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BMP Guide

Give staff a consistent field reference for stormwater BMPs.

A municipal-scale BMP reference library built into the same workspace your inspectors already use. Per-BMP descriptions, what to look at in the field, what good condition looks like, and which corrective actions match the deficiency. Useful as a training-support resource for new staff without claiming to be a learning management system.

01 · Reference content

The reference your inspectors actually reach for.

Stormwater BMP guidance lives in a lot of places: design manuals, county addenda, manufacturer specs, and the institutional knowledge of one or two long-tenured staff. Field inspectors do not carry all of that into the truck. The BMP Guide pulls the inspection-relevant guidance into one searchable reference, scoped to the BMPs municipal programs actually run into.

  • Per-BMP descriptions covering purpose, applicability, and inspection focus
  • Field guidance for what to look at and what good condition looks like
  • Common deficiency patterns and the corrective actions that match them
  • Inspection cadence guidance by BMP type
  • Cross-references to the relevant MCM and to the inspection workflow

02 · Inspection support

Same reference, on every inspection.

The BMP Guide is linked directly from the inspection form. When an inspector opens a post-construction BMP record or a structure inspection, the relevant reference entry is one tap away. New hires and rotating contractor crews get the same guidance the senior coordinator would point them to, without anyone having to re-explain it on the day. Detailed in the inspections page.

  • Linked from the inspection form so the inspector reads the same guidance the program is held to
  • Shared reference across new and experienced staff
  • Consistent corrective-action language across inspectors
  • Faster onboarding for newly hired or rotating field staff
  • A single place to update guidance instead of versioned PDFs in shared drives

03 · Training support

A reference that supports training without replacing it.

New staff onboarding and contractor crew turnover are the two places small programs lose institutional knowledge fastest. A consistent reference library that lives in the workspace, alongside the inspection forms and the program records, narrows the onboarding gap. New inspectors read the same guidance the program is held to, on the day they need it.

The BMP Guide is a reference, not a course catalog. It is useful for hands-on training your program already runs, for new-hire orientation, and as the source of truth a supervisor links to when reviewing inspection findings. It does not replace the field training itself, and it is not a learning management system.

04 · Honest about scope

What this is and what it is not.

We would rather be useful inside a clear scope than oversell a generic training story.

What the BMP Guide is

  • A reference library of BMP descriptions, inspection focus, and field guidance
  • Surfaced in context where inspectors and supervisors actually need it
  • Versioned alongside the rest of the platform so updates reach everyone
  • Useful as a training-support resource for new staff and contractor crews

What the BMP Guide is not

  • Not a full learning management system with course completion tracking
  • Not a certification program or a quiz platform
  • Not a replacement for the field training your program already runs
  • Not a substitute for the BMP design manuals your engineers reference for new construction

See it on sample data.

Open the demo and see how the BMP Guide surfaces alongside the inspection workflow. Browse-only, sample data, no signup. Not every module is in the public preview; reach out for a guided walkthrough of the rest.