Ecesis Stormwater Software is a user-friendly and cost-effective tool for comprehensively managing your site's stormwater compliance program.
Discover the Key Benefits of Stormwater Software
Save Time - Easily generate SWPPP inspection forms, reports, and related inventories, and utilize built-in mapping to locate storm drains, catch basins, and pollutant sources.
Improve Compliance - Centralized records easily demonstrate compliance with EPA, State, and local regulations.
Increased Productivity - Streamline compliance processes, automate routine tasks, and provide real-time data.
Reduce Risk - Prevent off-site releases with improved accountability for the inspection form and the completion of preventive and corrective actions.
Efficient Data Management - Manage large amounts of data related to stormwater management, including permits, inspection forms, sampling data, and corrective actions.
Improve Communication and Collaboration - Enhance communication and collaboration among stakeholders involved in stormwater management. Seamless sharing of data, reports, and documents among team members, contractors, and regulatory agencies promotes transparency, facilitates coordination, and ensures all relevant parties are informed and aligned.
Efficient Reporting - Automates the generation of reports required by regulatory agencies, simplifying the reporting process and reducing the likelihood of errors.
Real-Time Monitoring - It allows organizations to track water quality, water levels, rainfall, and other relevant parameters, enabling proactive management and response to potential issues.
Breeze Through Audits - Create comprehensive reports that clearly demonstrate compliance with stormwater permit requirements.
Deploy Rapidly - Customize your site's cloud-based stormwater management system and import existing data within a matter of hours (versus weeks or months).
Data Consolidation - Store data associated with your stormwater program in one centralized and cloud-based location:
Outfall locations and receiving waters
Pollutant source characteristics and locations
Best management practices
Catch basins
Supporting documentation such as monitoring results, customized inspection forms and DMR's
Runoff Monitoring - Track and analyze stormwater runoff, input data from monitoring stations and sensors, manage sampling schedules, and generate reports on water quality.
Simplified Inspections - Stormwater inspection forms may be efficiently completed using our Mobile EHS App. GPS coordinates, as well as barcodes or QR codes, may be used to easily identify pollutant sources, best management practices, catch basins, and storm drains.
Action Item Tracking - Action items associated with risks detected during inspections are automatically assigned to area owners and tracked to completion.
Efficient Stormwater Plan Development and Maintenance - Quickly generate Stormwater Management Plan appendices, such as pollutant source and outfall lists, with the click of a button.
Reporting and Documentation - Generate comprehensive reports, including compliance reports, water quality monitoring reports, inspection reports, and documentation of BMP maintenance activities.
Centralized Document Storage - Upload and quickly access stormwater-related documents such as Notices of Intent, Notices of Termination, Regulatory Inspections, Inspection and Visual Assessment Reports, Analytical Results, and Discharge Monitoring Reports.
Compliance Reporting - Generate comprehensive reports, including compliance reports, water quality monitoring reports, inspection reports, and documentation of BMP maintenance activities.
Frequently Asked Questions About Stormwater Compliance
What Is a Stormwater Outfall?
In general, an outfall is the point where stormwater discharges to waters of the United States or a municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4). If the actual receiving water body is not adjacent to the site, the facility's outfall is considered to be the location where the discharges leave the industrial site.
How Can Software Help?
Stormwater Software simplifies the regulatory compliance requirements associated with developing and maintaining Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP)and associated requirements such as completion of inspections and Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMR).
Do I Need a Stormwater Permit?
Under EPA regulations, you will typically need a stormwater permit if your facility:
My Site Rarely Discharges. Do I Still Need a Stormwater Permit?
Per EPA, even if a discharge to waters of the U.S. occurs only rarely, as with a 100-year storm event, permit coverage for that discharge is required.
When Do Construction Activities Require a Stormwater Permit?
Discharges from construction activities that disturb one or more acres and discharges from smaller sites that are part of a larger common plan of development or sale require a construction stormwater permit. Check out EPA's "Do I Need a Permit" flow chart.
Do Oil and Gas Activities Require Stormwater Permits?
Many states, such as Colorado, require oil and gas pads to obtain stormwater permit coverage during construction as well as perform certain post-construction activities until the site is fully reclaimed.
Under federal/EPA regulations, permitting of certain oil and gas activities is not required unless the site has had a discharge of a "reportable quantity" or violated/exceeded a water quality standard. See EPA's website for further information.
Do Stormwater Discharges to Groundwater Require a Permit?
Not under EPA regulations, but some States (such as Washington) and Tribes do require permit coverage for stormwater discharges to groundwater (e.g., infiltration).
The Ecesis Stormwater Management Software was designed by you, the end user, and is supported by a diverse team of management system experts, engineers, scientists, and computer programmers with the purpose of making your life easier. This partnership ensures our EHS Software Solutions are:
Intuitive - The benefit of being designed by end users is that our EHS Software is intuitive and easy to use.
Customizable - We put you in control to ensure its functionality and content meet your ever-changing needs (without costly programming fees).
Supported by Subject-Matter Experts - Our customers are supported by highly qualified industry experts who can provide advice on both software and regulatory questions.
