Agenda for
Today’s Workshop
September 26, 2013
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Today’s Agenda
A. Materials to be Covered
1. Training and Outreach Materials
2. Sump Pump Discharge Policy
3. CMRSWC Website
4. Small Development Stormwater BMP Toolbox
5. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Template
6. 15 Standard Operating Procedures
7. 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 Communities
B. Email Invite From Tata and Howard to Access Site
https://tatahoward.basecamphq.com/
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Tablets
A. ASUS TF700T – 32 GB
B. Ordered During 1st Reporting Period
C. 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 Grant
2013
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Stormwater Issues
Quality: erosion, runoff,
and pollution
Stormwater
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 State
Maine
Vermont
Connecticut
Rhode Island
By USEPA
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
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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 Program
1. 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
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5.
Public education and outreach
Public involvement and participation
IDDE
Construction site stormwater runoff control
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 audiences
1. 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.
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1: Public Education and Outreach
Media
1. Municipal website and local cable access channels
2. Articles in local paper
3. Doorknob hangtag
4. Local fairs and community events
5. Curricula in local school districts
6. Twitter and Facebook
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1: Public Education and Outreach
Developments/Other:
1. Measure effectiveness of each message.
2. In MA and NH, developers can be a target audience
3. Watershed-based: “waterfowl congregational area”
4. Alternatives to traditional fertilizer
5. Alternatives to traditional detergent
6. Residential, do-it-yourself Stormwater BMPs
Image Source: Johnson County (Indiana)
Partnership for Water Quality
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2: Public Involvement and Participation
1. The public as stakeholders in community’s water quality
2. Active, not passive, part of the process
3. 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 Participation
Developments/Other
1. Social media as a participation tool
2. Con Com or development association as a partner
3. Strong community support is required before completing
stormwater utility feasibility study
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Action and Resource Education
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Topics for Outreach and Training Materials
Agricultural
Automotive Care
Commercial and Urban Sources
Construction Erosion and Sedimentation
Fertilizer
Games and Media
General Stormwater and Nonpoint Sources
Homeowners
Illicit Discharges
Pet Waste
Septic Systems
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Summary of Pending New MS4 Permit
Stormwater compliance is not going
anywhere.
In fact, the cost of stormwater compliance
will continue to approach
the cost of wastewater compliance.
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