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Public-record review · Independent of the Illinois EPAGrades updated monthly · Rubric v0 (draft)
Stormwater Grader

How grading works

Public record in. Grade card out.

Three steps

1

Pull the public record

IEPA's ILR10 Notice of Intent and the SWPPP filed with it, plus inspection and corrective-action records requested from the permittee under ILR10 Part IV.B.6.

2

Score it against the rubric

Nine groups, published in full. Critical blanks on required paperwork are flagged on their own line — never averaged away.

3

Publish the grade card

One card per project, searchable by county and municipality. Re-graded monthly for as long as the permit stays open.

The rubric

Rubric v0 Draft

Nine groups, published in full. Critical blanks on required paperwork are flagged on their own line — never averaged away.

The nine groups

  1. AAdministrative

    SWPPP filed with the NOI, signed per signatory rules, contractor certifications, responsibilities assigned, amendment procedure, records kept 3 years.

  2. BSite description

    Nature and sequence of work, site and disturbed area consistent with the NOI, runoff data, receiving waters.

  3. CSite map

    Drainage and slopes, entrances with track-out controls, disturbed areas and controls, waters and discharge points.

  4. DErosion and sediment controls

    Controls tied to each activity, installation details, perimeter controls, track-out, dust and topsoil, buffers near water.

  5. EStabilization

    Interim and permanent stabilization with a site schedule; started within 1 working day of stopping work and finished within 14 days.

  6. FStructural and water quality

    Inlet protection, sediment basins, treatment chemicals, design storm for sediment-impaired waters.

  7. GPollution prevention

    Washout, materials storage, spill procedures, waste handling, post-construction measures, local permits.

  8. HMaintenance and inspections

    Maintenance procedures, inspections every 7 days and after 0.5-inch storms, qualified inspector, noncompliance reporting, corrections within 7 days.

  9. RRecords

    Records produced within 30 days of request; inspection reports complete, signed and on schedule; corrections and noncompliance reports documented.

Severity

Each finding is rated Critical, Major or Minor.

  • Critical
  • Major
  • Minor

What each grade means

  • AComplete record
  • BMinor findings
  • CCritical blanks
  • DMajor gaps
  • FRecord failing
  • —Not yet graded

[GRADE THRESHOLDS]

How a grade is made

Scored against Rubric v0 (draft) from IEPA's ILR10 Notice of Intent and the SWPPP filed with it, plus inspection and corrective-action records requested from the permittee under ILR10 Part IV.B.6. Nothing on a grade card comes from a site visit.

  • IEPA's ILR10 Notice of Intent
  • The SWPPP filed with the NOI
  • Inspection and corrective-action records requested from the permittee under ILR10 Part IV.B.6

Grades are drawn from the public record — the Notice of Intent and SWPPP filed with IEPA, and the inspection records the permit makes available on request — and scored against a published rubric. A grade is not a regulatory determination.

We are not affiliated with the Illinois EPA, and a grade is not a regulatory determination.

Open the sample grade card