Builders and owners with an ESCP condition

Where is the building site?

Free erosion and sediment control plan (ESCP) checklist for a building site: the controls to mark on your site plan and where runoff would go.

  • Free to read
  • No sign-up until the draft
  • Hands off to the right door
STABILIZED ENTRANCE SILT FENCE · 340 FTINLET PROTECTION DISTURBED AREA · 1.4 AC

ePlan fills in

  • Slope and fall
  • Nearest waterway
  • Lot boundary

How it works

ESCP checklist, from one answer

  1. Enter the address and how much ground you'll disturb.
  2. ePlan maps the slope and nearest waterway and lists the controls to draw.
  3. Read the checklist free. Consent asks for a full CEMP? Start a CEMP draft.

What you get

ESCP checklist and 1 more document

The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the CEMP door.

The first draft

ESCP checklist (free)

  1. Site, slope and where water flows
  2. Nearest drain or waterway
  3. Ground to be disturbed
  4. Controls to show on the site plan
  5. Stockpiles and site entry
  6. Inspections and maintenance

Modeled on: Landcom Managing Urban Stormwater: Soils and Construction, Volume 1 (the Blue Book, 4th edition)

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Construction environmental management plan (CEMP)

  1. Noise and dust
  2. Sediment and stormwater
  3. Waste
  4. Complaints

From public data

What ePlan fills in, and from where

$2,000,000

is the maximum fine for a corporation that pollutes waters in NSW
Source: Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW), s 123

Ready for the paperwork?

A construction environmental management plan drafted from your DA consent conditions: dust, noise, runoff, waste and hours. Free to read.

CEMP →

Questions

Erosion and Sediment Control Plan: what people ask

What is the Blue Book?

Landcom's Managing Urban Stormwater: Soils and Construction (4th edition, 2004). It's free from the NSW Government and supports councils and industry to reduce the impact of land disturbance on waterways through better erosion and sediment control.

Source: environment.nsw.gov.au

What if sediment washes into a drain?

Polluting waters is an offence under section 120 of the NSW POEO Act. The maximum penalty is $2,000,000 for a corporation and $500,000 for an individual.

Source: legislation.nsw.gov.au

Is there guidance for Victoria?

Yes. EPA Victoria's Publication 1834, the civil construction, building and demolition guide (September 2025), covers land development, building, demolition and earthworks.

Source: epa.vic.gov.au

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