not managed as standard landscape features, as they are water quality treatment devices, and specialized training is needed to perform inspection and maintenance activities, such as that obtained through NCSU.
Mr. Walker, Vice President of Energy and Environmental Services with EI, has been providing stormwater compliance services to clients since the rules were first promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1990. He has written Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP), conducted the required site training and inspections as well as spoken at numerous environmental conferences over the years.
About The EI Group, Inc.
The EI Group Inc. (EI) was founded in 1988 as an environmental, health and safety consulting firm dedicated to providing quality, cost-effective consulting, training and engineering services to the public and private sectors nationwide. EI, a privately owned company, employs approximately one hundred (100) professionals and is headquartered in Morrisville, North Carolina, with branch offices in Charlotte and Wilmington, North Carolina; Richmond and Roanoke, Virginia; Greenville, South Carolina; Louisville, Kentucky; and Dallas, Texas.
For more information on The EI Group and its environmental compliance services, please contact
Mr. Adam Underwood, at aunderwood@ei1.com or 919.459.5264.
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