Routine SWPPP Inspection Reports
A routine inspection is the heartbeat of a compliant site — the record proves the rhythm, and the rhythm is what regulators check first. Terradyne runs that rhythm for construction sites across Dallas–Fort Worth — on whichever of the permit's two schedules the project's plan calls for — and turns every walk into a report the record can stand on. The service is the discipline: the same qualified eyes, the same route, the same standard, every time — because the value of the tenth inspection is that it happened exactly like the nine before it.
What is a routine SWPPP inspection report?
The recurring written proof that somebody qualified walked the site and looked. Terradyne provides weekly SWPPP inspection reports with cloud-based client access. Each one lands in the client's record the way the plan promised: on schedule, in full, with the pictures attached.
The two schedules
The permit gives a site two ways to keep the rhythm. TXR150000's standard schedule requires construction site inspections at least once every 14 calendar days and within 24 hours of the end of a storm event of 0.5 inches or greater. There is also a fixed-cadence option. As an alternative to the standard schedule, TXR150000 allows the SWP3 to be developed to require inspections at least once every seven calendar days — and on that schedule, the inspection occurs regardless of whether there has been a rainfall event since the previous one. The trade is simple: the standard schedule inspects less often but answers to every qualifying storm; the weekly alternative never watches the sky but never rests either. Choosing between the calendar-plus-rain schedule and the fixed weekly one is a jobsite decision, not a paperwork one: rainy seasons reward the weekly rhythm, long dry spells reward the standard one.
Changing schedules mid-project
The choice is not a tattoo. The inspection frequency schedule can be changed a maximum of once per calendar month, implemented within the first five business days of a calendar month, with the reason for the change documented in the SWP3. Projects that start in a wet spring on the weekly rhythm can settle into the standard schedule when the season turns — the plan just has to say so, on the clock the permit sets.
What every report must contain
The permit prescribes the contents, not just the cadence. TXR150000 requires a report summarizing the scope of any inspection to be completed within 24 hours following the inspection. Major observations in the report must include the locations of where erosion and discharges of sediment or other pollutants from the site have occurred, locations of BMPs that need to be maintained, locations of BMPs that failed to operate as designed or proved inadequate for a particular location, and locations where additional BMPs are needed. A quiet site still gets a written verdict. When an inspection report identifies no incidents of non-compliance, TXR150000 requires the report to contain a certification that the site is in compliance with the SWP3 and the permit. And the people behind the reports are part of the record. The names and qualifications of personnel making the inspections may be documented once in the SWP3 rather than being included in each report.
From walk to record
Every inspection follows the same arc: the walk, the write-up, the distribution. The inspector covers the perimeter, the entrances, the controls, and the discharge points; the write-up turns what was seen into the prescribed observations; and the report goes where the project needs it. The arc is boring on purpose — a compliance rhythm is not supposed to be exciting; it is supposed to be identical, walk after walk, until the ground is stable and the record closes.
The Terradyne report
Terradyne's standard inspection engagement runs on the 14-day-plus-rain schedule. Every Terradyne inspection report includes photos — a company default. The written observations and the visual record travel together, land in the cloud record together, and stay reachable together for as long as the project needs to prove itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which inspection schedule does my site need?
One of two: the standard calendar-plus-rain schedule, or the fixed weekly alternative that runs regardless of rainfall. The plan document decides — and the right answer depends on the season, the site, and how the project wants to manage storm response.
Can we switch schedules mid-project?
Yes, within limits — the frequency can change on a bounded cadence, early in the month, with the reason documented in the plan. Switching is routine when seasons change; undocumented switching is a finding.
What must each report contain?
A summary of the inspection's scope on a short clock, plus the major observations the permit prescribes: where erosion or discharges occurred, which controls need maintenance or failed, and where new controls are needed.
What happens when nothing is wrong?
The report still gets written — and it must certify the compliance it found. A clean walk with no paper is not a clean record; the certification is what turns a quiet site into a documented one.
Who performs the inspections?
Qualified personnel whose names and credentials are part of the plan's record — documented once in the plan rather than repeated in every report. The qualification is not a formality; it is what makes the report worth signing.
Request a bid
Send your project list to bids@terradynegroup.com or call (214) 878-7392 and the reporting rhythm starts with the first site walk. Rain response rides the same engagement at Rain-Event Inspections, findings flow to Corrective Action Tracking, and every report lands in the SWPPP Compliance Hub.