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Following are links to materials referenced in the Erosion and Sediment Control Certification Program courses.
Memorandum of Understanding Between MnDOT and MPCA
Erosion and Sediment Control Pocketbook Guide (Available for purchase: $10)
MPCA General Permit (Word) (PDF)
MPCA Stormwater Construction Inspection Guide
MPCA Inspection Checklist (Word) (PDF)
Mn/DOT Specifications (2009 not yet available online)
Memorandum of Understanding Between MnDOT and MPCA
Definitions
Minnesota Statues 103G.005 Definition: Waters of the State
Wetlands in Minnesota (from Board of Soil and Water Resources)
Permits
MPCA General Permit (Word) (PDF)
MPCA Subdivision Registration (Word) (PDF)
MPCA Application for Permit Transfer/Modification (Word) (PDF)
MPCA Notice of Termination (Word) (PDF)
Sample Permits
DNR General Public Waters Permit 2004-0001 with Attachment A 2004-0001
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Permit Information
For examples of local ordinances and permits, contact your city or watershed district
Mn/DOT Materials
Erosion/Stormwater Managementl Certification Requirements on Mn/DOT Projects
Process for Adherence to NPDES Phase II Permit
Design of Construction Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans
Fact Sheets and Manuals
Minnesota Urban Small Sites BMP Manual (Metropolitan Council 2001)
Protecting Water Quality in Urban Areas (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency BMP Manual, 2000)
Minnesota Stormwater Manual (2005)
Design of Riprap Revetment (metric) (FHWA-IP-89-016, March 1989) (HEC11SI.pdf)
Design of Roadside Channels with Flexible Lining (metric) (FHWA-IP-87-7, April 1988) (HEC15SI.pdf)
Design of Roadside Channels with Flexible Lining (FHWA 1988) (HEC15.pdf)
Urban Drainage Design Manual (FHWA-NHI-01-021, August 2001) (HEC22.pdf)
Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act Manual (BWSR 2004) (wcmanual02.pdf)
Factsheet: Sediment and erosion control for new homeowners (MPCA 2004 (wq-strm2-07.pdf)
Stormwater Compliance Assistance Toolkit for Small Construction Operators (MPCA 2004) (wq-strm2-09[1].pdf)
Stormwater Construction Inspection Guide (MPCA 2004) (wq-strm2-10[1].pdf)
Stormwater Construction Inspector’s Field Guide (MPCA 2004) (wq-strm2-11[1].pdf)
Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds USDA TR-55 (tr55.pdf)
Low Impact Development
Design: Low Impact Development Manual UFC 3-210-10 2004 (lid 3_210_10.pdf)
Rain Gardens: A how-to manual for homeowners (UW-Extension 2003) (raingardenmanual.pdf)
Richards Equation Model of a Rain Garden, ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 2004 (raingardenmath.pdf)
Extension of TR-55 for Microwatersheds, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 2002 (tr-55 mod for microshed.pdf)
Mn/DOT References
Road Design Manual Ch. 8 Drainage Design and Erosion Control (8e.pdf)
Erosion Control Handbook for Local Roads 2003-08 (mndotlocalroads.pdf)
Memorandum of Understanding between MPCA and Mn/DOT (PCAMOU.pdf)
2005 Standard Specifications
1701 to 1721 (1701to1721_final.pdf)
1701 Laws to be observed
1702 Permits Licenses and taxes
1703 Patented Devices, Materials, and Processes
1704 Restoration of Surface Opened by Permit
1705 Federal-Aid Provisions
1706 Employee Health and Welfare
1707 Public Convenience and Safety
1708 Railroad-Highway Provisions
1709 Navigable Waterways
1710 Traffic Control Devices
1711 Use of Explosives
1712 Protection and Restoration of Property
1713 Forest Protection
1714 Responsibility for Damage Claims
1715 Opening Sections of the Project to Traffic
1716 Contractor’s Responsibility for Work
1717 Air, Land, and Water Pollution
1718 Furnishing Right of Way
1719 Personal Liability of Public Officials
1720 No Waiver of Legal Rights
1721 Audits
2101 to 2232 (2101to2232_final.pdf)
2101 Clearing and Grubbing
2102 Pavement Marking Removal
2103 Building Removal
2104 Removing Pavement and Miscellaneous Structures
2105 Excavation and Embankment
2111 Test Rolling
2112 Subgrade Preperation
2118 Aggregate Surfacing
2123 Equipment Rental
2130 Application of Water
2131 Application of Calcium Chloride
2201 Concrete Base
2211 Aggregate Base
2221 Aggregate Shouldering
2231 Bituminous Surface Reconditioning
2232 Mill Pavement Surface
2573 to 2582 (2573to2582_final.pdf)
2573 Storm Water Management
2575 Controlling Erosion and Establishing Vegetation
2577 Soil Bioengineered Systems
2581 Removable Preformed Plastic Pavement Marking
2582 Permanent Pavement Markings
3601 to 3667 (3601to3667_final.pdf)
3601 Riprap Material
3602 Gabions and Revet Mattresses Materials
3604 Precast Articulated Concrete
3608 Concrete Armor Units
3612 Swere Brick (Clay)
3613 Building Brick (Clay or Shale)
3614 Building Brick (Sand-Lime)
3615 Building Brick (Concrete)
3616 Sewer Brick (Concrete)
3621 Concrete Masonry Units
3622 Sectional Concrete Manhole/Catch Basin Units
3630 Precast Concrete Median Barriers
3661 Reinforced Concrete Cribbing
3667 Precast Concrete Monuments
3861 to 3876 (3861to3876_final.pdf)
3861 Plant Stock
3876 Seed
3877 to 3878 (3877to
3878_final.pdf)
3877 Topsoil Borrow
3878 Sod
3879 to 3885 (3879to3885_final.pdf)
3879 Agricultural Lime
3880 Peat Moss
3881 Fertilizer
3882 Mulch Material
3883 Erosion Control Netting
3884 Hydraulic Soil Stabilizer
3885 Erosion Control Blankets
3886 to 3898 (3886to3898_final.pdf)
3886 Silt Fence
3887 Flotation Silt Curtain
3888 Erosion Stabilization Mats
3889 Temporary Ditch Checks
3890 Compost
3891 Storm Drain Inlet Protection
3892 Temporary Down Drain
3893 Sandbags
3894 Sediment Mat
3895 Fiber Log
3896 Soil and Root Additives
3897 Filter Logs
3898 Flocculants
3902 to 3917 (3902to3917_final.pdf)
3902 Form Coating Material
3906 Water for Concrete and Mortar
3910 Rock Salt
3911 Calcium Chloride
3912 Magnesium Chloride Solution
3917 Concrete Treating Oil
Standard Plates
Sheet 5-297.408
1 of 2 Silt fence (408_1of2btsiltfence.pdf)
Sheet 5-297.408
2 of 2 Silt fence (408_2of2btHDsiltfence.pdf)
Sheet 5-297.405 1 of 4 Silt
curtain (s4051.pdf)
Sheet 5-297.405 2 of 4 Mats,
barriers, entrances (s4052.pdf)
Sheet 5-297.405 3 of 4 Ditch
check / barrier (s4053.pdf)
Sheet 5-297.405 4 of 4 Storm
Drain Inlet Protection (s4054.pdf)
Dewatering Concept Sheet [not final/approved](dewatering…pdf)
Permits
MPCA General Permit (Word) (PDF)
MPCA Application for General Stormwater Permit for Construction Activities (Word) (PDF)
MPCA Subdivision Registration (Word) (PDF)
MPCA Application for Permit Transfer/Modification (Word) (PDF)
MPCA Notice of Termination (Word) (PDF)
MPCA Inspection/Violation (PDF)
DNR Shoreland Management Rules Ch. 6120 (Word)
SWPPP Examples
Kingstowne Section 47, Fairfax County, Virginia, Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, The Ryland Group, Inc., July 12, 2001 (06kingstown.pdf)
Middelton Farm Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, Williamsburg Environmental Group Inc, March 2001 (07resdevelop.pdf)
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan, Thruway Project TANY 01-60 Installation of a Noise Barrier in the Village of Suffern, Malcolm Pirnie Inc, March 24, 2003 (09noisbarrier.pdf)
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan for Alpine Jct.-Hoback Jct. Wolf Creek Section, Jeff Weinstein, Environmental Services, March 2001 (10wolfcreek.pdf)
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Brush Clearance for Fire Prevention VTTM No. 5187 (11brushclear.pdf)
South Shore YMCA Project, Hanover MA, Stormwater Construction Pollution Prevention Plan (12localrec.pdf)
Notice of Intent for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Construction Activity Under a NPDES General Permit, Maine Crossing, South Portland, Maine (13shoppingcenter.pdf)
City of Lenexa Kansas, Coon Creek #16-Monticello Lake, July 2003 (15cooncreek.pdf)
Magerr’s Quality Circuits, Inc. September 15, 2000 (EPA sample_swappp.pdf)
SWPPP for Tax Map 15, Lot 9-15, Myles Drive Auburn, New Hampshire, Nobis Engineering Inc, November 2003 (nhswppp.pdf)
Construction & Erosion Control Details, First Assembly of God, Auburn NH (nhswpppDetails.pdf)
Temporary Erosion Control Plan, First Assembly of God, Auburn NH (nhswpppPlan.pdf)
Templates and Checklists
SWPPP Template to comply with the General Stormwater Permit for Construction Activity (MN-R100001) Word
SWPPP Requirements (SWPPP Design Guidance.doc)
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Checklist
Construction
SWPPP Checklist, United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA-Region
8 SWPPP Checklist.pdf)
Sample Permits
DNR General Public Waters Permit 2004-0001 with Attachment A 2004-0001
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Permit Information
For examples of local ordinances and permits, contact your city or watershed district
Mn/DOT Materials
Erosion/Stormwater Management Certification Requirements on Mn/DOT Projects
Process for Adherence to NPDES Phase II Permit
Mn/DOT Technical Memorandums: