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With the 2022 Construction Stormwater General Permit (Order 2022-0057-DWQ, 2022 CGP) in effect, State Water Board staff is continuing to develop guidance to assist the regulated community with implementation. The new guidance, described below, can be found under the Guidance section of the 2022 CGP webpage.
2022 CGP High-Risk Receiving Water Map Tool:
The 2022 CGP requires construction stormwater dischargers to determine the potential risk the project may have on receiving waters. Receiving waters that are listed as impaired in the California 2020 - 2022 303(d) list for sediment, siltation, and/or turbidity or those that are designated with COLD, SPAWN, and MIGRATORY beneficial uses are considered high-risk for receiving discharges of sediment from construction sites. State Water Board staff has prepared the 2022 CGP High-Risk Receiving Water Map Tool to assist dischargers with determining if the project is located in these sensitive watersheds. Additionally, dischargers filing a new application in SMARTS may use the auto-populate feature under the Risk Tab to select their receiving water risk as it relies on the same GIS data. Note that this is guidance, and that the discharger is ultimately responsible for determining if discharges from the project drain to the indicated receiving waters.
2022 CGP Additional QSD & QSP Prerequisite Criteria:
The 2022 CGP allows individuals to propose additional training programs to be considered as underlying prerequisite for the Qualified Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Developer and Qualified SWPPP Practitioner (QSP) certifications. State Water Board staff has developed criteria to facilitate their review of proposed prerequisites before making recommendations to the Division of Water Quality Deputy Director. Although any individual may recommend additional training programs, much of the requested information must be provided by the training administrator. Please refer to the 2022 CGP Additional QSD & QSP Prerequisite Criteria document for more details.
QSP Delegate Training Guidelines:
The 2022 CGP includes an option for QSPs to delegate some of their responsibilities to trained individuals (QSP Delegates) to assist with inspection, monitoring, and SWPPP implementation. The California Stormwater Quality Association and the State Water Board, in collaboration with the Construction General Permit Training Team, have published QSP Delegate Training Guidelines for QSPs seeking to utilize delegates.
If you have any questions regarding the guidance, please contact the Stormwater Help Desk (stormwater@waterboards.ca.gov).
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