Level of detail needed in ESC?

Patty, LEEDuser recommends an ESC plan like the examples posted above in our Documentation Toolkit.

LEED requires that you “Create and implement an erosion and sedimentation control plan…The plan must conform to the erosion and sedimentation requirements of the 2003 EPA Construction General Permit OR local standards and codes, whichever is more stringent”. This means that, at a minimum, you must develop a ESC, a "SWPPP", per EPA’s NPDES General Permit. SWPPP contents are listed in Part 3. See the link below: http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/cgp2003_entirepermit.pdf You must check the State requirements, since many States have been granted the authority to issue individual permits (e.g. New York’s “SPDES” General Permit – an NPDES approved state program). Depending on the jurisdiction, the SPDES could be “more stringent” and therefore, take precedence when preparing the SWPPP. Please note, regardless of LEED, you will need to prepare and submit an NOI with the Permitting Authority when your project exceeds the acreage reference in the General Permit.