Managing Stormwater: Essential Guidelines for Facility Compliance and Best Practices
This guide outlines critical steps for managing stormwater runoff effectively at your facility. Key actions include submitting a Notice of Intent for discharge, understanding general permit requirements, and creating a comprehensive Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3). Regular inspections, proper housekeeping, and meticulous sampling are vital for compliance. This document emphasizes the importance of documentation, ongoing training, and preparedness for spills. By maintaining an up-to-date SWP3, facilities can mitigate contamination risks and ensure adherence to environmental regulations.
Managing Stormwater: Essential Guidelines for Facility Compliance and Best Practices
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When It Rains… Stormwater at Your Facility Bill Gill July 18, 2013
In the Beginning… • Stormwater Runoff Must be Protected from Contamination • Submit a ‘Notice of Intent’ to Discharge Stormwater • General Permits Provide the Requirements • Plan (SWP3) • Thresholds • Sampling • No Exposure is Not an Easy Out
First Steps… • Read Your Permit…Again • Make a Cheat Sheet with Conditions, Sampling, Dates, and Other • Cross Check WebEMS • Cross Check Your SWP3 • Cross Check Your Site Plan • List and Schedule Any Updates
The Plan… • Required by Permit • Site Plan • Potential Sources • House Keeping • Best Management Practices • Sampling • Inspections • Training • Records/Documentation
Sampling/Monitoring… • Adhere to the Permit • Plan Ahead with Pre-Prepared Kits or Contract the Sampling Out • Include Results with the Plan and Submit as Required • Know What is Required if You Exceed a Threshold or Miss a Sample • Don’t Forget Dry Weather Monitoring
BMP’s • House Keeping, House Keeping, House Keeping • Regular Clean Up of Grounds and Parking Lots • Keep Spill Kits Marked, Stocked, and Conveniently Located • Indoors, Covered, Curbed • Signage • Divert or Valve • Check the Bone Yard
Inspections… • Match Your Plan • If One is Missed – Document Why • Check Outfalls • Walk the Property Perimeter • Sign and File with Plan • Follow Up on Any Items Noted & Document • Do One in the Rain
Training… • Anyone that Handles Liquids, Fuels, Materials Outside or on the Dock • Storeroom/Receiving • Anyone that Responds to Spills • What, Who, When, Where to Report • Don’t Forget Contractors
Takeaways… • Read Your Permit • Keep All Documentation Properly Filed • Keep All Plan Materials Up To Date • Plan Ahead for Sampling • Report Spills/Releases • When in Doubt - Ask
Questions… Happiness is an Up To Date SWP3
