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

Sample grade card — template. Bracketed fields fill from the public record; the grade and findings shown are examples.

Grade · [Month YYYY]

Grade card · ILR10 permit [no.]

[Project name]

[Street address] · Village of [Municipality] · Cook County, IL

Open · within end date2 critical blanks flagged
Permittee
[Operator name]
Disturbed area
[acres]
Permit period
[start] – [stated end]
Last reviewed
[date]
Next review
[date]
Rubric
Version 0

Critical blanks flagged (2)

Required fields left blank on required paperwork. Each is listed on its own and weighs on the grade on its own — never averaged away.

  1. SWPPP, inspection section — qualified inspector's name and qualifications left blank Check H-03
  2. Inspection report after the [date] 0.5-inch storm — inspection date and time left blank Check R-03

How this grade breaks down

Nine rubric groups. Each result links to the record it came from.

  1. AAdministrative

    Complete

    SWPPP filed with the NOI and signed; contractor certifications and responsibilities on file.

    Source

    SWPPP rev. [date]

  2. BSite description

    Complete

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

    Source

    IEPA ILR10 NOI [no.]

  3. CSite map

    Complete

    Drainage, entrances with track-out controls, controls and discharge points shown.

    Source

    SWPPP site map rev. [date]

  4. DErosion and sediment controls

    Complete

    Controls tied to each activity, with installation details and perimeter controls.

    Source

    SWPPP rev. [date]

  5. EStabilization

    Not yet due

    Stabilization schedule in the SWPPP; work is still under way.

    Source

    SWPPP rev. [date]

  6. FStructural and water quality

    Complete

    Inlet protection and sediment basin details present.

    Source

    SWPPP rev. [date]

  7. GPollution prevention

    Complete

    Washout, materials storage and spill procedures present.

    Source

    SWPPP rev. [date]

  8. HMaintenance and inspections

    Critical · 1 blank

    The SWPPP's inspection section leaves the qualified inspector's name and qualifications blank.Check H-03

    Source

    SWPPP rev. [date]

  9. RRecords

    Critical · 1 blank · Major · 1 finding

    The inspection report after the [date] 0.5-inch storm leaves the inspection date and time blank. Two inspection reports were provided without the inspector's signature.Checks R-03, R-05

    Source

    Inspection reports provided on request, [date range]

Review history

Re-graded monthly while the permit is open. Sample history.

  1. [Month 1]Grade B
  2. [Month 2]Grade C
  3. [Month 3] · nowGrade C

Moved from B to C in [Month 2]: two required fields were left blank — the qualified inspector's name and qualifications in the SWPPP, and the date and time on a storm inspection report.

How this grade was 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 this card comes from a site visit.

  • IEPA ILR10 Notice of Intent — NOI [no.]
  • SWPPP filed with the NOI — revision [date]
  • Inspection and corrective-action records requested from the permittee under ILR10 Part IV.B.6 — [date range]

This grade reflects documents in the public record as of [date]. It is not a determination by the Illinois EPA or any permitting authority, and it does not assess conditions on the site.

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