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Meaning, Who Needs One, and What's Inside", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/guides/what-is-a-swppp/", "summary": "SWPPP meaning explained: what a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan is, what SWPPP stands for, who needs one, what it contains, who prepares it, and how it's used on a construction site.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "en", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "guides/what-is-npdes", "title": "What Is NPDES? NPDES Permits Explained in Plain English", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/guides/what-is-npdes/", "summary": "What NPDES means, how NPDES permits work under the Clean Water Act, individual vs. general permits, who issues them, stormwater vs. wastewater permits, and how to find a permit.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "en", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "guides/detention-vs-retention-pond", "title": "Detention Pond vs. Retention Pond: Differences, Uses and Maintenance", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/guides/detention-vs-retention-pond/", "summary": "The difference between detention and retention ponds, plus infiltration basins, sediment basins, underground detention and catch basins: how each works, when to use it, and what maintenance it needs.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "en", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "guides/hydroseeding", "title": "Hydroseeding and Hydromulch for Erosion Control", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/guides/hydroseeding/", "summary": "What hydroseeding is, what's in the slurry, hydromulch vs. bonded fiber matrix, when hydroseeding works for construction erosion control, application tips, establishment, and how it fits stormwater permits.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "en", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "guides/straw-wattles-fiber-rolls", "title": "Straw Wattles and Fiber Rolls: Where to Use Them and How to Install Them", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/guides/straw-wattles-fiber-rolls/", "summary": "What straw wattles (fiber rolls) do, where they work on construction sites, slope spacing, step-by-step trenching and staking, use on pavement, maintenance, and common installation mistakes.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "en", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "guides/concrete-washout", "title": "Concrete Washout: Requirements, Setup Options and Maintenance", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/guides/concrete-washout/", "summary": "Why concrete washout water is a stormwater pollutant, EPA Construction General Permit washout requirements, prefabricated vs. lined pit washouts, sizing, signage, maintenance and disposal.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "en", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "guides/inlet-protection", "title": "Storm Drain Inlet Protection: Types, Installation and Maintenance", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/guides/inlet-protection/", "summary": "What storm drain inlet protection does, EPA CGP inlet protection requirements, types for grate and curb inlets (filter bags, socks, gravel filters), installation, flooding risk and maintenance.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "en", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "guides/check-dams", "title": "Check Dams: Spacing, Design and Installation for Swales and Ditches", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/guides/check-dams/", "summary": "What check dams do, materials (rock, fiber rolls, manufactured), the spacing formula, height and center-notch design, installation steps, maintenance, and where check dams shouldn't be used.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "en", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "guides/stabilized-construction-entrance", "title": "Stabilized Construction Entrance: Specs, Installation and Track-Out Control", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/guides/stabilized-construction-entrance/", "summary": "What a stabilized construction entrance (rock construction exit) is, EPA CGP track-out requirements, typical stone and geotextile specs, wheel washes and rumble plates, maintenance, and same-day sediment removal.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "en", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "tools/stormwater-permit-check", "title": "Do I Need a Construction Stormwater Permit or SWPPP? Quick Check", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/tools/stormwater-permit-check/", "summary": "Free checker: enter acres disturbed, location, common plan status and your role to see whether a construction project likely needs NPDES stormwater permit coverage and a SWPPP, and who issues the permit.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "en", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "tools/rational-method-calculator", "title": "Rational Method Calculator: Peak Stormwater Runoff (Q = CiA)", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/tools/rational-method-calculator/", "summary": "Free Rational Method calculator for peak stormwater runoff. Combine up to three surface types to get a weighted runoff coefficient, then Q = CiA in cfs and gallons per minute.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "en", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "tools/sediment-basin-calculator", "title": "Sediment Basin Sizing Calculator: EPA CGP Storage Requirements", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/tools/sediment-basin-calculator/", "summary": "Free sediment basin sizing calculator using the EPA Construction General Permit standard: 3,600 cubic feet per acre drained or the 2-year, 24-hour storm runoff, in cubic feet, cubic yards and gallons.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "en", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "checklists/swppp-inspection-checklist", "title": "SWPPP Site Inspection Checklist for Construction Stormwater", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/checklists/swppp-inspection-checklist/", "summary": "Free printable SWPPP inspection checklist based on the EPA Construction General Permit: inspection trigger, disturbed areas, perimeter controls, track-out, inlets, basins, stockpiles, washout, dewatering, discharges and corrective actions.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "en", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "checklists/pre-construction-stormwater-checklist", "title": "Pre-Construction Stormwater Checklist: Permits, SWPPP and Controls Before Grading", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/checklists/pre-construction-stormwater-checklist/", "summary": "Free printable pre-construction stormwater checklist: permit coverage, operators, SWPPP, NOI timing, notice of coverage, stormwater team training, and controls to install before earth disturbance.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "en", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "checklists/final-stabilization-checklist", "title": "Final Stabilization and Notice of Termination Checklist", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/checklists/final-stabilization-checklist/", "summary": "Free printable closeout checklist for construction stormwater: 70 percent final vegetative cover, non-vegetative stabilization, removing temporary controls and materials, photos, and filing the Notice of Termination within 30 days.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "en", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "glossary", "title": "Stormwater and SWPPP Glossary", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/glossary/", "summary": "Plain-English definitions of 60+ stormwater, SWPPP, NPDES and erosion control terms: BMP, CGP, NOI, NOT, MS4, perimeter control, final stabilization, turbidity, TMDL and more.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "en", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "guides", "title": "Stormwater and Erosion Control Guides", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/guides/", "summary": "Free stormwater guides: silt fence installation and maintenance, erosion control methods, erosion control blankets, what a SWPPP is, NPDES permits and detention vs. retention ponds.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "en", "last_reviewed": null, "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "tools", "title": "Free Stormwater Calculators", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/tools/", "summary": "Free stormwater tools: construction stormwater permit coverage check, Rational Method runoff calculator (Q = CiA) and sediment basin sizing calculator.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "en", "last_reviewed": null, "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "checklists", "title": "Printable Stormwater Checklists", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/checklists/", "summary": "Free printable SWPPP inspection checklist, pre-construction stormwater checklist and final stabilization / Notice of Termination checklist based on the EPA Construction General Permit.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "en", "last_reviewed": null, "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "es/free-training", "title": "Capacitación gratuita en aguas pluviales y SWPPP", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/es/free-training/", "summary": "Capacitación gratuita sobre aguas pluviales de construcción y SWPPP: 12 lecciones cortas con cuestionarios sobre NPDES, el CGP, los SWPPP, las BMP, las inspecciones y la estabilización, más un examen de práctica.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "es", "last_reviewed": null, "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "es/free-training/practice-test", "title": "Examen de práctica de aguas pluviales y SWPPP", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/es/free-training/practice-test/", "summary": "Examen de práctica gratuito de aguas pluviales y SWPPP: 20 preguntas al azar de un banco basado en la Ley de Agua Limpia, NPDES y el Permiso General de Construcción de la EPA, con calificación inmediata. No se guarda nada.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "es", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "es/free-training/conceptos-basicos-de-escorrentia-pluvial", "title": "Escorrentía pluvial básica: cómo contaminan las obras de construcción los cuerpos de agua", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/es/free-training/conceptos-basicos-de-escorrentia-pluvial/", "summary": "Lección gratuita sobre la escorrentía pluvial: cómo la lluvia se convierte en escorrentía, por qué las obras liberan tanto sedimento, los principales contaminantes de la construcción y la cadena que va de la erosión a la descarga. Cuestionario de 8 preguntas.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "es", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "es/free-training/npdes-y-la-ley-de-agua-limpia", "title": "NPDES y la Ley de Agua Limpia: cómo funcionan los permisos de aguas pluviales", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/es/free-training/npdes-y-la-ley-de-agua-limpia/", "summary": "Lección gratuita sobre la Ley de Agua Limpia y los permisos NPDES de aguas pluviales: la sección 402, quién emite los permisos, permisos generales vs. individuales, y los programas de construcción, MS4 e industrial. Cuestionario de 8 preguntas.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "es", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "es/free-training/cobertura-del-permiso-de-construccion", "title": "Cobertura del permiso de aguas pluviales de construcción: quién la necesita, NOI, exenciones y NOT", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/es/free-training/cobertura-del-permiso-de-construccion/", "summary": "Lección gratuita sobre la cobertura del permiso de aguas pluviales de construcción: la regla de 1 acre y del plan común, quién cuenta como operador, el plazo del NOI, la exención por baja erosividad y el Aviso de Terminación. Cuestionario de 8 preguntas.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "es", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "es/free-training/elementos-obligatorios-del-swppp", "title": "Por dentro de un SWPPP: los elementos obligatorios, sección por sección", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/es/free-training/elementos-obligatorios-del-swppp/", "summary": "Lección gratuita sobre lo que debe contener un SWPPP de construcción según el Permiso General de Construcción de la EPA: operadores, equipo de aguas pluviales, descripción de la obra, plano del sitio, controles, procedimientos de inspección, certificación y actualizaciones. Cuestionario de 8 preguntas.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "es", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "es/free-training/bmp-de-control-de-erosion", "title": "BMP de control de erosión: cómo mantener el suelo en su lugar en las obras de construcción", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/es/free-training/bmp-de-control-de-erosion/", "summary": "Lección gratuita sobre el control de la erosión en la construcción: trabajo por fases, conservación de la vegetación y la tierra vegetal, siembra, mulch, mantas para control de erosión, prácticas en taludes, control del polvo y estabilización. Cuestionario de 8 preguntas.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "es", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "es/free-training/bmp-de-control-de-sedimentos", "title": "BMP de control de sedimentos: controles perimetrales, lodo arrastrado, protección de entradas pluviales y estanques", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/es/free-training/bmp-de-control-de-sedimentos/", "summary": "Lección gratuita sobre los controles de sedimentos en la construcción según el CGP de la EPA: controles perimetrales y cerca de limo, la regla de la mitad de la altura, salidas de la obra y lodo arrastrado por vehículos, protección de entradas pluviales, acopios, trampas y estanques de sedimento. Cuestionario de 8 preguntas.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "es", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "es/free-training/prevencion-de-la-contaminacion-en-obras", "title": "Prevención de la contaminación en las obras de construcción: lavado de concreto, carga de combustible, materiales y desechos", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/es/free-training/prevencion-de-la-contaminacion-en-obras/", "summary": "Lección gratuita sobre la prevención de la contaminación por aguas pluviales en la construcción: descargas prohibidas, lavado de concreto, carga de combustible y mantenimiento, almacenamiento de materiales, respuesta a derrames, desechos, instalaciones sanitarias y fertilizantes. Cuestionario de 8 preguntas.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "es", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "es/free-training/desague-en-la-construccion", "title": "Desagüe en la construcción: cómo bombear agua fuera de la obra sin contaminar", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/es/free-training/desague-en-la-construccion/", "summary": "Lección gratuita sobre el desagüe (dewatering) en la construcción según el CGP de la EPA: tratamiento con controles de sedimentos, bolsas filtrantes, aceite e iridiscencia, inspección diaria, muestreo de turbidez y el valor de referencia de 50 NTU. Cuestionario de 8 preguntas.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "es", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "es/free-training/inspecciones-del-swppp", "title": "Inspecciones de obra del SWPPP: cada cuánto, qué revisar y cómo documentarlo", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/es/free-training/inspecciones-del-swppp/", "summary": "Lección gratuita sobre las inspecciones de aguas pluviales en la construcción según el CGP de la EPA: calendarios de 7 días y de 14 días/0.25 pulgadas, cuerpos de agua sensibles, frecuencia reducida, áreas que hay que inspeccionar, observación de las descargas e informes en 24 horas. Cuestionario de 8 preguntas.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "es", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "es/free-training/acciones-correctivas-y-estabilizacion", "title": "Acciones correctivas y estabilización: los plazos que determinan el cumplimiento", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/es/free-training/acciones-correctivas-y-estabilizacion/", "summary": "Lección gratuita sobre las acciones correctivas del CGP de la EPA (plazos del siguiente día hábil y de 7 días, bitácora en 24 horas) y la estabilización (iniciar de inmediato, 14 o 7 días, 70 por ciento de cubierta vegetal final). Cuestionario de 8 preguntas.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "es", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "es/free-training/aguas-pluviales-despues-de-la-construccion", "title": "Manejo de aguas pluviales después de la construcción: detención, retención, infiltración y LID", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/es/free-training/aguas-pluviales-despues-de-la-construccion/", "summary": "Lección gratuita sobre el manejo permanente de las aguas pluviales después de la construcción: por qué el desarrollo aumenta la escorrentía, detención vs. retención, infiltración, biorretención, pavimento permeable, desarrollo de bajo impacto y mantenimiento a largo plazo. Cuestionario de 8 preguntas.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "es", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "es/free-training/ms4-y-aguas-pluviales-industriales", "title": "Más allá de la construcción: permisos de aguas pluviales MS4 e industriales", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/es/free-training/ms4-y-aguas-pluviales-industriales/", "summary": "Lección gratuita sobre los otros programas de aguas pluviales de NPDES: MS4 de Fase I y II, las seis medidas mínimas de control, los permisos de aguas pluviales industriales y el MSGP, los sectores, las inspecciones y la certificación de no exposición. Cuestionario de 8 preguntas.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "es", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "es/guides/instalacion-de-cerca-de-limo", "title": "Cerca de limo: cómo instalarla, inspeccionarla y mantenerla para que de verdad funcione", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/es/guides/instalacion-de-cerca-de-limo/", "summary": "Qué es la cerca de limo (silt fence), cómo instalarla (zanja, estacas, separación, ganchos en J), dónde no usarla, especificaciones típicas, la regla de limpiar a la mitad de la altura del CGP de la EPA, la inspección, la super cerca de limo y el retiro.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "es", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "es/guides/metodos-de-control-de-erosion", "title": "Métodos de control de erosión: 15 prácticas comparadas, y cuál funciona mejor en cada lugar", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/es/guides/metodos-de-control-de-erosion/", "summary": "Qué es el control de la erosión, en qué se diferencia del control de sedimentos, y 15 métodos de control de erosión comparados por su mejor uso y sus limitaciones, desde el mulch y la siembra hasta las mantas, los TRM, las presas de control y el enrocamiento.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "es", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "es/guides/mantas-para-control-de-erosion", "title": "Mantas y tapetes para control de erosión: tipos, cómo elegirlos y cómo instalarlos", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/es/guides/mantas-para-control-de-erosion/", "summary": "Las mantas para control de erosión explicadas: mantas de paja, de coco, de viruta de madera y sintéticas, tapetes de refuerzo para pasto, cuánto dura cada una, cómo elegir, instalación paso a paso en taludes y canales, y mallas que no dañan a la fauna.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "es", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "es/guides/que-es-un-swppp", "title": "¿Qué es un SWPPP? Significado, quién lo necesita y qué contiene", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/es/guides/que-es-un-swppp/", "summary": "El significado de SWPPP explicado: qué es un Plan de Prevención de la Contaminación por Aguas Pluviales, qué significan las siglas SWPPP, quién lo necesita, qué contiene, quién lo prepara y cómo se usa en una obra de construcción.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "es", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "es/guides/que-es-npdes", "title": "¿Qué es NPDES? Los permisos NPDES explicados en lenguaje sencillo", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/es/guides/que-es-npdes/", "summary": "Qué significa NPDES, cómo funcionan los permisos NPDES según la Ley de Agua Limpia, permisos individuales vs. generales, quién los emite, permisos de aguas pluviales vs. de aguas residuales y cómo encontrar un permiso.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "es", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "es/guides/estanque-de-detencion-vs-de-retencion", "title": "Estanque de detención vs. estanque de retención: diferencias, usos y mantenimiento", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/es/guides/estanque-de-detencion-vs-de-retencion/", "summary": "La diferencia entre los estanques de detención y de retención, además de los estanques de infiltración, los estanques de sedimentación, la detención subterránea y las coladeras con sumidero: cómo funciona cada uno, cuándo usarlo y qué mantenimiento necesita.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "es", "last_reviewed": "2026-10-25", "last_updated": "2026-10-25" }, { "id": "es/guides", "title": "Guías de aguas pluviales y control de erosión", "url": "https://stormwaterplanning.us/es/guides/", "summary": "Guías gratuitas de aguas pluviales: instalación y mantenimiento de la cerca de limo, métodos de control de erosión, mantas para control de erosión, qué es un SWPPP, permisos NPDES y estanques de detención vs. de retención.", "topics": [ "free_training" ], "audience": [ "all" ], "jurisdiction": "US (general)", "source": "first-party", "official_source": "https://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-construction-activities", "language": "es", "last_reviewed": null, "last_updated": "2026-10-25" } ] }