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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCS000331_DOD Fort Bragg 2021 Annual Report_20210608DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY US ARMY INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, UNITED STATES ARMY GARRISON, FORT BRAGG g , 2175 REILLY ROAD i / FORT BRAGG NORTH CAROLINA 28310-5000 May 24, 2021 SUBJECT: Storm Water Program Annual Report, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Department of Environmental Quality Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources Land Quality Section Stormwater Permitting Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Dear Sir/Madam, Enclosed you will find the Fort Bragg Storm Water Program Annual Report. The report gives a detailed description of the status of the storm water program from 1 April 2020 through 31 March 2021. For further information, please contact Mr. Lee Ward, Chief, Water Management Section at (910) 908-5286. Sincerely, llltw-� 0"- rzRu'o' Monica A. Stephenson Director of Public Works JUN 08 2021 DENR-4. ND QUALITY STORMVVA L':-R RIRWHTTING "6 +fir.. �_ ' • i - Y' _. �� .. b.. y, h j r jj 1 `Y�r Ob -44 7)i rPr.tn rate of P Fort Bragg Stormwater Program Annual Report — Year 10 Monitoring Period: 1 April 2020 — 31 March 2021 I certify under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision, in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations. Monica A. Stephenson Director of Public Works Table of Contents I. Program Summary and Assessment II. Minimum Control Measures Discussions A. Education and Outreach B. Public Involvement C. Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination D. Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control E. Post -Construction Stormwater Management F. Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping G. Monitoring and Evaluation III. Proposed Program Changes Program Summary and Assessment Fort Bragg is authorized to discharge stormwater and continue operation of oil -water separators not associated with wastewater facilities under North Carolina Department of Environment Quality (NCDEQ), Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources Quality, Permit Number NCS000331 (initially effective 1 April 2011 — 31 March 2016, renewal effective 1 April 2016 — 31 March 2021, amended 6, July 2016), hereinafter "the Permit." In accordance with Part III and Part IV of the permit, Fort Bragg hereby submits this report in fulfillment of its annual reporting requirement. This annual report provides the updated status of the Installation's implementation of the Permit requirements, including compliance with the standard of reducing the discharge of pollutants to the Maximum Extent Practicable (MEP). The plan provisions are fully implemented and the best management practices implemented by Fort Bragg are effective. Fort Bragg's MS4 Stormwater Program is adequately funded and staffed to implement and manage provisions of the MS4 Stormwater Plan. Fort Bragg believes the single best indicator of how the Stormwater Management Plan performing is by monitoring the amount of pollution entering the stormwater. The results of this year's Qualitative Monitoring and Dry Weather Outfall Inspection analysis did not detect frequencies of exceedance of water quality standards. Additionally, no detectable trends in concentrations of constituents occurred upon review of the historical stormwater sampling data. II. Minimum Control Measures Discussions A. Public Education and Outreach According to Part 11, Section B of the Phase II permit, the objectives of the Public Education and Outreach measure is to distribute educational materials to the community or conduct equivalent outreach activities about the impacts of stormwater discharges on water bodies and the steps that the public can take to reduce pollutants in stormwater runoff. The target audiences have been identified as construction contractors and inspectors, housing residents, environmental compliance officers, and range operation personnel. The following Public Education and Outreach activities were completed during this year's reporting period: • Fort Bragg has completed its sixteenth year of its stormwater inlet labeling campaign "Only Rain in the Storm Drain". To date, well over seven thousand storm drain markers have been installed or replaced as a component of Fort Bragg's continuing efforts to educate soldiers and their families to better understand the consequences of allowing pollutants to enter our storm drain system. • The initial 20-hour and 8-hour refresher Environmental Compliance Officer (ECO)/Environmental Compliance Assistant (ECA) training continued each month with 902 students trained. Additionally, training and outreach occurred throughout the year at the unit level during the Compliance Assessment Team (CAT) inspections of industrial areas. • WMS continued sediment/erosion control and stormwater controls training on an ad hoc basis during numerous construction site inspections. This training includes project design, NCDEQ requirements, and stormwater control measures installation and maintenance. B. Public Involvement and Participation According to Part II, Section C of the Phase II permit, the objectives of the Public Involvement and Participation measure is to comply with State and local public notice requirements when implementing a public involvement and participation program. The target audience for this measure has been identified as the Installation population and local volunteers that can be involved in stream/lake cleanup or storm drain stenciling activities. The following activities were completed for this year's reporting period. Sustainable Fort Bragg "Green Boot program" continues to enhance our environment through resource stewardship. The goal is to reduce environmental impacts through initiatives such as water conservation, pollution prevention and recycling to name a few initiatives promoted within the installation. • Fort Bragg continued "Operation Clean Sweep" initiatives across the installation. All units on Fort Bragg (over 70,000 Soldiers) participate in the weeklong installation wide clean-up program. The soldiers police -up trash and sweep common areas to include around barracks, offices, parking lots, recreational areas, and roads. C. Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination According to Part II, Section D of the Phase II permit, the objective of the Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination measure is to develop, implement, and enforce a program to detect and eliminate illicit discharges into the State's waters. The following activities were completed or were ongoing within this year's reporting period: Fort Bragg's GIS contains information depicting the stormwater MS4 system information including pipe material shapes and sizes, drainage structures, outfalls, detention/retention basins, and monitoring locations. Data is updated continuous basis. During this reporting period, Water Management section completed approximately 6,300 edits/updates to the Stormwater MS4 system GIS layers. Fort Bragg conducts Dry Weather Outfall inspections of stormwater outfalls. For this reporting year, 194 out of 415 outfalls were inspected. None of the inspections detected any illicit discharges. All Illicit discharges/spills, including sewage, are reported to the Fort Bragg Fire Department/Spill Response Team and/or DPW Environmental Compliance Branch. These reports are then forwarded to NCDENR. Copies of spill reports are maintained in the DPW Environmental Compliance Branch. From 1 April 2020 through 31 March 2021, there were zero hazardous substance spills (fuel, oil, gasoline) and one Sanitary Sewer overflow that reached the Fort Bragg storm drain system. Procedures for sanitary sewer overflows are investigated and cleaned up by American States Utilities Service (ASUS, formerly Old North Utilitiets Service (ONUS)) and reported to the contracting officer representative, Stormwater Manager, and NCDNER as necessary. SEWER RELEASES FOR FORT BRAGG COLLECTION SYSTEM SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS (SSO) ESTIMATED VOLUME SURFACE VOLUME SURFACE WATER CAUSE OF DATE LOCATION (al) WATER (gal) NAME SSO N. Lucas and Beaver Debris in 03/1/21 Buff Circle 750 750 Creek Line D. Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control According to Part II, Section E of the Phase II permit, Fort Bragg's compliance with the NCDENR Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources Erosion and Sediment Control Program effectively meets the requirements of the Construction Site Runoff Controls. The following activities were completed within this year's reporting period: Construction Site Runoff Control Program Assessment QTY Active NCDEQ Land Disturbing Permits 43 Completed/Closed Out NCDEQ Land Disturbing 21 Permits Water Management Land Disturbing Project 81 Approvals Water Management/Environmental Clearances 139 Project Reviews Projects Receiving NOVs 1 NCDEQ Erosion & Sediment Control 137 Inspections Water Management Erosion & Sediment 67 Control Inspections Publicly Reported Construction Site Issues 0 E. Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls According to Part II, Section F, 2 of the Phase II permit, to comply with the Post Construction requirements in 15 NCAC 02H Section .1000, Fort Bragg shall submit, for approval, plans, supplement forms, specifications, and calculations to the Division for all projects, including public roads and bridges, that disturb greater than or equal to one acre including projects less than one acre that are part of a larger common plan of development. Fort Bragg may reference their approved base wide SCM O&M Plan to meet a project's O&M requirements. Additionally, to protect water quality in North Carolina rivers, streams, and lakes, and the existing uses of such surface waters for their scenery, swimming, boating, as well as for commercial and recreational fishing Fort Bragg shall maintain an inventory and all plans and documents for Stormwater Control Measures approved by the State after July 1, 2007. Fort Bragg shall inspect and maintain all Stormwater Control Measures approved by the State after July 1, 2007 in accordance with the schedule developed by Fort Bragg The following activities were completed this reporting period: Post -Construction Site Runoff Controls Program Assessment QTY Stormwater plans reviewed/submitted for 41 State a p p r o v a l Reviews 6 submitted Stormwater Control Measures approved by the 255 State after July 1, 2007 total inventory Stormwater Control Measures total inventory on 821 Ft Bragg Stormwater Control Measures added 17 Stormwater Control Measures inspections. 575 Stormwater Control Measures completed routine 1725 maintenance procedures. F. Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations According to Part II, Section G, of the Phase II permit, the objective of the Pollution Prevention measure is to implement a program that has a training component and has the ultimate goal of preventing or reducing pollutant runoff. The majority of industrial activities on Fort Bragg are located in the cantonment area. ECO's and ECA's are trained in areas of good housekeeping, materials management, spill control, stormwater management, and wash rack/oil-water separator (OWS) management. Compliance in these areas is determined by formal inspections performed by the Compliance Assessment Team. Operation and Maintenance Division Road Section sweeps leaves and debris from streets/roads, airfields, and parking lots. The following activities were completed within this year's reporting period: • The Compliance Assessment Team conducted 1,863 Inspections of all military units, directorates and contractors that produce hazardous waste (HW) or Universal Waste (UW) to ensure compliance with applicable Federal, State and DOD environrnerntal regulations. • Water Management Section continuously updates GIS Outfall, sampling locations, and stormwater control measures maps. • Continued use of OWS systems to capture oil and grease from vehicle and equipment cleaning. Fort Bragg has an O&M Plan for oil -water separators. ECOs and ECAs inspect their industrial areas once each month. • Fort Bragg continues street sweeping activities to remove leaves and debris from streets/roads, airfields, and parking lots. A total of 9,575 miles were swept during this reporting period. • Continued to ensure that Fort Bragg personnel are properly trained for pesticide, herbicide, and fertilizer application according to DOD instruction 4150.07. • Continued the 20-hr ECO/ECA Training Class providing information on pollution prevention, spill prevention/response procedures, and good housekeeping practices. The Compliance Assessment Team trained 902 students in the ECO/ECA course. • Fort Bragg's Qualified Recycling Program recycled 93,384.92 tons of concrete, cardboard, paper, glass, brass, tires, plastics, lead acid batteries, cooking oil, cooper, used motor oil, and Jet Fuel (JP8). These recycled products all contribute to the goal of reducing or eliminating potential pollutants that may impact stormwater. Fort Braggs Grease Interceptor Consolidation and Management Plan and the Grease Control Plan minimize discharge of fats, oils and grease into the sanitary sewer collection system to reduce overflows. • Vegetation, sediment and trash removal maintenance was conducted prior to the accomplishment of the semiannual qualitative monitoring of 87 outfalls. G. Monitoring & Evaluation As required by Part II, Section J of Permit No. NCS000331, Cutoff Concentrations. For each parameter, the arithmetic mean of all analytical sampling results collected during the term of the permit shall be calculated for each individual outfall and compared to the cut-off concentrations listed below. At a minimum, Fort Bragg must perform analytical sampling during the first year of the permit. If the analytical results fall at or below the cutoff concentrations listed below, Fort Bragg is not required to sample that parameter at that outfall for the remainder of the permit. If analytical results exceed the cutoff concentration, subsequent sampling is required annually. Each year, Fort Bragg has the option to assess if the arithmetic mean of data collected for each parameter at each outfall is below the cutoff concentration. If the arithmetic mean is less than the cutoff concentration then Fort Bragg is not required to continue analytical monitoring for that parameter at that outfall during the remainder of the term of the permit unless a significant change in the operations in the drainage area occurs. Fort Bragg has elected to use the option of arithmetic mean. Table 1 provided below summarizes the sampling Arithmetic Mean results. Parameter Cut-off Concentration Oil and Grease 30 mg/I pH (do not take average, use most recent pH sample result) 6-9 standard units TSS 100 mg/I Table 1: Arithmetic Mean Outfall # Total Suspended Oil & Grease PH Solids(TSS) (mg/1) (mg/1) 3 26.56 <5.0 7.5 18/19 19.83 <5.0 6.9 20/21 /176 12.9 <5.0 7.0 22 7.22 <5.0 6.7 39 52.4 <5.0 6.6 53 14.86 <5.0 7.1 61 14.8 6.63 7.5 71 25.11 <5.0 6.7 84 12.17 <5.0 6.8 93 5.14 <5.0 7.5 III. Proposed Program Changes/Updates Update and revise Stormwater Management Plan in accordance with new permit requirements. 2. Update and revise the Installation's Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP).