28-14 Amend Chp. 1339 Storm Water Mgmt

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(v) hispections: In general, inspections will be performed in accordance with the Ohio EPA construction site inspection checklist. (1) If inspections or other information indicates a control has been used in- appropriately or incorrectly or it has failed, it must be replaced or modi- fied for the site conditions. (2) The owner of the development area shall have the site inspected for soil erosion, sediment control and other environmental concerns every sev- en calendar days, and within 24 hours of a 0.5- inch -or- greater rainfall event until the city engineer certifies the site as being stable. The city engineer certification does not relieve the permittee from meeting the Ohio EPA NPDES inspection requirements. (3) The owner, or his designated representative, shall keep a written log of each inspection and any subsequent improvements to the soil erosion, sediment control or other environmental controls. The inspections shall include the date of the inspection, the name of the inspector, weather conditions, and the actions needed to correct the identified problems. (4) The inspection frequency may be reduced to at least once every month if the entire site is temporarily stabilized or runoff is unlikely due to weather conditions (e.g., the site is covered with snow, ice, or the ground is frozen.) A waiver of inspection requirements is available un- til one month before thawing conditions are expected to result in a dis- charge if all of the following conditions are met: the project is located in an area where frozen conditions are anticipated to continue for ex- tended periods of time (i.e., more than one month); land disturbance ac- tivities have been suspended; and the beginning and ending dates of the waiver period are documented. Once a definable area has been fully stabilized, you may mark this on your plans and no further inspection requirements apply to that portion of the site. (5) Following each inspection, a checklist must be completed and signed by the qualified inspection personnel representative. At a minimum, the inspection report must include the inspection date; names, titles and qualifications of personnel making the inspection; weather information for the period since the last inspection including the timing, duration and depth of any storms; weather information and a description of any discharges occurring at the time of the inspection; location(s) of dis- charges of sediment or other pollutants from the site; location(s) of BMPs that need to be maintained; location(s) of BMPs that failed to operate as designed or proved inadequate for a particular location; loca- tion(s) where additional BMPs are needed that did not exist at the time of the inspection; and corrective action required including any neces- sary changes to the comprehensive storm water management plan and implementation dates. (6) The inspection log will include the date and actions taken to correct problems noted in past inspection logs. (7) If the construction site disturbed area is 8,000 square feet or larger, , a copy of all of the required inspection sheets will be submitted to the city engineer within three working days of the date that the inspection was conducted. A log book of the inspections shall remain onsite until the notice of termination is accepted by the Ohio EPA. 47