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Construction ESC Inspection Checklist
Objective: Inspections conducted during construction activities should verify proper installation and maintenance of
required erosion and sediment control (ESC) best management practices (BMPs) and the protection of permanent
stormwater BMPs/facilities.
Project Information
Project Name:
Project/Permit Number:
Location:
Property Owner Information
Owner Name: __________________________________
Owner Phone Number: __________________________
Owner Email Address: ___________________________
Inspection Information
Inspector Name: _____________________________________
Date of Inspection: ___________________________________
Time of Inspection: ___________________________________
Contractor Information
Contractor Name: _______________________________
Lead Contact Name: ___________________________________
Lead Phone Number: __________________________________
Lead E-mail Address: __________________________________
Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead (CESCL)
CESCL Name: _________________________________________________
CESCL Certification Expiration Date: _____________________
CESCL Phone Number: ________________________________
CESCL E-mail Address: _________________________________
Is the inspection occurring:
After a holiday?
On a Monday morning?
On a Friday afternoon?
Before a predicted storm?
During a storm?
After a storm? (<24 hours)
Does the contractor have appropriate documentation onsite or within reasonable access to the site?
Yes
Action required
N/A
☐Site Map/Plan
☐Construction SWPPP
☐Soil and Vegetation Management Plan
☐ESC Plan
☐Daily Log
☐Discharge monitoring reports (DMRs)
☐Other: _________________
Are any of the following BMPs present? ☐ Bioretention/Rain Gardens ☐ Permeable Pavement
See Construction of Permanent Stormwater BMPs/Facilities Inspection Checklist
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Item # Inspection Item
BMP Examples
Satisfactory?
1 and
13A
Are the following clearly marked and in
good condition?
Project clearing limits/perimeter
Sensitive/critical areas and buffers
Protected trees/vegetation
LID BMPs (infiltration/dispersion)
Flagging
High visibility fence
Silt fence
☐Yes
☐Action required
☐N/A
Is track-out of sediment prevented?
Stabilized construction entrance/exit
Wheel wash
☐Yes
☐Action required
☐N/A
Are flow control facilities installed and
functioning properly?
☐Yes
☐Action required
☐N/A
If permanent flow control facilities are
used for flow control during
construction, are they protected from
siltation?
☐Yes
☐Action required
☐N/A
Are perimeter sediment controls installed
and functioning properly?
Brush barrier
Wattles
Silt fence
Gravel filter berm
☐Yes
☐Action required
☐N/A
Are sediment control BMPs constructed
and functioning properly?
Sediment ponds
Sediment traps
☐Yes
☐Action required
☐N/A
Are soils and stockpiles covered and
stabilized properly?
Seeding
Mulching
Nets and blankets
Plastic covering
☐Yes
☐Action required
☐N/A
Are dust control measures effective?
Dust
suppression
(water,
palliative,
PAM)
Windbreaks/
windscreens
Planting/
mulching
Paving/gravel
Maintain ground
cover
Street sweeping
☐Yes
☐Action required
☐N/A
Are slopes protected and is erosion
prevented?
Seeding
Mulching
Check dam
Surface
roughening
Nets and
blankets
Interceptor
dike/swale
Grass-lined
channel
Pipe slope drain
Plastic covering
☐Yes
☐Action required
☐N/A
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Item # Inspection Item
BMP Examples
Satisfactory?
Are drain inlets protected and
functioning properly?
Filter sock
Berm
☐Yes
☐Action required
☐N/A
Are conveyance channels and outlets
stabilized, protected, and functioning
properly?
Channel
lining
Check dam
Nets and blankets
Outlet protection
☐Yes
☐Action required
☐N/A
Are waste materials and demolition
debris handled and disposed of
properly?
Proper paint storage/ disposal
Proper disposal of plaster
Proper disposal of sheet rock
☐Yes
☐Action required
☐N/A
Are pollutant source control measures
available onsite?
Secondary containment
Solid Waste Management/ dumpster
Covered chemical storage area
Concrete washout
Spill kit
☐Yes
☐Action required
☐N/A
Are dewatering BMPs in place and
functioning properly?
Water bars
Vegetative filtration
Pump containment
Splash pad/energy dissipater
☐Yes
☐Action required
☐N/A
Is construction following sequencing
identified in the Construction SWPPP?
☐Yes
☐Action required
☐N/A
13B
Have LID BMPs (infiltration and
dispersion) been protected from:
Siltation
Compaction
☐Yes
☐Action required
☐N/A
13C
Were precautions taken in the choice of
excavation equipment?
Lightweight, low ground-contact
pressure equipment
Machinery (e.g., backhoe/excavator),
but only operated outside of
permanent BMP footprint
☐Yes
☐Action required
☐N/A
13D
Have proper soil amendments been
provided in planting and turf/lawn areas?
See Post-Construction Soil Quality and
Depth BMP in the Stormwater
Management Manual for Western
Washington
☐Yes
☐Action required
☐N/A
13E
Has appropriate vegetation and mulch
been installed?
Site is permanently stabilized
☐Yes
☐Action required
☐N/A
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Notes/Comments:
Summary of Corrective Actions
Are corrective actions needed?
☐Yes, see following table
☐No, none required
Item#
Description and Location
Action Required
Completion Date
Initials
Attach additional page(s) if needed.
Water Quality Observations and Measurements
Was water quality monitoring part of this inspection?
☐Yes, see following table
☐No
Parameter
Method (select one)
Result
Calibrated?
Comments (muddy, cloudy, oil
sheen, color, etc.)
NTU
Turbidity1
Tube
Meter
Laboratory
Yes
N/A
pH2
Paper/test strip
Kit
Meter
Yes
N/A
1 Compliance for turbidity is normally < 250 NTU (or > 6 centimeters transparency).
2 Compliance for pH is between 6.5 and 8.5.
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