Phasing of Plans Yields Better Compliance.

Looking Back Back in the stone age, when our experience with stormwater regulations in Colorado began in the mid 1990s, most Stormwater Management Plans (SWMPs) had single map included to show the location of specific items. This helped a lot with getting the initial...

Actionable Inspection Reports

In the simplest of terms, the purpose of a stormwater inspection is twofold. Stormwater Inspections – A Dual Purpose First is to create an accurate snapshot of site conditions. It is documenting the status of all the Best Management Practices (BMPs) called for...

We’ve Got You Covered

Problem Solvers Need help today? Do you need help with an existing project? Have you been visited by a regulator? Did you get a stop work order or Notice of Violation? No problem. Helping folks out of stressful and urgent compliance situations is what Summit Services...

What can I expect from a stormwater inspection?

Do you use an inspection company to perform your stormwater inspections or do you rely on one of your employees? If you have previously kept this function in house you might be wondering if using a third party inspector is much different. Have you been missing...

Tips for signing your inspection reports.

No doubt, stormwater compliance is a document driven activity. Yes, you have a physical construction site just outside your job trailer that has hundreds of moving parts, of which your BMPs (best management practices) are just one part. And yes, getting those BMPs...

A New Mindset

To celebrate Summit’s 10th year in business we have started using the tag line, Compliance Elevated in our emails. What does this mean for our clients? Is it more marketing hype? Is it just a nice sounding platitude? Well, we do like the sound of Compliance Elevated,...