ronald poe gabe robertson planning and project development division
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Ronald PoeGabe Robertson
Planning and Project Development Division
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NDOR’s Districts
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Environmental Section Environmental Permits Unit
o Wetlands/404 Permittingo Threatened & Endangered Species
Environmental Documents Unito NEPA Document Delivery
Technical Documents Unito NEPA Support Document Delivery
Roadside Stabilization Unito Stormwater Permittingo Erosion Control & Landscape Designo Vegetation Managemento Environmental Compliance
(Construction & Maintenance)
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RSU Program Goals
Restoration & Re-Vegetationo Roadside compliments surrounding landscape
Water Quality Initiativeso Erosion & Sediment Controlo Water Quality Treatment
Environmental Complianceo Ensure Commitments are being upheld
Researcho Yard waste composto Wildflowerso Fertilizerso Vegetation longevity
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Water Quality Permits MS4 - Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
o Programmatic Water Quality Permit
NPDES Construction Stormwater Permito Construction Sites – 1 acre or more
NPDES Concrete Slurry Discharge Permito Specific to Diamond Grinding
NPDES Dewatering Permito Pumping Groundwater
NPDES Pesticide Application Permito Spraying weeds near waterways
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Compliance Timeline
1998 – First Construction Stormwater Permit
2003 – FHWA Temporary Erosion Control Process ReviewoTemporary Erosion Control was subsidiary prior to review
2005 – Construction Stormwater ProgramoNDOR/NDEQ meet to discuss stormwater program
2007 – NDEQ Approves NDOR’s 1st MS4 PermitoNDOR proposes to write permit for NDEQ’s signature
2008 – NDEQ Implements Revised Construction Stormwater Permit
2013 – NDEQ Approves NDOR’s 2nd MS4 Permit
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Training Erosion Control Basics for Inspectors
Erosion Control Basics for Designers
Post Construction Design
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Inspector Training
All NDOR employees with responsibilities on construction projectsoProject Managers, Technicians,
Maintenance Staff
All contractors responsible for installing a BMP for controlling erosionoPrime, Erosion Control, Culvert,
Grading Contractors, etc…
Any NDOR employee or consultant with site inspection responsibilitiesoEnvironmental staff, DECs,
Management
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Inspector Training 5 year certification
Certification RequirementsoAttend NDOR’s E&SC classoPass Exam
NDOR accepts national CertificationsoCISEC, CESWII, etc…oConsidering neighboring
states
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Site Inspections Originated with interest in
reviewing erosion control BMPs
Formalized with Construction Stormwater Permit requirements
NEPA Process Review Action Plan
Environmental Stewardship and assurance that commitments are being met
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Site Inspections Green Sheet Review Process
oPrior to lettingoEnvironmental staff review commitmentsoEnsure commitments are communicatedoGenerate questions in ECO-Database
Prior to ConstructionoSupply project staff with SWPPPoCreate a report detailing questions
During ConstructionoInspectors complete ECO-Database reportsoGoal of resolving “Corrective Actions”
within 7 days
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Site Inspections
Multi-level inspection processoPlaces inspection emphasis on project staffoProvides levels of oversight to ensure commitments are
being met
ECO Database Inspection SoftwareoHelps to streamline communicationoAllows the ability to query reports
NDOR Environmental Stewardship GoalsoTo be 100% in compliance with Environmental
CommitmentsoTo resolve “Corrective Actions” within 7 days
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Site Inspections
Routine InspectionsoOccur every 2 weeks at a minimumoConducted by District Construction Staff
Environmental Oversight InspectionsoOccur monthly on projects with SWPPPsoConducted by District Environmental Coordinators
Environmental Oversight AuditsoOccur at a predetermined frequencyoConducted by RSU, Consultants & other Environmental
Staff
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Site Inspections
Findings are to be corrected within 7 days
• Immediate Action issues are to be corrected within 24 hours
Tools for ComplianceoIncentives and Disincentives• NDOR’s answer to “multiple mobilizations”• Associated with Rain Event Inspections
oWithholding EstimatesoJob Shutdowns
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Environmental Compliance Oversight Database
(ECODatabase or ECOD)
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What is ECODatabase
Identifying Commitments to Track (Pre-Construction)o Project Setupo Project Reviewo Inspection Summary Sheet
Documenting Commitments in the System (Construction)o Logging Inspections o Inspection Report Distributiono Corrective Actionso Inspection Reminders/Past Due Noticeso Threatened and Endangered Species/Migratory Bird Surveys
Reporting Commitments when Completed (Post-Construction)
NDOR Certified Erosion Control Inspector List
Overview
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Electronic reporting software used to identify, document, and report environmental commitments on NDOR construction projects.
Consists of inspection software loaded on field machines and a web based headquarter module that manages the data.
A sync process exchanges data between user machines and headquarters.
What is ECO-Database?
Project Data
Inspections
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Projects are manually created within the ECODatabase system and then additional project information is automatically pulled in from the SiteManager database on a regular basis:o Project Name/Number/Control Numbero Project Description/Locationo Project Manager/Responsible Chargeo Prime Contractoro Key Dates (Letting, Notice to Proceed, Start & Completion)
Identifying Commitments – Project Setup
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ECODatabase sign-off incorporated into existing Environmental Review Process within Planning and Project Development Divisiono Roadside Stabilization Unit
Manages the ECODatabase System Reviews for stormwater and erosion control conditions
o Environmental Permits Unit Reviews for wetland and 404 permit conditions Reviews for threatened and endangered species conditions
o Environmental Documents Unit Reviews for NEPA related conditions
After reviews are completed, an ECOD Inspection Summary Report is generated and sent to the construction project manager.
Identifying Commitments – Project Review
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Identifying Commitments – Project Review
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ECOD Inspection Summary Report
Sent to Construction Project Manager and District Environmental Coordinator before construction begins.
o Contains Project Review Status
o Outlines Required Inspections in ECOD
o Highlights Species Conditions
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ECOD Inspection Tool Software installed on user machines Inspection reports are tailored to each project:
oCommitments become inspection questions in the fieldo Inspectors only have access to projects they are responsible for
and inspections that they may conduct .
NDOR environmental inspections are recorded using the ECOD systemoRoutine Environmental Inspection (Construction Phase)oRoutine Environmental Inspection (Establishment Phase)oEnvironmental Compliance Oversight InspectionoEnvironmental Compliance AuditoStormwater Permit Close-Out InspectionoThreatened and Endangered Species SurveyoMigratory Birds Survey
Documenting Commitments – Logging Inspections
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Corrective Action Button
will glow if items are pending
Inspectors only have access to projects they
are responsible for.
Documenting Commitments – Logging Inspections
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Erosion Control Certification Number auto-populates the
report.
Documenting Commitments – Logging Inspections
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Questions are generated from environmental
commitments and are specific to each project.
Answering “No” requires an action to be logged,
and then the system will generate a corrective action that must be
addressed.
Documenting Commitments – Logging Inspections
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Documenting Commitments – Logging Inspections
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Documenting Commitments – Logging Inspections
Sign and Seal button makes the reports final and un-editable.
Inspectors can make a draft of the report before signing.
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Documenting Commitments – Inspection Report Distribution
Completed inspection reports are automatically distributed (email) to pre-defined groups for review.
Email contains web links to both the inspection report and corrective action log for the project. o PDFs of the report and corrective action log can be
generated and printed using the included links.
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Documenting Commitments – Corrective Actions
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Documenting Commitments – Corrective Actions
A “Corrective Action Punch List” can be printed and filled out by contractor or inspector as things are completed.
Inspectors then date-out each completed action within the system and items are removed from their to do list.
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ECODatabase allows NDOR to schedule inspections and send out inspection reminders/past-due notices.
o One day before an inspection is due, an “inspection reminder email” will be sent out to project inspectors.
o Likewise one day after an inspection should have been logged in the system, an “inspection past-due notice email” will be send to project inspectors as well as select upper management personnel within the District.
These are auto-generated by the system based off of the inspection frequency and phase of the project.
Currently programming email notices for Threatened and Endangered Species Surveys…..
Documenting Commitments – Inspection Reminders/Past Due Notices
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Documenting Commitments – Logging Inspections
Threatened and Endangered Species/Migratory Bird Surveys also logged using ECODatabase.
Surveys are submitted on a weekly basis.
Species are specific to each project and the time of year the survey is being completed.
Reports are automatically sent to Headquarters for review and are then made available to Partner Agencies such as FHWA and USFWS.
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ECODatabase has the ability to query data in the system and generate summary reports.
Reporting Commitments when Completed
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Reporting Commitments when Completed
DRAFT
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NDOR requires inspectors to be certified in the Erosion Control Inspector Certification Program.
The list of certified inspectors is managed through ECODatabase. A link to the database is available on NDOR’s Environmental Website.
Inspector ID’s automatically populate the inspection report. The system issues notifications to individuals through email when
their certification is about to expire. The notice contains a web link to the UNL-LTAP training site so they can re-certify.
NDOR Certified Erosion Control Inspector List
Online Training is Now
Available.
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Gabe Robertson
Highway Stormwater Specialist
Nebraska Department of Roads
(402) 479-4685
Questions?
Ronald Poe
Highway Environmental Program Manager
Nebraska Department of Roads
(402) 479-4499