The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, often abbreviated as SWPPP or SW3P, is a plan created by constructors to show their plans for sediment and erosion control. Typically these plans are part of an overall design that details procedures to be followed during various phases of construction. This is required by a federal regulation of the
United States of America governing stormwater runoff from active
construction sites
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that are more than one
acre
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in area. The SWPPP is considered a mitigation guideline for stormwater runoff from construction sites that have the potential to damage waterways while complying with the
Clean Water Act’s provisions and
EPA regulations.
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Construction industry of the United States