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Agenda for Today’s Workshop
September 26, 2013
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Today’s Agenda
A. Materials to be Covered1. Training and Outreach Materials2. Sump Pump Discharge Policy3. CMRSWC Website4. Small Development Stormwater BMP Toolbox5. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Template6. 15 Standard Operating Procedures7. Salt/Sand Application Benchmarking
B. Basecamp Overview
C. Tablet Purchases for Expansion Communities
D. Next Meeting
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Basecamp
A. File Sharing Website Coalition CommunitiesB. Email Invite From Tata and Howard to Access Site
https://tatahoward.basecamphq.com/
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Tablets
A. ASUS TF700T – 32 GBB. Ordered During 1st Reporting PeriodC. Distribution and Training 2nd Reporting Period
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Next Meeting
A. Meeting of the Steering Committee in October
B. Training/Information Sessions 2nd Quarter (October – December)
1. PeopleGIS Training for Expansion Communities
2. Water Quality Kits Training
3. Workshop for Expansion Communities
Task 12 – Cost/Benefit Analysis
Task 13 – Drainage Extension
Task 15 – IDDE Documentation Packet
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Part 1
USEPA’s Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Program
Training and Outreach Materials
Community Innovation Challenge Grant2013
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Stormwater Issues
• Stormwater
• Quality: erosion, runoff, and pollution
• Quantity: flooding, drainage, and development
considerations
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Stormwater Issues
Image source: National Forest Service (data from St. Paul, MN)
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Acronyms and Terms
MS4: Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System• Stormwater and sanitary sewage in separate systems• Population density criteria
IDDE: Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination• Identify sanitary sewer discharges entering storm system
303(d): Impaired Water • Water body that does not meet WQ criteria
BMP: Best Management Practice• a practice or engineered system to control pollution.
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Stormwater Regulation Goals
1990’s - USEPA started regulating quantity of stormwater• Get the volume of water offsite as fast as possible
Drainage plans for new development.
2003 - the USEPA began to focus more on water quality• Reduce erosion, sedimentation, and scour • Eliminate cross connections
USEPA Region 1 issued the MS4 Permit in May 2003.It expired in May 2008 but
is still administratively in effect.
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How is the MS4 Program Administered?
By the StateMaine
VermontConnecticut
Rhode Island
By USEPANew HampshireMassachusetts
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USEPA’s Approach to the New MS4 Permit
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Status of the New MS4 Permits
• NH Draft MS4 Permit: Public comment closed February 20, 2009.
• MA Draft Northern Coastal Permit: Public comment closed March 21, 2010.
• MA Draft Interstate, Merrimack, and Southern Coastal (IMS) Permit: Public comment closed March 11, 2011.
• Revised NH Draft MS4 Permit: Public comment closed August 15, 2013
Final MS4 Permits can be Issued at Anytime
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Steps of the MS4 Program1. Submit a Notice of Intent for coverage
2. Create a Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP)◦ Reduce/eliminate runoff to max extent practicable◦ Make a commitment to specific goals (BMPs) ◦ Address each of the Six Minimum Control Measures◦ Identify tasks, timeline and responsible parties ◦ Define efforts shared with other entities
3. Submit an Annual Report to the regulatory authority◦ Report on progress◦ Revise or update any BMPs
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Six Minimum Control Measures
1. Public education and outreach2. Public involvement and participation3. IDDE4. Construction site stormwater runoff control5. Post-construction stormwater management
(new and re-development)6. Pollution prevention and Good
Housekeeping for municipal operations.
Image Source: Stanne/NYSDEC via NOAA Ocean Service Education
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1: Public Education and Outreach
Focused messages aimed at a variety of audiences1. Residential: do not dump oil in catch basins; wash cars on grass;
pick up after your dog.2. Industrial: regulated under MSGP?; materials storage.3. Commercial: salt application; catch basin maintenance; materials
storage.4. Institutional: parking lot maintenance; IDDE; materials storage.
Image Source: USEPA
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1: Public Education and Outreach
Media1. Municipal website and local cable access channels2. Articles in local paper3. Doorknob hangtag4. Local fairs and community events5. Curricula in local school districts 6. Twitter and Facebook
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1: Public Education and OutreachDevelopments/Other:
1. Measure effectiveness of each message.2. In MA and NH, developers can be a target audience3. Watershed-based: “waterfowl congregational area”4. Alternatives to traditional fertilizer5. Alternatives to traditional detergent6. Residential, do-it-yourself Stormwater BMPs
Image Source: Johnson County (Indiana) Partnership for Water Quality
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2: Public Involvement and Participation1. The public as stakeholders in community’s water quality2. Active, not passive, part of the process3. Involvement in both development and implementation
• catch basin stenciling• stream cleanups• adopt a beach or highway• Boy Scout projects
4. Sponsorships from local businesses or organizations 5. Teaming arrangements with local universities
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2: Public Involvement and ParticipationDevelopments/Other1. Social media as a participation tool2. Con Com or development association as a partner3. Strong community support is required before completing
stormwater utility feasibility study
Image Source: Alliance for Watershed Action and Resource Education
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Topics for Outreach and Training Materials
AgriculturalAutomotive CareCommercial and Urban SourcesConstruction Erosion and SedimentationFertilizerGames and MediaGeneral Stormwater and Nonpoint SourcesHomeownersIllicit DischargesPet WasteSeptic Systems
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Summary of Pending New MS4 Permit
Stormwater compliance is not going anywhere.
In fact, the cost of stormwater compliancewill continue to approach
the cost of wastewater compliance.