Storm Water and Water Pollution Control

Caltrans has a comprehensive program for preventing water pollution during construction activities on the state highway system. Caltrans has developed a number of resources to assist Caltrans staff and construction contractors achieve this goal.

Caltrans water pollution control manuals provide direction on how to prepare a Storm water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and Water Pollution Control Program (WPCP). Electronic templates of these documents have been prepared to assist construction contractors in their preparation of these documents. Caltrans has also developed and obtained the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) approval of numerous Best Management Practices (BMP) for preventing water pollution.

Copies of Caltrans training documents, other training resources, and a listing of training facilities are available to assist Caltrans staff and construction contractor's implementation of Caltrans water pollution prevention program.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will require Water Pollution Control (WPC) managers, alternate WPC managers, or assistant WPC managers who perform WPC tasks such as inspection, repair, and maintenance practices, collecting water quality samples, and record water quality data to complete the stormwater management trainings as specified in Section 13-1.01D(3), “Training” and Section 13-1.01D(4)(b), “Qualifications,” of the 2018 Revised Standard Specifications, see attached. To become a WPC manager, alternate WPC manager, or assistant WPC manager for Caltrans construction projects, one of the stormwater management training requirements is to submit a certificate upon completion of an 8-hour WPC manager training.

This requirement will begin showing up on all projects submitted to Office Engineer as of the April 17, 2020 specification posting. Projects advertised after April 17, 2020 will include this training requirement. Furthermore, this may show up as a Non-Standard Special Provision on projects advertised between now and April 17, 2020 if the Project Engineer obtains owner approval for its use and is included in the bid documents.

This training requirement is initially a one-time training.

Presently, the following are authorized to provide the 8-hour in-person WPC manager training.

Contact information for these authorized vendors are:

• Apex Tutoring (No longer conducting classes). Training certificates previously issued by Apex Tutoring are still valid.

• Brown and Caldwell Company: WPCM Training for Caltrans Projects or by phone at (530) 747-0650
• Global Environmental: https://www.safetygeni.com/SWPPP-training.html, training@safetygeni.com or by phone at (714) 479-1199 ext. 6551 or (800) 230-6944
• Keish Environmental: https://keishenv.com/class/caltrans-wpcm-training/  or by email/phone at rachael@keishenv.com   (408) 359-7248
• M.S. Hatch Consulting, LLC: https://mshatch.com/training.html,  john.gleason@mshatch.com or by phone at
  (949) 981-3867
• S. Kwok Engineers, Inc.:  https://skwokengineers.com or by email at seng@skwokengineers.com or by phone at
  (510) 220-9017
• SWPPQUEEN, Inc.: geraldm@swppqueen.com  or by phone at (619) 592-6825
• VERUX, Inc.: info@veruxinc.com or by phone at (916) 969-6265