The Chatham County Stormwater Ordinance requires that Stormwater Control Measures (SCMs) be inspected annually to preserve and continue their function in controlling stormwater runoff quality and quantity at the degree for which they were designed. Inspections shall be performed by a NC Professional Engineer, Registered Landscape Architect, or an individual that has received the Stormwater Inspection & Maintenance Certification from NC State University Cooperative Extension.            

The Cover Sheet below is to be submitted along with one inspection form for each SCM on the site.

Cover Sheet

Bioretention Cell

Wet Detention Basin

Dry Detention Basin

Stormwater Wetland

Filter Strip/Level Spreader

Grassed Swale

Infiltration Basin

Permeable Pavement

Rainwater Harvesting

Sand Filter

Proprietary Devices