5. What division(s)/department(s) within your DOT is/are involved in the construction stormwater management program? (Select all that apply.)
   • Construction
   • Stormwater Management/Drainage
   • Environment
   • Landscape Design
   • Materials
   • Maintenance/Operations
   • Design/Engineering
   • Policy and Regulations
   • Permitting
   • Materials
   • Other, please specify: __________________

CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

6. What approaches to construction stormwater management does your DOT regularly use for highway projects? (Select all that apply.)
   • Statewide
   • Regional
   • By DOT district
   • Project-by-project
   • By types of projects
   • Other, please specify: ___________________
7. What construction stormwater management control measures have your DOT approved for use in highway construction? (Select all that apply.)

Measure	Approved for use by your DOT
Active treatment system
Bales (hay, straw, etc.)
Bonded fiber matrix
Check dams (rock, sandbag, socks, rolls, silt fence, tubes, etc.)
Construction de-watering
Diversion berms/dikes
Drainage swales/ditches
Dust control
Erosion control blankets (channel, slope, etc.)
Erosion control logs (wattles, sediment tubes, fiber rolls, composite socks, etc.)
Flexible growth medium
Flocculants
Hydromulching/seeding (temporary, permanent, etc.)
Inlet protection
Level spreader

Measure	Approved for use by your DOT
Limitations of disturbance (grading limits, etc.)
Mulching (grass, hay, wood chips, wood fibers, straw, etc.)
Other chemical treatments
Outlet protection
Pipe slope drains
Preserve existing vegetation
Riprap
Sediment basin
Sediment trap
Silt fence/barrier
Sodding
Stabilized construction entrances/exits
Subsurface drains
Surface roughening (tracking, stair-step grading, grooving, etc.)
Temporary stream crossing
Turbidity barrier (staked, floating, etc.)
Turf reinforcement mats
Water quality non-structural controls (stream buffers, vegetated conveyance systems, etc.)
Water quality structural controls (detention ponds, vegetated filter strips, etc.)
Other, please specify: ______________________

8. Which flocculants does your DOT use for construction stormwater management? (Select all that apply.) (NOTE: This question is only shown to the participant if they select “Flocculants” in the previous question.)
   • Natural polymer (e.g., Chitosan)
   • Synthetic polymer (e.g., Polyacrylamide)
   • Inorganic polymer (e.g., Polyaluminum chloride, Calcium sulfate)
   • Natural flocculant (e.g., Natural starch, Mimosa bark)
   • Monomer (e.g., Diallyl Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride)
   • Other, please specify: ___________________
9. Who is responsible for preparing and managing the SWPPP for a highway construction project at your DOT? (Select all that apply.)

	Prepares the SWPPP	Manages the SWPPP
Construction Project Manager
Design Engineer
Environmental control specialist
Environmental Engineer
Environmental Department Manager

	Prepares the SWPPP	Manages the SWPPP
Stormwater/Drainage Program Manager
DOT project management team
Inspector
Contractor
Consultants
Other, please specify: _____________________

10. When does your DOT prepare the SWPPP for a highway construction project? (Select all that apply.)
    • Once a project receives funding
    • During design and engineering of a project
    • During pre-construction
    • Just prior to construction
    • Other, please specify: __________________

RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

11. Please select which party typically performs the following tasks related to construction stormwater management at your DOT. (Select all that apply.)

	State DOT	Contractor	Consultants
Monitor and track control measures
Design guidance development
Inspections
Inspection deficiency remediation
Installation
Maintenance
Reporting
Training project personnel
Violation remediation

12. On average, what percentage of construction stormwater management inspections are conducted by consultants at your DOT? (This can be an approximate estimate.)
    • 0-10%
    • 11-20%
    • 21-30%
    • 31-40%
    • 41-50%
    • More than 50%
    • Not sure

13. Who is responsible for the cost of installing and maintaining control measures for highway construction projects at your DOT? (Select all that apply.)

	Cost to Install	Cost to Maintain and Replace
DOT pays for all of it.
The contractor pays for all of it.
An agreed upon percentage is paid for by the contractor and the rest is paid for by the DOT.
Other, please specify: _______________________

14. How are initial costs to install and maintain control measures for highway construction projects estimated at your DOT?
    • Standard estimating approach
    • Risk-based estimating approach
    • Use of estimated cost ranges based on project size and complexity
    • Not sure
    • Other, please specify: ___________________

STORMWATER MANAGEMENT TRACKING AND INSPECTION

15. How does your DOT track construction stormwater management requirements or compliance? (Select all that apply.)
    • Internal software program
    • Off the shelf software program
    • Proprietary software program
    • Site investigations
    • Field logs and databases
    • Field apps used on a smartphone or tablet
    • Photos and videos
    • No standardized methodology is used statewide
    • Other, please specify: __________________
16. How does your DOT monitor the performance of the construction stormwater management requirements for highway projects? (Select all that apply.)
    • Using performance metrics
    • Review of control measures in place
    • Inspection of control measures in place
    • Regular site investigations
    • Internal audits
    • Audits performed by consultants
    • Other, please specify: ____________________
17. What performance metrics are used by your DOT to track construction stormwater management requirements? (NOTE: This question is only shown to the participant if they select “Using performance metrics” in the previous question.) (Select all that apply.)
    • Number of control measures/BMPs in place
    • Amount of stormwater management maintenance performed on a project

• Percentage of project costs used for installing control measures/BMPs
• Percentage of project costs used for maintaining control measures/BMPs
• Total cost of the construction stormwater management program for a project
• Delays caused by maintaining control measures/BMPs
• Number of stormwater discharge, erosion or sedimentation deficiencies received
• Percentage of time project is in non-compliance with stormwater permit requirements
• Amount of time used to remedy deficiencies
• Regular inspection intervals for inspecting control measures/BMPs
• Other, please specify: ____________________
18. On average, when an inspection deficiency occurs, how much time on average does it take to correct the deficiency? (This can be an approximate estimate.)
    • Less than 5 days
    • 5-10 days
    • 11-15 days
    • 16-20 days
    • 21-25 days
    • 26-30 days
    • More than a month
    • Other, please specify: ___________________

DESIGN STANDARDS AND QUALIFICATIONS

19. What qualifications are required by NPDES permits for designers, inspectors, and installers at your DOT? (Select all that apply.)

	Designers	Inspectors	Installers
Professional Engineer (PE)
Professional Landscape Architect (PLA)
State stormwater program certification
DOT-administered certification
State regulatory administered certification
National certification (CPESC, CISEC, etc.)
Other, please specify: ________________________

20. Design guidelines for construction stormwater management at your DOT are based on (select all that apply):
    • DOT guidelines
    • Federal guidelines
    • General construction practices
    • Rules of thumb/current practices
    • Scientific research
    • State regulator guidelines
    • Other, please specify: _________________________

21. Which of the following parties are responsible for the development of design standards for construction stormwater management that are used by your DOT? (Select all that apply.)
    • State DOT
    • State environmental agency
    • AASHTO
    • FHWA
    • Other state agency
    • Other, please specify: _________________
22. How often, on average, does your DOT update guidelines for construction stormwater management?
    • Annually
    • 2-3 years
    • 4-5 years
    • 6-7 years
    • 8-9 years
    • 10 years or more
    • As needed
    • When revisions to federal and state permit and regulatory requirements occur
    • Other, please specify: ________________

CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AUDITS

23. How often is your DOT subject to internal and regulatory audits of the construction stormwater management program for highway projects? (Select all that apply.)

	Internal Audits	Regulatory Audits
Annually
2-3 years
4-5 years
6-7 years
8-9 years
10 years or more
As needed
When revisions to federal and state permit and regulatory requirements occur
Other, please specify: ________________

24. In terms of construction stormwater management, in the last 10 years, has your DOT been fined for noncompliance or stormwater discharge issues?
    • Yes
    • No

FINAL THOUGHTS

25. Please upload or provide any links to relevant documents from your DOT. Example documents include manuals, guides, reports, plans, checklists, approved control measures, inspection processes, violation remediation approaches, etc., related to construction stormwater management, control measures, and associated information. (Upload function will be enabled for this question.)
26. We would like to interview select DOT respondents for use in developing case examples. Case examples will be included in the final synthesis report. The case example DOTs will be identified, but the interviewees will remain anonymous. DOTs will have the opportunity to review the case for accuracy before publication. Would you be willing to participate in a case example interview?
    • Yes
    • No
27. Please let us know who we should contact at your DOT to discuss participation in an interview. If you are unable to participate, can you please direct us to someone else in your DOT that may be interested in participating in an interview?(This question is shown if “yes” is selected for the previous question.)

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