Inglewood, CA Environmental Rules: Erosion Control (2026)

Section 10-207 splits the BMP obligation by project type. Industrial and commercial dischargers, and dischargers tied to construction activity generally, must implement effective BMPs, including source control BMPs, in accordance with Table 6 of the City's Municipal NPDES Permit, unless a specific pollutant-generating activity does not occur on the site. For construction sites of less than one acre specifically, Section 10-207(D) requires an effective combination of erosion and sediment control BMPs drawn from Table 7 and/or Table 8 of the Municipal NPDES Permit, plus every other applicable permit requirement.

Each discharger identified in an individual NPDES permit must also comply with and undertake all activities that permit requires, and proof of compliance may be demanded in a form acceptable to the authorized enforcement officer before any City permit or license issues. Larger sites fall instead under the Low Impact Development framework in Section 10-208, which requires a Stormwater Mitigation Plan retaining the site's 85th-percentile, 24-hour runoff volume on site, or the volume from a three-fourths-inch, 24-hour storm, whichever is greater. The authorized enforcement officer, the Director of Public Works or designee, may inspect a construction site at any reasonable time under Section 10-211(B) to verify BMP compliance, using either the owner's consent or an inspection warrant, and may issue a cease-and-desist order directing noncompliant contractors to correct erosion or sediment discharges immediately.