Enforcement Actions |
Quantity |
Notice of Violation |
37 |
Stop Work Orders |
5 |
Citations |
2 |
Grand Total |
44 |
III .
Education and Training of Construction Site Operators
The City of Arlington participated with other local municipalities ( Dallas , Fort Worth , Irving , Garland , Mesquite , and Plano ) in assist the North Central Texas Council of Governments ( NCTCOG ) in designing a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ( NPDES ) Construction Inspection Training Program . The final program consists of a one ( 1 ) day workshop . All aspects of the TPDES program are stressed including SWPPP development , BMP selection , site inspections , and NOI / NOT filing . The course is designed for use by municipal inspectors , site owners and / or operators , and general construction site personnel . The NCTCOG offers this course regularly .
IV .
Notification of Requirements to Construction Site Operators
Notification to construction site operators performing work for the City of Arlington is provided through predevelopment meetings and pre-construction conferences as well as through the City of Arlington ’ s Design Criteria Manual that requires all public and private construction operators to reduce discharge of pollutants from construction sites via compliance with the TPDES Construction General Permit .
Additionally , construction site plans are reviewed through the development process for conformance with the City of Arlington ’ s Design Criteria Manual . SWPPPs are evaluated by the Planning and Development Services Department . The City ’ s reviewing engineer meets on an individual basis with developers , consulting engineers , and contractors to discuss permit and ordinance requirements for construction sites . The meetings include a discussion of adopting development and construction methods that have the least impact on stormwater quality . Review checklists have been developed by the City and are used to educate the development community about SWPPP requirements .
V .
List of Construction Sites
The City of Arlington maintains a database containing a list of developers and / or operators and construction sites located within the city limits . Approximately 250 construction sites were active ( in progress ) during the reporting period including 115 new construction sites . These sites are regularly inspected by the city ’ s Environmental Specialists . Construction inspections occurring during the reporting period total 2,231 .
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