Construction Project Tracking Application for Meeting NPDES Requirements

Client: Port of Seattle / Sea-Tac Airport Location: King County (Seattle), WA Contact for information management projects: Michael Scrafford

Project Background & Challenges

Under Sea-Tac Airport’s NPDES permit, the Port must submit monthly monitoring reports (DMRs) for stormwater runoff from all major construction sites. Because monitoring activities depend on construction status, both the Ports’ project managers (PMs) and outside consultants need access to real-time project-status data. The Port had been storing the data in spreadsheets and sharing it via e-mail — a process that produced out-of-sync versions, making it difficult to maintain permit compliance.

Solution

Aspect developed the Construction Project Tracking (CPT) application, a simple, web-based interface which provides users real-time access to centrally stored data. Aspect designed the CPT to include data entry, search functions, DMR generation as well as features that help streamline the Port’s information work flow. These features include integration with the Port’s existing Environmental Management Information System (EMIS), and creation and automated notification of Environmental Impact (EI) questionnaires for engineering and environmental PMs. The CPT has allowed the Port to consistently meet its NPDES permit requirements.