Campus project - joint ESC plan and measures

For Campus projects like yours, I personally would approach this prerequisite as having two specific parts: 1) the written ESC Plan; and 2) the ESC Compliance Documentation.

For Part 1 - I agree with you that it sounds reasonable/more comprehensive to develop a single Master ESC Plan that covers the whole campus and both buildings. That just sounds like a better way to comprehensively manage the site in the case where both buildings are being constructed at the same time by the same entity. Additionally, measures may be identical between both projects making two separate written plans redundant. I would make sure that you include a site plan which shows Building A’s LEED Boundary, Building B’s LEED Boundary, and the larger Campus Boundary in relation to ESC measures just for clarity.

For Part 2 – This is where I think you need to document each building individually (and personally this portion is why I think this prerequisite isn’t allowed in the Master Site). If you think about it, there could be an issue with compliance with the ESC Plan that would impact just one building site. For example, a storm washes out some protection along just one edge of Building A. That would obviously impact Building A’s ESC compliance and project, but it might not impact Building B at all if that area is nowhere near that project. In this case, just Building A might need the corrective action to bring the measures back up to the ESC Plan. So you should plan on each building needing to have their own separate inspection logs/photographs/etc. to track each project’s compliance.

When you go to submit the projects for review, I would include the identical written Master ESC Plan in both projects and then each project would have their own ESC compliance documents to show how each building specifically met the prerequisite requirements.

Would you recommend the same (submit LEED project ESC plan and master site ESC Plan) for a project whose site is completely surrounded by a master site development? The LEED project site will maintain ESC measures as required by local authorities (inlet protection) but will not be required to have a silt fence for example because the overall development site extends beyond the LEED project scope.

Hey Kristina Bach; from your response and experience, I presume Summer Minchew's question is for you but it is the same issue I face on my project. We have five (5) buildings for which only one (1) is going for LEED, the entire site and project has it's ESC plan, with the fencing and all. 

Our Design Team has already consulted with client on identifying the boundary for the LEED project site region and also requested an updated official site plan to show this region for clarity, the issue now is this... Do we have to mandate another fencing requirement for just the LEED project boundary, especially when the ESC measures in place for the master plan meets requirements??

Olawale, we have a similar project with two buildings. We are managing the entire site as per LEED ESC Plan requirements, despite the fact one building will not be certified. In doing so we ensure requirements are met. There is no basis to add an internal sedimentation fence between the LEED and non-LEED projects unless the site requires it, for example, if a river runs through it. Keep in mind the EPA requirements used as a basis for the plan do not take a LEED Project Boundary into account. 

Response from GBCI to my question about a similar LPB within a master site below. I believe this confirms the above guidance from Ward and Kristina. Hope this helps.

"We are looking to ensure that the project took appropriate measures for the site to meet the Construction General Permit requirements. Each site is different so each project will need to do different things to meet those requirements. Project topography, existing site condition, scope of work, weather, etc. will all come into play when determining which erosion and sedimentation control measures are necessary and applicable. If the project itself isn't able to confirm compliance, then the project would need to document how the larger overall site met compliance."