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SWPPP inspection form template: weekly construction stormwater inspection (South Carolina, generic)

Based on SCR100000 (effective Mar 30, 2026). Last checked Oct 20, 2026. Each field shows the permit section it comes from (e.g., §4.2.F.I). This form lists only the report items in §4.2.F, plus related §4.2 items. Your On-Site SWPPP (OS-SWPPP), C-SWPPP, MS4, or SCDES may require more; follow them.

Open questions, not resolved here. Inspection schedule: the permit says at least once every calendar week, with no more than 9 days between inspections (§4.2.B); SC Reg. 72-307 uses different wording. Who may inspect: some site sizes and situations aren't clearly covered by §4.2.E (for example, exactly 2.0 acres, LCP lots of 2 acres or less, and the cross-reference in 4.2.E.II). We don't answer these. Follow your own permit coverage, C-SWPPP/OS-SWPPP, and MS4, and ask SCDES or your MS4 if unsure.

1. Site and inspection

Site name §4.2.F.XI	Operator name §4.2.F.XI
Permit (coverage) number §4.2.F.XI	Inspection date §4.2.F.I
Date of previous inspection Days since previous inspection (at least once every calendar week, no gap over 9 days) §4.2.B
Schedule required by your SWPPP or MS4, if different:
Inspection basis: Routine weekly §4.2.B Monthly, stabilized portion(s) only (only “as long as the stabilization is maintained and there is no additional disturbance in these areas”) §4.2.B Linear project, representative inspection §4.2.C More frequent, as required by SCDES §4.2.B If this inspection covers only part of the site (for example, a Secondary Permittee's portion), describe it: §4.2.A

2. Inspector §4.2.F.II, §4.2.E

Name(s)	Title(s)	Qualifications
Names, titles, and qualifications were given in an earlier inspection report and the qualifications have not changed §4.2.F.II Qualification basis as listed in the permit (check one) §4.2.E: Preparer of the C-SWPPP Registration equivalent to the C-SWPPP preparer, with the knowledge and skills in §4.2.E Under direct supervision of a person qualified to prepare a C-SWPPP (§3.1.2.B), with the knowledge and skills in §4.2.E Permit wording: “certified through a Construction Site Inspector Certification Course that has been approved by SCDES” §4.2.E Cert. no. Permittee or designee, 2 acres or less and not part of an LCP, after the C-SWPPP preparer explained the OS-SWPPP and inspection requirements §4.2.E.I

3. Weather and rainfall

Weather at time of inspection §4.2.F.IV
Description of any discharges occurring at the time of inspection §4.2.F.IV None observed
Total rainfall since last inspection §4.2.F.V inches	Rainfall on the day of this inspection §4.2.D inches
Significant rainfall events (0.5 inches or greater) since last inspection: dates and amounts §4.2.D None Source: On-site rain gauge Certified weather record within reasonable proximity (name/location): §4.2.D. Amounts are kept in the Rain Log in the on-site SWPPP §4.2.D.

4. Areas inspected (the permit's minimum list) §4.2.A

All areas disturbed by construction activity, and areas used for storage of materials exposed to precipitation §4.2.A.I
All stormwater conveyance systems, for evidence of, or potential for, pollutants entering them §4.2.A.II
All BMPs identified in the OS-SWPPP (including perimeter BMPs) §4.2.A, §4.2.A.III
All discharge locations, to see whether BMPs are preventing sediment discharge (if inaccessible, nearby downstream locations where practicable) §4.2.A.IV
Locations where vehicles enter or exit the site, for off-site sediment tracking §4.2.A.V

5. Discharge points §4.2.F.III, §4.2.A.IV

Discharge point ID	Location / description	Inspected at point, or downstream location used?	Sediment or other pollutant discharge observed? §4.2.F.VI
		At point Downstream	No Yes
		At point Downstream	No Yes
		At point Downstream	No Yes
		At point Downstream	No Yes

6. Findings and corrective actions §4.2.F.VI–X

Finding type: VI = location of a discharge of sediment or other pollutants from the site; VII = BMP that needs maintenance; VIII = BMP that failed to operate as designed or proved inadequate for its location; IX = location where an additional BMP is needed that did not exist at inspection.

Type	Location	Corrective action required (include any OS-SWPPP changes needed) §4.2.F.X	Implementation date §4.2.F.X

Permit timing for corrective work (for reference; your OS-SWPPP may set more): BMPs not operating effectively: maintenance "must be performed within seven (7) calendar days, before the next inspection, or as reasonably possible, and before the next storm event whenever practicable"; if longer than 7 days, documentation of the reason "shall be provided upon request" §4.3.A. BMP used inappropriately or incorrectly: correct "within a time frame of 48 hours of identification" §4.3.A. Modified or additional BMPs: "implementation must be completed before the next storm event whenever practicable"; if impracticable, document it in the OS-SWPPP and implement alternative BMPs "as soon as reasonably possible" §4.3.A. SWPPP revisions: "Revisions to each SWPPP must be completed within seven (7) calendar days following the inspection." §3.1.7.B

7. Verification and construction sequence

All BMPs and stormwater controls identified in the OS-SWPPP have been installed and are operating as designed §4.2.F.XII
Yes No (exceptions listed in Section 6)

Construction sequence is being followed §4.2.F.XIII
Yes No, explain:

8. Follow-up from previous inspection(s)

Status of corrective actions from the previous inspection §4.2.F.XIV	Date(s) each item was addressed §4.2.F.XIV



Items carried over from previous inspection reports that were not addressed §4.2.F.XV None

9. Signature §4.2.H

Signature of the qualified inspector (as identified in §4.2.E) §4.2.H

Printed name / date

Records: "A record of each inspection and of any actions taken in accordance with this Section must be retained as part of the On-site SWPPP for at least three years from the date that permit coverage expires or is terminated." §4.2.H SCDES "may require on a case-by-case basis" a monthly report summarizing inspections and maintenance §4.2.G. Inspections continue until final stabilization of all areas; monthly if the entire site is finally stabilized and no NOT is submitted §4.2.B.