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NC-2009 SSp1:Construction Activity Pollution Prevention

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Lu Anne Nielsen
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The Weitz Company
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SSp1 was marked under pending for my current project. The review tells me to provide a revised LEED Prerequisite Form that includes a detailed narrative describing the measures taken for the prevention of polluting the air with dust. As part of the original submission I've provided a narrative describing the measures we took to avoid air pollution (The area was hosed down with water as needed to avoid air pollution. Soil was kept damp to avoid soil loss by the wind.) What else do I need to put in my narrative? I've already added that we used mats to avoid tracking material in the building and also vacuumed or swept at least one daily to avoid polluting the air with floor debris. This is a Prerequisite so it is very important that I get this point. Any advice?

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Lisa Fabula
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KEMA Services
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Sun, 04/24/2011 - 03:30

Katie - I assume this is occurring during the Construction Final Review of your project and that you have confirmed that the template had a narrative portion included. In addition, you need to have uploaded photo documentation of the Erosion and Sedimentation Control (ESC) plan being implemented with the following: 1) sample dates 2) inspection frequency 3) at least 3 inspections equally spaced over the site work period 4) Descriptions of any corrective action taken. At this point, make sure the narrative has adequately described the ESC plan in all aspects and be clear that it complies with EPA's construction general permit requirements. (If local code is more stringent, then a thorough comparison in a narrative is necessary.) Your project's civil engineer may be able to review and expand the narrative, or choose the streamlined path to confirm compliance. At this point it seems you have addressed the comment adequately.

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