Stormwater fee credit checklist (free)
- Property and billing account
- Roofs and paved areas
- Practices installed and dates
- Area each practice drains
- Photos and maintenance proof
- Renewal date
Property owners paying a stormwater fee
Which property pays the stormwater fee?
Free checklist to cut a stormwater fee with credits for rain barrels, green roofs or permeable paving, with DC's RiverSmart Rewards as the worked example.
- Free to read
- No sign-up until the draft
- Hands off to the right door
ePlan fills in
- Parcel
- Roof area
- Paved area
How it works
Stormwater fee credit checklist, from one answer
- Enter the property and who bills the fee.
- ePlan maps roofs and paving and checks your practices against the credit rules. Your utility decides the credit.
- Read the free checklist. Building on an acre or more? Start a SWPPP draft.
What you get
Stormwater fee credit checklist and 1 more document
The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the SWPPP door.
Construction SWPPP
- Site and receiving water
- Erosion and sediment controls
- Inspections
From public data
What ePlan fills in, and from where
- Parcel boundaryRegrid nationwide parcel data
- Roof areaMicrosoft US Building Footprints
- Driveways and paved areasUSDA NAIP aerial imagery
55%
is the most a DC property can cut from its stormwater fee through RiverSmart Rewards, plus up to 20% off DC Water's Clean Rivers charge
Source: DC Department of Energy and Environment, RiverSmart Rewards
Ready for the paperwork?
Disturbing an acre or more? Answer four questions and get a site-specific SWPPP draft with BMPs, an inspection form and NOI notes. Free to read.
Questions
Stormwater Fee Credit: what people ask
How much can a credit save in DC?
RiverSmart Rewards can take up to 55 percent off the District's stormwater fee, and the Clean Rivers incentive up to 20 percent off DC Water's Clean Rivers Impervious Area Charge.
How long does a DC discount last?
Three years. You can apply to renew up to 90 days before it expires.
Who is eligible in DC?
DC residents, businesses, renters or owners with a DC Water bill that is current, whose eligible practices were installed after May 1, 2009, are actively maintained, and comply with DOEE stormwater rules.
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Stormwater Fee Credit: check it free
Answer it and ePlan opens the SWPPP door with your answer filled in.