Notice of Termination: closing out your SWPPP

Ending coverage properly matters: until you file the NOT, you are still the responsible operator. Here is how and when to close out.

Filing your Notice of Intent starts your permit coverage. Filing your Notice of Termination (NOT) is how you properly end it, and skipping it is a quiet but costly mistake, because until you terminate, you are still on the hook for the permit.

What the Notice of Termination is

The NOT tells TDEC that your construction is complete, the site is stabilized, and you are ending coverage under the Construction General Permit (TNR100000). Like the NOI, it is filed through the MyTDEC portal.

When you can file it

You file the NOT once the site has reached final stabilization, meaning disturbed areas are permanently stabilized (for example, established perennial vegetation providing dense cover, or permanent hard surfaces), and construction activity is complete. Temporary cover or a mostly-done site is not enough; the standard is final, permanent stabilization.

Why filing it matters

• Ongoing responsibility. Until the NOT is accepted, you remain the permitted operator, responsible for inspections and permit conditions.
• Ongoing liability. An open permit on a finished site is a paperwork gap an inspector can flag.
• Clean records. Terminating properly closes the loop for the property owner and any future transactions.

Steps

1. Confirm the site meets final stabilization.
2. Complete a final inspection and keep the record.
3. File the NOT in MyTDEC for the site's permit number.
4. Retain your confirmation and SWPPP records.