NC-v5 SSp1: Minimize Site Disturbance Required
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© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Intent
To limit site disturbance from construction activities and preserve existing native vegetation, healthy soils, and wildlife habitats.
Requirements
Minimize site disturbance by designing and constructing the project site to meet the following requirements:
Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan
Create and implement an erosion and sedimentation control plan for all construction activities associated with the project. The plan must conform to the erosion and sedimentation requirements of the U.S. EPA's 2022 Construction General Permit (CGP); EU Taxonomy: DNSH, Pollution Prevention, Item 4 Noise and Dust; or the local equivalent. Projects must apply the CGP regardless of size.
The erosion and sedimentation control plan must also include implementation of the following measures:
- Establishment of construction-exclusion zones demarcated by physical barriers and stormwater controls to protect any identified critical habitat for threatened or endangered species from discharges and discharge-related activities.
- Site inspections for all controls and management practices at least once every seven calendar days, or once every 14 calendar days and within 24 hours of the occurrence of a storm event that produces 0.25 inches (6 millimeters) or more of rain within a 24-hour period. Dewatering inspections must occur once per day on which the discharge of dewatering occurs.
- Immediate corrective actions to repair or replace the controls when failing.
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Site Assessment
Collect information about the site in a preconstruction survey or assessment that informs design of the site to address the following items, as applicable to the project. The survey or assessment should demonstrate the relationships between the site features and topics listed below and how these features influenced the project design.
- Special-status vegetation: Conserve 100% of special-status vegetation located on-site as defined by local, state, or federal entities.
- Healthy habitat: Identify healthy plant communities and implement strategies to minimize damage to these areas during construction and ongoing project activities. Establish exclusion zones demarcated by physical barriers to minimize intrusion or disturbance of identified healthy plant communities during construction activities.
- Invasive vegetation: Indicate locations of existing invasive vegetation species on-site and address removal and control of invasive species before and during construction. Include only native and adapted vegetation that is not currently listed as invasive.
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Credit language
© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Intent
To limit site disturbance from construction activities and preserve existing native vegetation, healthy soils, and wildlife habitats.
Requirements
Minimize site disturbance by designing and constructing the project site to meet the following requirements:
Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan
Create and implement an erosion and sedimentation control plan for all construction activities associated with the project. The plan must conform to the erosion and sedimentation requirements of the U.S. EPA's 2022 Construction General Permit (CGP); EU Taxonomy: DNSH, Pollution Prevention, Item 4 Noise and Dust; or the local equivalent. Projects must apply the CGP regardless of size.
The erosion and sedimentation control plan must also include implementation of the following measures:
- Establishment of construction-exclusion zones demarcated by physical barriers and stormwater controls to protect any identified critical habitat for threatened or endangered species from discharges and discharge-related activities.
- Site inspections for all controls and management practices at least once every seven calendar days, or once every 14 calendar days and within 24 hours of the occurrence of a storm event that produces 0.25 inches (6 millimeters) or more of rain within a 24-hour period. Dewatering inspections must occur once per day on which the discharge of dewatering occurs.
- Immediate corrective actions to repair or replace the controls when failing.
AND
Site Assessment
Collect information about the site in a preconstruction survey or assessment that informs design of the site to address the following items, as applicable to the project. The survey or assessment should demonstrate the relationships between the site features and topics listed below and how these features influenced the project design.
- Special-status vegetation: Conserve 100% of special-status vegetation located on-site as defined by local, state, or federal entities.
- Healthy habitat: Identify healthy plant communities and implement strategies to minimize damage to these areas during construction and ongoing project activities. Establish exclusion zones demarcated by physical barriers to minimize intrusion or disturbance of identified healthy plant communities during construction activities.
- Invasive vegetation: Indicate locations of existing invasive vegetation species on-site and address removal and control of invasive species before and during construction. Include only native and adapted vegetation that is not currently listed as invasive.