MS4/sMS4 Annual Report Development
Thea Lomax
Presenter
Storm Water Enforcement
Prepared 07/04/2011
Objective
- Provide information in accordance with the
MS4 Permit, to develop and organize
the Annual Report.
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MS4s are required by the MS4 Permit to submit an
Annual Report to its regulatory authority each year, at
a date specified in the permit.
sMS4s that are co-permittees to a MS4 Permit are
required to participate in the development of the
Annual Report. If they have a individual MS4 Permit,
they are required to submit an Annual Report.
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Annual Report Contents
Cover 1 year of storm water management activities for the reporting period:
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Summary of the activities in the reporting period, including where available,
specific quantities achieved and summaries of enforcement actions
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Description of the effectiveness of each SWMP program component or
activity
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Planned activities and changes for the next reporting period, for each SWMP
program component or activity
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Detailed fiscal analysis
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Refer to Permit Requirements, and describe in quantifiable terms, the status
of activities undertaken o comply with each requirement.
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Why is this training necessary?
- Improve report organization
- Speed up review and response time from the regulatory agency
- Improve submittal format (CD) vs. printed copy
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Part I- SUMMARY
Storm Water Management Program Overview
-Enforcement actions
-Inspections:
- Structural Control
- Illicit Discharges
- Construction
- Industrial
-Public Education programs
-Number of NOIs received and approved
-Number of Primary industry within MS4 boundary
- Impaired waterways impacted
-TMDLs that have been established
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SUMMARY
-Name of the MS4/Permit Number
-Reporting Period
-MS4 Contact Information
-Signature and Certification/s
-Organizational Chart
-Population served
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SUMMARY
-Revisions/proposes changes to the SWMP
-Expenditures
-Water Quality Improvements or degradation
-Measured reductions in pollutants
-Status achieving Measurable Goals
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Part II-SWMP PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS
Describe the status of implementing these SWMPs:
MS4
-Structural Controls
-Areas of New Development and Significant Redevelopment
-Roadways
-Flood Control Projects
-Pesticide, Herbicide, and Fertilizer Application
-Illicit Discharges and Improper Disposal:
-Non-storm water
- Sanitary Sewer Overflows and Infiltration
- Floatables
-Household Hazardous Waste and Used Motor Vehicle Fluids
-MS4 Screening and Illicit Inspections
-Spill Prevention and Response
-Industrial and High Risk Runoff
-Construction Site Runoff
-Public Education
-Monitoring Programs
-Dry Weather Screening
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Part II-SWMP Program Effectiveness
Describe the status of implementing these SWMPs:
-Wet Weather Screening
-Industrial and High Risk Runoff Monitoring
-Representative Storm Event Monitoring
-Floatables Monitoring
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sMS4
-Public Education and
Outreach
-Public Involvement and Participation
-Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
-Construction Site Storm Water Runoff Control
-Post-Construction Site Storm Water Runoff Control
-Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping
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Part III-Data/Tools
-Copies of DMR data
-Copies of educational materials, advertisement, website address, hotline phone
numbers, forms developed to support SWMPs and or enhance the program
implementation.
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Checklist
Summary
Does the Annual Report:
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Include Name of MS4; permit number; physical and mailing address; contact information; signed and
dated certifications of each contributing permittee; Table of Contents; numbered pages;
List impaired waters;
Describe water quality impacts to impaired waters described;
Describe reductions to pollutants to impacted impaired waters;
Describe results of information collected and analyzed, including monitoring data used to assess the
programs’ success in reducing the discharge of pollutants to the MS4;
Program Elements
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Included contact information for the program element;
Describe permit requirements and how each one was achieved for the reporting period;
Describe each Measurable Goal and how each one was achieved;
Describe status of scheduled events and activities;
Describe significant changes in the management of the program element;
Describe number of planned inspections, actual inspections, enforcement actions:
As applicable for these programs: Structural Controls, Areas of New Development/Significant Re-Dev,
Roadways, Illicit Discharges, Spill Prevention, Industrial, Construction, Post-Construction, Good
Housekeeping
Describe effectiveness in reducing pollutants to the MS4
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Organizational tips
-Submit Annual Report on CD (Check with regulatory authority)
-Include a Table of Contents
-Number pages
-Identify the contributor /co-permittee of each part
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Questions or copy of Presentation
Thea Lomax
(214) 665-8098
Email: lomax.thea@epa.gov