Contractors play a critical role in mitigating the pollutants generated from an active construction site.

If you currently do work for HDOT or are thinking about doing work in HDOT right-of-way, you have come to the right place. Here are some questions you should ask before starting work on any construction project for HDOT or within HDOT rights-of-way.

Do I need any permits for my project?

If you answer “YES” to any of the following questions, you will need a permit in order to start work:

1. Am I working within HDOT right-of-way?
   PERMIT NEEDED: State of Hawaii Department of Transportation
   Permit to Perform Work Upon State Highways
   This permit is available at the HDOT Oahu District Office at 727 Kakoi Street in Mapunapuna.
2. Will my project discharge into an HDOT storm drain?
   PERMIT NEEDED: State of Hawaii Department of Transportation
   Application and Permit To Discharge to the State of Hawaii Highways Division Storm Drain System
   This permit is available at the HDOT Oahu District Office at 727 Kakoi Street in Mapunapuna.
3. Will my project connect to an HDOT storm drain?
   PERMIT NEEDED: State of Hawaii Department of Transportation
   Application and Permit For A Private Drain Connections To The State of Hawaii Highways Division Storm Drain System
   This permit is available at the HDOT Oahu District Office at 727 Kakoi Street in Mapunapuna.
4. Does my project disturb an acre or more of land?
   PERMIT NEEDED: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit Coverage or Individual Permit Coverage
   For more information about General Permit or Individual Permit coverage, please visit the State of Hawaii Department of Health website

Do I need a Site-Specific Construction BMP Plan?

If you answer “YES” to any of the following questions, you need a Site-Specific Construction BMP Plan:

1. Am I working on a project requesting a State of Hawaii Department of Transportation Application and Permit To Discharge to the State of Hawaii Highways Division Storm Drain System?
2. Am I working on a project requesting a State of Hawaii Department of Transportation Application and Permit For A Private Drain Connections To The State of Hawaii Highways Division Storm Drain System?
3. Am I working on a project requesting a State of Hawaii Department of Transportation Permit to Perform Work Upon State Highways?

For more information, please contact us. For permits and for files to assist in the review and implementation of BMPs, please see below.

• Construction Best Management Practices Field Manual
• Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Review Checklist for HDOT Contract Projects
• Application and Permit to Connect to the State of Hawaii Highways Storm Drain System
• Application and Permit to Discharge to the State of Hawaii Highways Storm Drain System
• Enforcement Response Plan
• Contractor’s Certification of NPDES Compliance
• Sample Written Best Management Practices Plan
• Construction BMP Checklist

2019 Protect Our Water Conference

Mahalo to everyone who attended the 2019 Protect Our Water Conference. Below you’ll find the presentation materials available for download:

• Keynote (Presenter: John McCullah, CPESC, Geomorphologist)
• Guarding the Future – Protecting Post Construction BMPs During Construction (Presenter: Jon Lowry, P.E. – EnviroServices & Training Center, LLC))
• Dirt Cheap: The Cost of Erosion (Why Be Compliant?) (Presenter: Eddie Snell – Applied Polymer Systems, Inc.)
• Lessons Learned: Internal Audit of DOT’s Construction Program (Presenter: Vijaya Tummala, P.E. – EnviroServices & Training Center, LLC)
• HIGHWAYS – Have You Ever Seen the Rain: Intro/Overview of Storm Water Requirements for Construction (Presenter: Larissa Sato, P.E. – WSP)
• It’s Not Brain Surgery, It’s Harder: The Best of the BMPs (Presenter: John McCullah – Salix Applied Earthcare)
• Back on the Road: Emergency Highway Restoration After A Hurricane (Presenter: Eddie Snell – Applied Polymer Systems, Inc.)
• Construction Activities & Contaminated Media (Presenter: Lauren Cruz & Iris van der Zander, PhD – DOH HEER)
• Rain or Shine; It’s Inspection Time: Independent Inspections (Presenter: Claudia Akroyd – Bowers + Kubota)
• Mission Impossible: Advanced Methods for Extreme Slopes (Presenter: John McCullah – Salix Applied Earthcare)
• Your BMP Inspector: BFF or Mortal Enemy (Presenter: Eddie Snell – Applied Polymer Systems, Inc.)
• HARBORS: Construction & Post Construction Program Requirements (Presenter: Jon Lowry, P.E. & Marleina Lyons-Wolfe – EnviroServices & Training Center, LLC)
• Nowhere to Run: Tips on Runoff and Sediment Control BMPs (Presenter: John McCullah – Salix Applied Earthcare)
• You Get What You Pay For: Inlets, Entrances, Perimeter Controls (Presenter: Eddie Snell – Applied Polymer Systems, Inc.)
• New Appendix C: General Permit Review & Enforcement Case Studies (Presenter: Bobbie Teixeira – DOH CWB)

Presentations from the 2019 Protect Our Water Conference can be found on our YouTube page.

2018 Protect Our Water Conference

Mahalo to everyone who attended the 2018 Protect Our Water Conference. Below you’ll find the presentation materials available for download:

• Keynote 1 (Presenter: Seth Brown)
• Keynote 2 (Presenter: Eddie Snell)
• Rain, Rain, Go Away: How to Manage/Divert Run-On (Presenter: Tina Evans, P.E.)
• Let it Flow: Removing Inlet Protection Before a Storm (Presenter: Jerald Fifield, PhD)
• When it Rains, it Pours: Avoiding Enforcement Action (Presenter: Bobbie Teixeira)
• Getting Started on the Right Foot: Preparing to Start Construction (Presenter: Tine Evans, P.E.)
• DOH-CWB Updates to the State HAR and NPDES Permits (Presenter: Shane Sumida)
• Failing to Prepare is Preparing to Fail: Preparing for a Forecasted Event (Presenter: Eddie Snell)
• Sizing Sediment Basins/Traps For Construction (Presenter: Jerald Fifield, PhD)
• Go the Extra Mile, Manage Your Stockpile and Staging Areas (Presenter: Claudia Akroyd)
• Overview of the Storm Water Testing Evaluation for Products and Practices Program Initiatives (Presenter: Seth Brown)
• Maintaining Sediment Basins Traps During Construction (Presenter: Jerald Fifield, PhD)
• Tracks of My Tears: Managing Track-out (Presenter: Tina Evans, P.E.)
• Dewatering Technology (Presenter: Eddie Snell)

Presentations from the 2018 Protect Our Water Conference can be found on our YouTube page.

2017 Protect Our Water Conference

Mahalo to everyone who attended the 2017 Protect Our Water Conference. Below you’ll find the presentation materials available for download:

• Keynote (Presenter: Thomas Parker)
• Effective Sediment and Erosion Control Plans (Presenter: Tina Evans, P.E.)
• Limits of Inlet Protection (Presenter: Jerald Fifield, PhD)
• Housekeeping pt. 1 (Presenter: Claudia Akroyd)
• Housekeeping pt. 2 (Presenter: Claudia Akroyd)
• Methods for Stabilized Construction Entrances (Presenter: Tina Evans, P.E.)
• Modeling Sediment and Erosion Control (Presenter: Jerald Fifield, PhD)
• Effective SWPPPs (Presenter: Jerald Fifield, PhD)
• Methods to Minimize Erosion on Disturbed Land and Slopes (Presenter: Tina Evans, P.E.)
• Sediment Control (Presenter: Claudia Akroyd)
• Assessing Sediment Controls (Presenter: Jerald Fifield, PhD)
• Effective Perimeter Controls (Presenter: Tina Evans, P.E.)
• Inspecting Erosion Control BMPs (Presenter: Claudia Akroyd)

Presentations from the 2017 Protect Our Water Conference can be found on our YouTube page.

2015 Permanent BMP Workshop

Mahalo to everyone who attended this year’s permanent BMP workshop. We look forward to everyone’s support in keeping our storm water clean. Click on button below to download the master presentation from this year’s event.