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QSP/ QSD CLASSROOM TRAINING

Stormwater Specialists Team holds a California General Permit Trainer of Record (TOR) license. Our popular California State Water Resource Control Board approved training courses will prepare you to meet the California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA) requirements for individuals intending to become Qualified SWPPP Practitioners (QSP), or Qualified SWPPP Developers (QSD).

These 2 and 3 day courses are intended for anyone dealing with Stormwater compliance regulations and issues, regardless of their intention of taking the exam and becoming a State Certified QSP or QSD. The QSP course is intended for inspectors and is focused more on the field application of the General Permit, while the QSD course is intended for those wishing to write and implement SWPPP's. It is also a great source of information for those reviewing and certifying SWPPP's.

Examples of On-Site QSP/QSD Course Topics:
  • Builder, Developer, Contractor, Agency and Municipalities QSP/QSD Training
  • Monthly QSP/QSD Training throughout Northern, Central and Southern California
  • National Stormwater Trainer and CA CGP Trainer of Record
  • CA Construction General Permit (CGP) Overview Training
  • Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP's) with Notice of Intent (NOI) on SMARTS
  • Construction Managers, Estimators & Project Managers Value-Added Cost-Effective Budgets
  • Site SWPPP QSP Inspections with Web-Based Real-Time Tracking – Throughout California
  • Monitoring & Sampling, with Ad Hoc Reporting on SMARTS
  • Rain Event Action Plans (REAP's), Annual Reports and Notice of Termination (NOT)
  • State CGP and State SMARTS - Complete Compliance and all Regulatory Documentation
  • CA Industrial General Permit (IGP) – How to Prepare for the new IGP Permit Requirements
  • Construction Site Management (CSM)
  • Water Pollution Control Programs (WPCP)
  • 52 Week Stormwater Tailgate Training Kit (Manual & CD)
  • Environmental Protection Plans (EPP)
  • CPR, AED, First Aid training

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Stormwater Specialists also offers the convenience of On-Site Training. If you have a group of employees* (8 Minimum) interested in taking this course, we can come to you anywhere in California. For rates and more information please use our contact form or give us a call at (916) 230-0370

What People are Saying

Stormwater Specialists has helped us grow our Stormwater Mangement Program and implement our National Stormwater Policy. The Training and education continues to be very valuable for our Turner Construction Team.

David Steffens,
VP of Operations, Turner Construction Northern CA Division
Stormwater Specialists continues to provide us with valuable tools and oversight Stormwater Management, Training, Sampling, Inspections and SMARTS Reporting.

Ken Sullivan,
Compliance Manager, Turner/Devcon AJV
Mary with Stormwater Specialists converted our National 6-Hour Stormwater Training program to our CA based 6-Hour Stormwater Training. Everyone raves about the content and presentation and how much valuable information they have learned. Mary's Team converted our 49ers Stadium to a Risk Level 1 after it was incorrectly set-up as Risk Level 2, saving us tens of thousands of dollars.

William J. Jangraw,
Project Executive, Turner Construction Oakland and Portland
Mary and her Stormwater Specialists Team provide us with value-engineering during Design-Build, budgets, strategies, SWPPP implementation and compliance. Mary has trained all of our Management, Estimators, Project Managers and Engineers, Superintendents and Foreman. We know that we can depend on the Stormwater team to be there whenever we need Stormwater guidance and cost-effective solutions.

William Gates,
Goodfellow Bros.
Stormwater Specialists has developed a Stormwater Management Program for our entire School District. We are building many mutli-million dollar campuses and continue to receive value by refining our Specifications, Value-Engineering, Budgeting, writing our SWPPP for Bid Packages and implementing all Monitoring and Reporting on SMARTS. We are proud of our Stormwater Management Program and our commitment to Stormwater compliance.

West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD)
Mr. Magdy Abdalla,
District Engineering Officer, WCCUSD
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