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Find answers about your stormwater program, your team’s responsibilities, and how our support works. Choose a topic below, or tell us about your site.
Getting Started
We organize and support the stormwater work that can otherwise become another job for your site contacts: inspections, Certified Operator services, permit reviews, reporting, SWPPP updates, training guidance, and records. We define the scope around your facility or construction project.
Yes. We support owner-operated businesses, individual facilities, construction projects, and organizations with multiple industrial sites. The program is built around the work your site actually needs.
Tell us what your site does, where it is located, and whether you have a permit or a recent agency letter. We can review the situation and help identify whether you need ongoing program management, construction inspections, or support with a specific issue.
We review your current permit, documents, and priorities, identify gaps, and discuss a clear scope of support. From there, we organize the program and agree on responsibilities and a schedule. Timing depends on the site, the information available, and any agency requirements.
Yes. We can review your existing permit, documents, deadlines, and responsibilities, then discuss a handoff that keeps the program moving. Start with the records you have and tell us about any current service agreement.
Yes. We can discuss support around your existing Certified Operator and EHS contacts. Your proposal defines who handles inspections, records, reporting, sampling, and regulatory follow-up.
Tell us your site location, operations, permit or SWPPP status, and the work you want to hand off. Permit requirements, monitoring needs, the number of sites, and the agreed scope help determine pricing. For construction, share the project location, schedule, and bid requirements.
Industrial Facilities
That depends on your industrial activity, materials exposed to rain or snow, and where stormwater discharges. We review those conditions and your existing coverage to help determine the appropriate next steps. Some facilities may qualify for a No Exposure Certification when the applicable conditions are met.
Yes. Certified Operator support can be included in your industrial compliance program. We help oversee the required stormwater work, organize inspections and records, and give your site contacts clear guidance. Your facility remains responsible for carrying out its permit obligations.
A SWPPP is the written plan; the program also needs to be carried out. Depending on your permit, that can include inspections, visual assessments, monitoring, training, reviews, and reporting. We help keep the plan current and the recurring work organized.
Yes. We review the permit status and existing records, help with the required application or renewal process, and organize the supporting documents. We cannot recreate inspections that never happened or promise an agency outcome. We can establish a clear path forward and help prevent another missed deadline.
Construction Projects
We provide Certified Construction Stormwater Operator support, SESC inspections, inspection records, and guidance on corrective actions. We review your project and permit requirements so the schedule and documentation match the work underway.
For Michigan projects subject to construction stormwater requirements, inspections are generally required at least weekly and within 24 hours after precipitation that causes a stormwater discharge from the site. The applicable permit and site conditions determine the requirements for your project.
Your owner, contractor, or site team carries out physical corrections. We inspect conditions, explain the actions needed, and prepare the related documentation and follow-up. Our role is to help your team understand and address the requirements.
Your Team & Ongoing Support
Your team provides site access and current information, makes facility decisions, and carries out physical corrections. Where the program calls for your team to collect samples, we provide the kit and guidance. We coordinate the agreed inspections, documents, reporting, and follow-up.
We help keep the program and records organized through staff changes. We review operator coverage, introduce the incoming contact to the current program, and keep the agreed schedule moving so responsibilities do not disappear with a departing employee.
Yes. We help standardize permits, documents, schedules, and reporting across sites while addressing each facility's requirements. Corporate EHS gains a consistent view of the program, and local contacts have a team they can reach for practical support.
We help organize stormwater permits, records, and responsibilities so your team can show how the program is being addressed. We support the stormwater portion of your preparation; the certification or customer audit outcome is determined by the relevant auditor.
We support industrial stormwater programs in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Construction service availability depends on the project location and scope. Tell us where your site is located so we can confirm the right support.
Your contact provides access and current site information, makes facility decisions, and coordinates physical corrections. Where the program calls for client-collected samples, your team collects them with our kit and guidance. We define the recurring work we will handle in your proposal.
Record access, report recipients, and document organization should be clear when you start. We discuss these responsibilities with you as part of the program scope. Ask us to explain record handover and the agreement’s termination provisions before you begin.
Cost & Regulatory Questions
Our ongoing compliance programs use all-in flat-rate pricing based on your facility and permit needs. Your proposal defines the included services and responsibilities. EGLE-requested program changes, follow-up, and response documentation are included at no additional service charge.
That follow-up is included in your ongoing compliance program. If EGLE interprets a requirement differently or requests changes, we handle the review, corrective-action advice, agency follow-up, and related program documentation at no additional service charge. Your team carries out physical site corrections, and regulatory fees remain the facility's responsibility.
Regulatory permit fees remain the facility's responsibility. We can help identify the payment information and keep the related deadlines organized. Your service proposal explains any other costs that apply.
Our initial program agreement covers four calendar quarters. Your agreement explains renewal and written termination provisions, along with the scope and responsibilities. We review those terms with you before you begin.
Yes. Share the letter or inspection report and any deadlines. We review the findings, advise your team on corrective actions, prepare the response and related documents, and assist with agency communication. Your team performs the physical site work; agency decisions remain with EGLE.
No. Clean Stormwater is an independent service provider. We support your facility and work with regulatory agencies as needed; agency logos on the site link to regulatory resources.
Yes. Tell us whether you need a SWPPP update, permit support, training, inspections, or help with an agency letter. We discuss a specific scope or an ongoing program. The flat-rate follow-up promise applies to the ongoing program as defined in its proposal; standalone work has its own scope.
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