What types of construction activities may be permitted under the CGP?
Any construction activity that is, or is part of, a “common plan” of development or sale that will disturb one or more acres and has the potential to discharge stormwater to a water of the United States must either have a permit OR have qualified for a waiver. These regulated discharges are broken into two categories: “Large” and “Small”. A large construction activity is one that will disturb, or is part of a “common plan” that will cumulatively disturb, five or more acres. (A small construction activity is one that will disturb, or is part of a “common plan” that will cumulatively disturb, one or more acres.
