Amendments to the SWPPP are the responsibility of which party?

• A. Contractor
• B. Local Authority
• C. LRP
• D. QSD

Answer: (D)

Amendments to the SWPPP are the responsibility of the Qualified SWPPP Developer because this role is charged with creating and maintaining the plan, ensuring it stays current with project changes, BMP updates, and permit requirements. When site conditions or regulatory rules change, the plan must be revised to reflect those updates, and that revision is within the QSD’s professional scope and authority. The Qualified SWPPP Practitioner can assist and implement revisions under the QSD’s oversight, but the formal responsibility to amend and approve the SWPPP rests with the QSD. The contractor implements BMPs on the ground, not the plan content, and the local authority enforces requirements rather than owning the plan edits; the LRP is not the designation used for this responsibility in the standard framework.