BMP inspections / Pricing

BMP inspection plans and pricing

Monthly BMP inspection plans for active construction sites in Upstate SC. All plans include weekly drone flights, a GPS-tagged photo set organized by BMP type and location, a written condition summary, and a compliance PDF formatted for SWPPP logs. Pricing is per site, with monthly acreage adjustments for larger sites.

Essential Compliance Starting at $1,695/month per site

Typically up to 25 acres

  • Weekly drone BMP inspection with manual QA/QC review
  • GPS-tagged photo set organized by BMP type and location
  • Orthomosaic of full site
  • Annotated issue map
  • Compliance PDF formatted for SWPPP logs
  • Cloud archive with full inspection history
  • Email and phone support
  • 48-hour turnaround

Best for: builders and developers with one to a few active sites, and environmental consultants who need reliable weekly coverage without a full managed program.

Professional Compliance Starting at $2,595/month per site

Typically 10-50 acres

Everything in Essential, plus:

  • 24-hour turnaround
  • Repair priority ranking by BMP condition severity
  • Trend analysis across inspection history
  • Executive summary for owner and lender reporting
  • Interactive dashboard
  • Phone and text notification for major BMP failures

Best for: larger or more active sites, general contractors, and environmental consulting firms managing multiple permitted projects simultaneously.

Managed Compliance Custom agreement

Company-wide outsourced compliance program for organizations managing multiple active permitted sites.

Everything in Professional, plus:

  • Multi-site dashboard across all active permitted sites
  • Dedicated account manager
  • Priority scheduling for rain event response
  • Custom reporting format matched to your existing SWPPP templates
  • Fleet-level scheduling and weather automation
  • Quarterly compliance reviews
  • Executive reporting for ownership, lenders, or clients

Best for: environmental consulting firms managing large site portfolios, regional and national contractors, and organizations that want aerial compliance documentation handled end-to-end.

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Acreage pricing

Base pricing covers sites up to 10 acres. Monthly adjustments for larger sites:

Site sizeMonthly adjustment
Up to 10 acresIncluded in base price
10-25 acres+$430/month
25-50 acres+$1,080/month
50-100 acres+$2,165/month
100+ acresCustom proposal

A 40-acre site on the Professional plan would start at $2,595 + $1,080 = $3,675/month.

Compliance+ weather monitoring add-on

$299 per month per site. Automatic rain event tracking and inspection scheduling for sites where the 24-hour trigger is the primary compliance risk.

  • Automatic weather monitoring tied to permit rainfall threshold (0.5 inches)
  • Inspection scheduled automatically after a qualifying rainfall event
  • Email and text notification when a rain event inspection is triggered
  • Rainfall history log
  • Compliance calendar showing inspection dates and rain events
  • Discounted rain event inspections: $225 per event (vs. $325 standard)

For sites with active grading where rain event violations are the most likely compliance issue, Compliance+ converts the 24-hour inspection requirement into an automated workflow rather than a manual response.

Rain event inspections

Available on-demand for any active NPDES-permitted site, regardless of plan.

  • Standard (no active plan): starting at $325 per event
  • Compliance+ customers: starting at $225 per event

Rain event inspections are available same-day for sites in Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Pickens, and Oconee counties. Deliverables within 24 hours of the flight.

Additional inspection triggers

BMP inspections outside the weekly schedule are available at the per-event rate for:

  • Qualifying rainfall events (0.5 inches or greater in 24 hours)
  • Before a scheduled SCDHEC inspection
  • After BMP repair or reinstallation
  • Major construction phase changes (clearing complete, grading complete, building start)
  • Complaint investigation or sediment release documentation
  • Project closeout and final stabilization documentation

Pricing notes

All pricing is per site and billed monthly. Final pricing may be adjusted for travel distance beyond standard service area, restricted airspace requiring additional coordination, or site complexity. Sites over 100 acres or with unusual access requirements are quoted individually.

For SWPPP consultants managing multiple active sites, the Managed Compliance plan includes a dedicated account manager, multi-site dashboard, and custom reporting. For consultant-specific pricing and program structure, see drone inspection support for SWPPP consultants.

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