2020 Investigations Training Outline

Potential Scenarios
1) Paint waste in a storm drain and creek
2) Private sewer leak in the street caused by fiber
3) Surface washing without controls
4) Trap grease spill in street
Incorporate the Following
Basics
1) Our ordinance, permit & definition of the City's drainage system
2) What is an illicit discharge & what is IDDE
3) GIS maps & GIS app for use in investigations
4) Field observations, field safety & right of entry requirements
Other Agencies
1) Water Management- Water & Sewer Maintenance; Industrial Pre-treatment Team
2) Durham Fire Department- Role in Major Spills
3) Solid Waste- Hydraulic Oil Spills; City Maintained Dumpsters
4) County and State- DCO S&E; DEQ Water Resources & DEMLR
Evidence
1) Public records law- Would you want your grandmother reading this?
2) Photos are your friends- Logos, building permits, license plates, etc
3) Interviews- open ended questions such as "Do you happen to know anything about this?"
4) Figuring out a responsible party- investigations database, CityWorks, SOS, others