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CMRSWC SWMP Presentation - July 2018

Presentation of the Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) to the members of the Central Massachusetts Regional Stormwater Coalition (CMRSWC) in July 2018. Includes information on EPA NPDES permit, certification, SWMP team, receiving waters, eligibility, public education and outreach, public involvement and participation, and illicit discharge detection and elimination.

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CMRSWC SWMP Presentation - July 2018

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  1. Stormwater Management Program (SWMP)Presentation tomembers of the Central Massachusetts Regional Stormwater Coalition (CMRSWC)July, 2018

  2. Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) From your 2003 Permit or most recent annual report Click here to look up your permit number.

  3. EPA NPDES Permit Number • https://www.epa.gov/npdes-permits/2003-small-ms4-general-permit-archives-massachusetts-new-hampshire#2003-ms4-docs-annual-report-info

  4. Certification • Principal Ranking Officer OR Ranking Elected Official • Authorized Representative • Authorized representative • Authorized in writing • Specify person or position being authorized • Written authorization is signed, dated , and attached to SWMP • Put link on website

  5. Authorization Date you submitted your NOI Link to where your NOI lives on your Town website Enter Date from Authorization Letter Link to where your Authorization Letter lives on your Town website Authorization Letter is anticipated to take up to 30 days

  6. SWMP Team • Use your NOI to fill out this section • All responsible parties will need to be identified when you fill out the NOI

  7. Receiving Waters This was already filled out and approved in your NOI. Provide link or copy table from Part II of the NOI

  8. Receiving Waters cont. • Already identified in your NOI • Underscores the importance to post your NOI online • NOI can also be attached and referenced • This info should be updated annually as you learn more about your system • Specifically, the number of outfalls draining to particular receiving water segments

  9. Eligibility: Endangered Species and Historic Properties • Transfer all info from already completed and authorized NOI • Include any specific info required by the USFWS or state or tribal historical preservation representatives • Include as an attachment if applicable

  10. MCM 1: Public Education and Outreach Name of outreach material. Example: Scoop the Poop flyer Fill these out last, if at all Ideally this would be a link so you do not have to attach the document Brief description of the document or outreach materials. Flyer, social media post, poster, video, etc. Include as an attachment where applicable Use drop down menu to select audience Choose responsible party or department, use info from your NOI Critical information to keep track of. See next slide for ways to track measurable goals

  11. MCM 1: Public Education and Outreach • Options for measuring Education and Outreach • # of flyers distributed • # of unique page visits for web-based materials • # of followers, likes, and interactions on social media • # of subscriptions for newspaper and newsletter distributed content • # of permit applications received • # of dog licenses bought/renewed for the year

  12. MCM 1: Public Education and Outreach • Refer to your NOI • Use materials from the following: • Think Blue MA • https://www.thinkbluemassachusetts.org/ • MassDEP • https://www.mass.gov/guides/stormwater-outreach-materials-to-help-towns-comply-with-the-ms4-permit • These materials are also available on your Jump Drive in the folder: • Outreach Materials • Refer to the links provided here for social media posts

  13. MCM 1: Public Education and Outreach

  14. MCM 2: Public Involvement and Participation Fill these out last, if at all Consider creating a webpage dedicated for your SWMP Find info in NOI Fill these out last, if at all Include info from your NOI. Municipality can link any Annual Report documents online and solicit comment that way or through a press release. Find info in NOI

  15. MCM 2: Public Involvement and Participation • Fill out the text boxes and use the Add BMP button to take credit for additional public participation activities such as websites, hotline, clean-ups, and stormwater committees. Do not overcommit to new activities. Example: Earth Day Cleanup Fill these out last if at all Hyperlink to promotional flyer The Town conducts an annual Earth Day Cleanup at the following locations. Clean ups include the removal of trash and debris from these waterways. DPW, ConComm staff # of promotional flyers distributed # of volunteers attending Amount of debris removed Use this button to add lines for additional BMPs

  16. MCM 3: IDDE This should already be completed • Legal authority typically is in the form of a Town By-Law. Some towns have IDDE and stormwater regulations through their BoH. • Once identified as an illicit discharge the issue is required to be eliminated as expeditiously as possible. If the illicit discharge is unable to be eliminated within 60 days the permittee must report the date of identification and provide a schedule for elimination.

  17. MCM 3: IDDE • There is a example tracking table and section in the IDDE program template • Can be included as part of the written IDDE plan or kept as a stand alone document. • Use this contact info or other locally available contact info to complete the SSO review.

  18. MCM 3: IDDE • This tracking table includes all of the info required to comply with the MS4 permit. Not all of this info will be available for each identified SSO.

  19. MCM 3: IDDE List from NOI Year 2 Year 10 • Pipes • Manholes • Catch basins • Refined catchment delineations • Outfalls • Receiving waters • Interconnections • Treatment Structures (Municipally Owned) • Waterbodies with use impairments • Initial catchment delineations

  20. MCM 3: IDDE • Written plan needs to be completed by end of Year 1 (June 30, 2019) Can be included as an attachment to the SWMP or a stand alone document List from NOI Can be included as an attachment to the SWMP or a stand alone document

  21. MCM 3: IDDE • IDDE Template already available • Includes all necessary items • SSO Inventory • Outfall Inventory and Priority Ranking • Outfall Inspection Forms

  22. MCM 3: IDDE

  23. MCM 3: IDDE

  24. MCM 3: IDDE The Town conducts annual IDDE training of relevant staff. Training includes, but is not limited to, proper identification of illicit discharges, SSO identification, outfall inspection, etc. Typical attendees include: (List typical Depts. Who would send staff) List from NOI From the permit:

  25. MCM 4 : Construction Site SW Runoff Control

  26. MCM 4 : Construction Site SW Runoff Control This should already be completed Link Current Regulation Typically through Conservation Commission or Planning Board • Written procedures need to be completed by end of Year 1 (June 30, 2019) Written procedures may already be outlined in the current Town/City regulations. See info on required sections on next slide. Typically through Conservation Commission or Planning Board Example: http://spencerma.gov/Pages/SpencerMA_Dev/ZoningBy-law.pdf

  27. MCM 4 : Construction Site SW Runoff Control • Procedures shall include: • Develop a set of Guidelines for the Site Plan Review Process • Submission Checklists • Statutory Timelines • Outline compliance with Stormwater Ordinance and E&S Ordinance • Enforcement • Incorporate as part of Zoning Bylaw or stand alone bylaw • Resources • MassDEP Erosion Control Guidelines • https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2016/08/qz/esfull.pdf • CTDEEP Guidelines for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control • http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2720&q=325660&deepNav_GID=1654%20

  28. MCM 4 : Construction Site SW Runoff Control • Written plan needs to be completed by end of Year 1 (June 30, 2019) Incorporate into Stormwater or Erosion Control By-Law if not already done Outline frequency and content of inspection, reporting procedures, enforcement mechanism. Can Town staff perform the work? Consultant? If so who pays the consultant? Applicant directly responsible? If so by-laws needs to clearly outline requirements for inspector qualifications and reporting to be enforceable

  29. MCM 4 : Construction Site SW Runoff Control • Site Inspection and Enforcement (Year 1) • Examples

  30. MCM 5 : Post Construction SW Management

  31. MCM 5 : Post Construction SW Runoff Control Written plan needs to be completed by end of Year 2 (June 30, 2020) • Link to Stormwater Management By-law Typically Conservation or Planning, with Engineering Support • StormwaterManagement By-law for New Construction and Redevelopment • Specific Requirements to meet the MassDEPStormwater Handbook • Incorporate Additional SWQ based on local conditions • Volume attenuation • Post Construction Reporting Procedures • As-Builts • Annual Reporting

  32. MCM 5 : Post Construction SW Runoff Control • Post Construction Ordinance (Year 2) • Stormwater Bylaw Example - Southborough • https://www.southboroughtown.com/sites/southboroughma/files/uploads/rev_sw_regs_nov_2015.pdf • Stormwater Bylaw Example - Northampton • https://ecode360.com/13265221#13265221 • Includes Annual Reporting

  33. MCM 5 : Post Construction SW Runoff Control Written plan needs to be completed by end of Year 4 (June 30, 2022) • Link to Zoning Bylaw, Subdivision Bylaws, or Design Standards Typically Planning • Review current regulations • Develop recommendations to address reduced impervious, etc • Parking requirements • Roadway design standards • Site plan regulations

  34. MCM 5 : Post Construction SW Runoff Control • Written plan needs to be completed by end of Year 4 (June 30, 2022) Link to memo or report, or By-Law if already incorporated Input needed from Planning, Engineering, Conservation • Green Infrastructure Report (Year 4) • Evaluate current regulations • Make recommendations to revise regulations to promote • Green Roofs • Infiltration • Rain water harvesting

  35. MCM 5 : Post Construction SW Runoff Control • Written plan needs to be completed by end of Year 4 (June 30, 2022) Link to memo or report Input needed from DPW, Planning, Engineering, Conservation, etc • List of Potential BMP Retrofits (Year 4) • Review current municipal facilities • Roadway retrofits • Critical areas • Be Strategic

  36. MCM 6 : Good Housekeeping

  37. MCM 6 : Good Housekeeping Written plan needs to be completed by end of Year 2 (June 30, 2020) Link to memo or report Inventory of sites – include here or within overall document • Parks and Open Space O&M (Year 2) • Inventory Facilities • Establish procedures for storage and application of chemicals • Pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers • Formalize procedures for lawn and vegetation management • Trash management

  38. MCM 6 : Good Housekeeping Written plan needs to be completed by end of Year 2 (June 30, 2020) Link to memo or report Inventory of sites – include here or within overall document • Buildings and Facilities O&M (Year 2) • Inventory facilities where pollutants are exposed to runoff • Establish procedures for storage and handling of chemicals • Petroleum products or others with pollution potential

  39. MCM 6 : Good Housekeeping Written plan needs to be completed by end of Year 2 (June 30, 2020) Link to memo or report Inventory of vehicles and equipment – include here or within overall document • Vehicles and Equipment O&M (Year 2) • Evaluate current practices • Procedures for storage of vehicles and equipment • Fueling – large vehicles and small equipment • Maintenance • Vehicle wash procedures

  40. MCM 6 : Good Housekeeping Written plan needs to be completed by end of Year 2 (June 30, 2020) Link to overall procedure document Create an overall document for Town-wide Stormwater Infrastructure Typically DPW, engineering • Infrastructure O&M (Year 2) • Utilize previously created inventories, GIS • Create overall document for municipal stormwater infrastructure • Include details on each specific area of concern • Create a modular document to include the following required BMP’s

  41. MCM 6 : Good Housekeeping Written plan needs to be completed by end of Year 1 (June 30, 2019) Link to overall procedure document, (or stand alone if preferred) Typically DPW, engineering • Catch Basin Cleaning Program (Year 1) • Utilize inventory to develop a basic plan • Prioritize structures near critical areas • Document levels of sedimentation • Adjust plan based on data each year • Adjust plan to include areas adjacent to/impacted by construction. • Annual report of total structures inspected, cleaned and volume of material removed.

  42. MCM 6 : Good Housekeeping Written plan needs to be completed by end of Year 1 (June 30, 2019) Link to overall procedure document, (or stand alone if preferred) Typically DPW, engineering • Street Sweeping Program (Year 1) • Establish and implement formal procedures • Includes both roadways and municipal parking lots • Frequency based on priority • TMDL/Critical areas • High usage/known history • Specify storage area and procedures for sweepings • Report number of miles and volume of sweepings

  43. MCM 6 : Good Housekeeping Written plan needs to be completed by end of Year 1 (June 30, 2019) Link to overall procedure document, (or stand alone if preferred) Typically DPW • Winter Road Maintenance (Year 1) • Salt/Sand Storage and Handling, Loading • Snow Storage • Town Wide and at individual sites • Minimize Salt/review alternatives

  44. MCM 6 : Good Housekeeping Written plan needs to be completed by end of Year 1 (June 30, 2019) Link to overall procedure document, (or stand alone if preferred) Typically DPW, input from Engineering and Conservation • Stormwater Treatment Structure I&M (Year 1) • Develop procedure for inspection of BMP’s • Proprietary Systems • Basins • Swales, Biofiltration • Annual Inspection at a minimum • Consult the MA Stormwater Handbook for recommendations • Manufacturers literature for proprietary systems

  45. MCM 6 : Good Housekeeping Written plan needs to be completed by end of Year 2 (June 30, 2020) Link to each facility SWPPP Typically DPW, input from engineering and conservation • Facility SWPPPs (Year 2) • Develop and fully implement SWPPP’s for each required facility • Maintenance facilities, transfer stations, DPW yards • Also any facility that houses potential pollutants • Review internally • Review previous workshops for SWPPP preparation and guidance

  46. TMDLs and Impaired Waters Clear TMDLs and impairments and only check those that apply to your municipality. TMDLs and Impairments that apply are listed on next two slides

  47. TMDLs • This section applies if your MS4 discharges to waterbodies with TMDL requirements. Extra Requirements in Appendix F • Grafton • Marlborough • Northborough • Shrewsbury • Westborough • Ashland • Hopkinton • Natick Charles River Watershed; subject to Phosphorus reduction requirements in Appendix F, Part A.I Assabet River Watershed; subject to Phosphorus reduction requirements in Appendix F, Part A.V • Auburn • Charlton • Dudley • Grafton • Leicester • Millbury • Oxford • Shrewsbury • Spencer • Auburn • Charlton • Dudley • Leicester • Millbury • Oxford • Palmer • Paxton • Rutland • Southbridge • Spencer • Sturbridge Lake or Pond Phosphorus TMDL; subject to Phosphorus reduction requirements in Appendix F, Part A.II Long Island Sound Watershed; subject to Nitrogen discharge requirements in Appendix F, Part B.I Subject to Bacteria or pathogens TMDL and reduction requirements in Appendix F, Part A.III • Hopkinton • Natick

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