The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, often abbreviated as SWPPP or SW3P, is a plan created by constructors to show their plans for sediment and erosion control.
[1] Typically these plans are part of an overall design that details procedures to be followed during various phases of construction.
This is required by a federal regulation of the United States of America governing stormwater runoff from active construction sites that are more than one acre in area.
[2][3] The SWPPP is considered a mitigation guideline for stormwater runoff from construction sites that have the potential to damage waterways while complying with the Clean Water Act’s provisions and EPA regulations.
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