central massachusetts regional stormwater coalition agenda for today’s workshop september 26, 2013

Central Massachusetts Regional Stormwater CoalitionCentral Massachusetts Regional Stormwater CoalitionCentral Massachusetts Regional Stormwater Coalition

Agenda for Today’s Workshop

September 26, 2013


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


Basecamp

A. File Sharing Website Coalition CommunitiesB. Email Invite From Tata and Howard to Access Site

https://tatahoward.basecamphq.com/




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


Part 1

USEPA’s Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Program

Training and Outreach Materials

Community Innovation Challenge Grant2013


Stormwater Issues

• Stormwater

• Quality: erosion, runoff, and pollution

• Quantity: flooding, drainage, and development

considerations


Stormwater Issues

Image source: National Forest Service (data from St. Paul, MN)


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.


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.


How is the MS4 Program Administered?

By the StateMaine

VermontConnecticut

Rhode Island

By USEPANew HampshireMassachusetts

Central Massachusetts Regional Stormwater Coalition

USEPA’s Approach to the New MS4 Permit


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Topics for Outreach and Training Materials

AgriculturalAutomotive CareCommercial and Urban SourcesConstruction Erosion and SedimentationFertilizerGames and MediaGeneral Stormwater and Nonpoint SourcesHomeownersIllicit DischargesPet WasteSeptic Systems


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.

central massachusetts regional stormwater coalition agenda for today’s workshop september 26, 2013

Documents

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peoplegis training

impaired water water

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engineered system

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