Free SWPPP sign builder: EPA CGP notice of permit coverage

Fill in the fields and print the notice. The text follows EPA's 2022 Construction General Permit (as modified), Part 1.5, which lists the minimum the notice must show where EPA is the permitting authority. EPA 2022 CGP Part 1.5

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State permits set their own notice. Texas sites use the TCEQ site notice forms instead (see SWPPP sign and site notice); for other states, check your state.

Notice of construction stormwater permit coverage

NPDES ID: [NPDES ID]

A copy of the NOI can be found at https://permitsearch.epa.gov/epermit-search/ui/search

Site information: [contact name], [phone]

If you would like to obtain a copy of the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) for this site, contact the EPA Regional Office at [Regional Office contact]

If you observe indicators of stormwater pollutants in the discharge or in the receiving water, contact the EPA through the following website: https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/report-environmental-violations.

Template from SWPPP Desk. Not legal advice. Not reviewed by a person or engineer. The operator checks this notice against the permit and is responsible for posting and keeping it up.

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Post it at a safe, publicly accessible location close to the site, visible from the public road nearest the active part of the site, in a font large enough to read from the public right-of-way. If the active part of the site is not visible from a public road, post the notice where it is visible from the nearest public road and as close as possible to the site (footnote 12). EPA 2022 CGP Part 1.5 and footnote 12

What this tool does not cover

State-issued permits and their notice forms, local sign permits and project information signs a city may require. Quoted statements are EPA's words; keep them as written.

Sources last checked October 22, 2026.

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