Public Documents

CASQA develops and publishes Best Management Practices (BMP) Handbooks for use by organizations to be in compliance with stormwater permits. The Construction, Development, and Industrial & Commercial BMP Handbooks, including SWPPP templates, are comprehensive online resources, available by subscription. Below we have provided two free fact sheet examples. For access to additional guidance, subscriptions can be purchased on the BMP Handbooks page.

Construction BMP Handbook

This guidance document is available as a free download to help permittees comply with the California Construction General Permit (Order No. 2009-0009-DWQ) – Fact Sheet SE-2 – Sediment Basin (Dec 2019) (PDF). The Construction General Permit references the CASQA Fact Sheet in the following locations:

  • Attachment A – Linear Underground/Overhead Requirements; Section J. LUP Type-Specific Requirements; Subsection 5.b. Sediment Controls
  • Attachment C – Risk Level 1 Requirements; Section E.2 Sediment Controls
  • Attachment D – Risk Level 2 Requirements; Section E.2 Sediment Controls
  • Attachment E – Risk Level 3 Requirements; Section E.2 Sediment Controls 

Industrial & Commercial BMP Handbook

This guidance document is available as a free download – No Exposure Certification (NEC) Fact Sheet (2015) (PDF)

Spacing: small
In This Section You Currently Have Access To
About the Construction BMP Handbook About the Development BMP Handbook About the Industrial & Commercial BMP Handbook Municipal BMP Handbook Public Documents