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Home My WebLink AboutNCS000444_APPLICATION_20021031STORMWATER DIVISION CODING SHEET M54 PERMITS PERMIT NO. 9(,-s DOC TYPE ❑FINAL PERMIT ❑� ANNUAL REPORT . �i4PPLICATION ❑ COMPLIANCE ❑ OTHER ,0 0, DOC DATE ❑ YYYYMMDD State of North Carolina OFFIC USE ONLY Department of Environment & Natural Resources. Date Rec'd Division of Water Quality Fee Paid Permit Number NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT APPLICATION FORM This application form is for use by public bodies seeking NPDES stormwater permit coverage for Regulated Public Entities (RPE) pursuant to Title 15A North Carolina Administrative Code 2H .0126. A complete application package includes this form and three copies of the narrative documentation required in Section X of this form. This application form, completed in accordance with Instructions for completing NPDES Small M54 Stormwater Permit Application (SWU-270) and the accompanying narrative documentation, completed in accordance with Instructions for Preparing the Comprehensive Stormwater Management Program Report (SWU-268) are both required for the application package to be considered a complete application submittal. Incomplete application submittals may be returned to the applicant. I. APPLICANT STATUS INFORMATION a. Name of Public Entity Lowell Seeking Permit Coverage b. Ownership Status (federal, Local state or local c. Type of Public Entity (city, City town, county, prison, school, etc. d. Federal Standard Industrial SIC 91 - 97 Classification Code e. County(s) Gaston f. Jurisdictional Area (square 2 miles g. Population Permanent 2667 (according to the 2000 census Seasonal (if available) h. Ten-year Growth Rate -.01 i. Located on Indian Lands? ❑ Yes ®No II. RPE / MS4 SYSTEM INFORMATION a. Storm Sewer Service Area (square miles 2 b. River Basin(s) Catawba c. Number of Primary Receiving Streams 2 d. Estimated percentage of jurisdictional area.containing the following four land use activities: • Residential 75 • Commercial 5 • Industrial 5 • Open Space 15 Total = 100% this was established using the official zoning map e. Are there significant water quality issues listed in the attached application report? ❑ Yes ® No Page 1 SWU-264-103102 NPDES RPE Stormwater Permit Application III. EXISTING LOCAL WATER QUALITY PROGRAMS a. Local Nutrient Sensitive Waters Strategy ❑ Yes ® No b. Local Water Supply Watershed Program ® Yes ❑ No c. Delegated Erosion and Sediment Control Program ❑ Yes ® No d. CAMA Land Use Plan ❑ Yes ® No Receiving Streams Complete a table (as shown in Table I below) for each river basin within the MS4 service area. The web sites and resource contacts listed below under Information Sources will help you locate the information you need. Information Sources: Which river basin are you in? http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/basinwide/whichbasin.htrn Stream Index Numbers: http:l/h2o.enr.state.nc,us[bims/Reports/rcportsWB.htmi Water Quality Classifications http://h2o.enr.state.ne.us/bims/Reports/i-eportsWB.html Basinwide Water Quality Plans: http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/basinwide/index.htmI 303(d) List: http:/1h2o.enr.state.nc.us/mtu/download.htmi Table 1. River Basin Receiving Stream Name Stream Segment Water Quality Classification Use Support Rating Water Quality Issues South Fork Catawba 11-129- (15.5) WS-V Not Related Duharts Creek 1 1-129-19 WS-V Not Related IV. CO -PERMIT APPLICATION STATUS INFORMATION (Complete this section only if co -permitting) a. Do you intend to co -permit with ❑Yes ®No a permitted Phase I entity? b. If so, provide the name and permit number of that entity: • Name of Phase I MS4 • NPDES Permit Number c. Do you intend to co -permit Yes ®No with another Phase II entity? d. If so, provide the name(s) of the entity: e. Have legal agreements been finalized between the co- ❑ Yes ® No ermittees? V. RELIANCE ON ANOTHER ENTITY TO SATISFY ONE OR MORE OF YOUR PERMIT OBLIGATIONS (If more than one, attach additional sheets) Page 2 SWU-264-103102 NPDES RPE Stormwater Permit Application a. Do you intend that another entity perform one or more of our permit obligations? ® Yes ❑ No b. If yes, identify each entity and the element they will be implementing • Name of Entity NCDENR • Element they will implement Soil and Erosion Control • Contact Person Matt Heller • Contact Address 919 N. Main St. Mooresville, NC 28115 • Contact Telephone Number 704-663-1699 c. Are legal agreements in place __ to establish responsibilities? Yes ®No VI. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY (OPTIONAL) The signing official may delegate permit implementation authority to an appropriate staff member. This delegation must name a specific person and position and include documentation of the delegation action through board action. a. Name of person to which permit authority Ben T. Blackburn has been delegated b. Title/position of person above City Manager c. Documentation of board action delegating permit authority to this person/position must be provided in the attached application report. VII. SIGNING OFFICIAL'S STATEMENT Please see the application instructions to determine who has signatory authority for this permit application. If authority for the NPDES Stormwater permit has been appropriately delegated through board action and documented in this permit application, the person/position listed in Section VI above may sign the official statement below. 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. Signature Name Ted Horne Title Mayor Street Address 101 West First St. PO Box City Lowell State NC Zip 28098 Telephone 704-824-3518 Page 3 SWU-264-103102 NPDES RPE Stormwater Permit Application Fax 704-824-4700 E-Mail VIII. MS4 CONTACT INFORMATION Provide the following information for the person/position that will be responsible for day to day implementation and oversight of the stormwater program. a. Name of Contact Person Ben T. Blackburn b. Title City Manager c. Street Address 101 West First St. d. PO Box e. City Lowell f. State NC g. Zip 28098 h. Telephone Number 704-824-3518 i. Fax Number 704-824-4700 j. E-Mail Address Page 4 SWU-264-103102 NPDES RPE Stormwater Permit Application IX. PERMITS AND CONSTRUCTION APPROVALS List permits or construction approvals received or applied for under the following programs. Include contact name if different than the person listed in Item VIII. If further space needed, attach additional sheets. a. RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Program b. UIC program under SDWA c. NPDES Wastewater Discharge Received Permit Number d. Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Program e. Non Attainment Program f. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Pollutants (NESHAPS) reconstruction approval g. Ocean dumping permits under the N/A Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act h. Dredge or fill permits under section 404 of CWA X. NARRATIVE APPLICATION SUPPLEMENT: STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM REPORT Attach three copies of a comprehensive report detailing the proposed stormwater management program for the five-year permit term. The report shall be formatted in accordance with the Table of Contents shown below. The required narrative information for each section is provided in the Instructions for Preparing the Comprehensive Stormwater Management Program Report (SWU-268). The report must be assembled in the following order, bound with tabs identifying each section by name, and include a Table of Contents with page numbers for each entry. 1. Stormwater Management Program Plan You must develop, implement, and enforce a stormwater management program (SWMP) designed to reduce the discharge of pollutants from your small MS4 to the maximum extent practicable (MEP), to protect water quality, and to satisfy the appropriate water quality requirements of the Clean Water Act. The SWMP must be developed and fully implemented within five years from the effective date of the issued NPDES Stormwater permit. For each of the measures listed below, provide a table that summarizes what best management practices will be used, the frequency of the BMP, the measurable goals for each BMP, the implementation schedule, and the responsible person or position for implementation. An example BMP summary table is provided in Appendix A. Page 5 5Wu-269-103102 NPDES RPE Stormwater Permit Application 1.1. Public Education and Outreach on Storm Water Impacts You must implement a public education program to distribute educational materials to the community or conduct equivalent outreach activities about the impacts of storm water discharges on water bodies and the steps that the public can take to reduce pollutants in storm water runoff. Include the following information to explain your proposed program to meet these requirements. 1.11. BMP Summary Table See Appendix A 1.1.2 Target Audience: Explain the target audiences for your education program. Target audiences should those likely to have significant storm water impacts (including commercial, industrial and institution entities). Describe why those target audiences were selected. The city has targeted the households, employees, and all commercial operation. All of these group will have an effect on storm water. The house holds may dam up and cause rerouting of the flow, while the commercial activities may increase the amount of impervious area thus resulting in runoff. 1.1.3 Target Pollutant Sources: Explain what target pollutant sources your public education program is designed to address and why those sources are an issue for your MS4. Trash: Trash will not only contaminate to water within the MS4 but may also cause problems for the water treatment plant, which is located down stream of the MS4 discharge Sediment: Sedimentation will not only increase the cost of production for our water plant but also can clog pipes and other transportation equipment for the storm water Disposal of household chemicals and used oil: Used oil will contaminate the ground water. The ground water is were the City source of water is ultimately obtained from. Application of lawn care products: Lawn care products which are applied and allowed to run off into the system help to provided nitrate which several organism live off of. These organisms often have a negative impact on the system Car Washing. As a largely residential community car washing can have a dramatic effect on the pollutant in the runoff. 1.1.4 Outreach Program: Describe your outreach strategy, including the mechanisms (e.g., printed brochures, newspap( media, workshops, etc.) you will use to reach your target audiences , and how many people do you expect to reach your outreach strategy over the permit term. Explain how you plan to inform individuals and households about i steps they can take to reduce storm water pollution and how you plan to inform individuals and groups on how become involved in the storm water program (with activities such as local stream and beach restoration activities). Lowell will be using a number of different outreach programs. The city will develop a printed media that can be ran a local newspaper, and placed at key public location. The city may also explore the use of mass mailing. These mailing may be placed in the utility bills or as a separate insert in the bills. Also with this program there will be several public hearing on the proposed ordinances that the people may attend. The city predicts that at least 2,000 people of its current population of around 2,600 will be aware of the Stormwater and the problems associated with illicit discharge by the end of the fifth year. 1.1.5 Decision Process: Document your decision process for the development of a storm water public education and outreach program. Your rationale statement must address your overall public education program and the individual BMPs, measurable goals and responsible persons for your program. The responsible person for the educational program will be the City Manger Ben Blackburn. The program will be aimed at the general population and the commercial activities that take place with in the city jurisdiction. The city will prepare an education plan in the coming years that will outline each step that will be needed for an effective program. The city will then develop printed material that may be distributed on a number of different pollutants and programs. The city will also educate the employees who serve the citizen to ensure that they are capable of answering any question that might come up. Page 6 SWU-264-103102 NPDES RPE Stormwater Permit Application 1.2 Public Involvement and Participation You must at a minimum, comply with State, Tribal. and local public notice requirements when implementing a public involvement/participation program. You can use this minimum requirement as you[ - program for public involvement. If so, please provide appropriate documentation of the process followed and copies of the public notice(s) issued. The City will comply with the public hearing requirements to insures that there is adequate public involvement in the permitting process. The public hearing will be advertised for two consecutive weeks prior to the hearing in a local newspaper of general circulation. The first ad will run no sooner than twenty five days before the meeting and no later then ten days before the meeting. The advertisements will be attached to the permit. 1.3 Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination You must develop, implement and enforce a program to detect and eliminate illicit discharges [as defined in 40 CFR § 122.26(b)(2)] into your MS4. Include the following information to explain your proposed program to meet these requirements. 1.3.1 BMP Summary Table See appendix A 1.3.2 Storm Sewer System Map: Describe how you will develop a storm sewer map showing the location of all outfalls and the names and location of all receiving waters. Describe the sources of information for the maps, and how you plan to verify the outfalls locations. If already completed, describe how you developed this map. Also, describe how your map will be regularly updated. The Storm sewer system map will be completed using information gained from the USGS, and FLMA flood plan maps, local city, and county records. The map will be a paper copy of our current zoning map and will be updated if any new outfalls are located or created. The accuracy will be verified using on site inspection. The map will be keep current by the Public Utilities Director, and will be located in the public utilities warehouse and the City Managers files. The City will complete one fifth of the map every year for the next five years. 1.3.5 Regulatory Mechanism: Describe the mechanism (ordinance or other regulatory mechanism) you will use to effectively prohibit illicit discharges into the MS4 and why you chose that mechanism. If you need to develop this mechanism, describe your plan and a schedule to do so. The city will be examining the county proposed ordinance regulating stormwater. if the proposed ordinance meets the needs of the city then the city will adopt the county ordinance. If the ordinance does not meet the city needs then an ordinance specifically addressing Lowell will be written. 1.3.4 Enforcement: Describe your enforcement procedures and how these will insure that the illicit discharge ordinance is implemented. The city will be relying on the county for enforcement of the ordinance. The county will be using all necessary remedies to ensure that the compliance is achieved. Possible action that may be taken are withholding of the certificate of occupancy to a stop work order issued. 1.3.5 Detection and Elimination: Describe your plan to detect and address illicit discharges to your system, includ discharges from illegal dumping and spills. Consider the use of Best Management Practices (BMPs) such as weather field screening for non -storm water flows, field tests of selected chemicals parameters as indicators Page 7 SWU-264-103102 NPDES RPIE Stormwater Permit Application discharge sources and on -site sewage disposal systems that flow into your storm drainage system. Your descripti must address the following, at a minimum: The City will use a combination of dry weather checks and water sampling to detect and eliminate illegal discharges. Using the data collected from the sampling of the outfalls the City will be able to locate high priority areas and address these through proper education and enforcement. The City will try to locate the illegal discharge of into the Stormwater system when through chemical test an abnormal chemical level is detected. The easiest and simplest way for the City to locate the source is by taking measurement along the feeding and receiving streams until one area can be identified as having the highest concentration. Visual inspection will take place after the area has been identified. 1.3.6 Procedures for locating priority areas which includes areas with higher likelihood of illicit connections (e.g., areas with older sanitary sewer lines, for example) or ambient sampling to locate impacted reaches. Procedures for tracing the source of an illicit discharge, including the specific techniques you will use to detect the location of the source. Illicit connections that can be traced during the collection of water samples will be located. Furthermore gray water will also be addressed through education a program that inform and encourages the citizens to report or correct the discharges. Also the City will be visually inspecting the areas during their normal work duties as soon as we can train our employees to detect these connections. 1.3.8 Procedures for removing the source of the illicit discharge.? The city will plan to eliminate illicit connection or discharges by first educating the population. After the education phase we will develop an ordinance that will provide us with all the enforcement ability given to us by the state. If the violation continues then we will seek help from the regional office for NCDENR. The city will respond to spills into our Stormwater system that have the potential to be hazards. We will use the Hazards Response Guidelines in place in our fire department. 1.3.9 Procedures for evaluation of the plan to detect and eliminate illicit discharges. Our program will be evaluated by using the water quality data collected over the years. If at the end of five years we do not see a degradation of water quality or a decrease in water quality then the program will be determined that it is effective. 1.3.10 Non Stormwater Discharges: Address the following categories of non -storm water discharges or flows (i.e., HL discharges) only if you identify them as significant contributors of pollutants to your small MS4: water line flushi. landscape irrigation, diverted stream flows, rising ground waters, uncontaminated ground water infiltration defined at 40 CFR §35.2005(20)), uncontaminated pumped ground water, discharges from potable water sour( foundation drains, air conditioning condensation, irrigation water, springs, water from crawl space pumps, footi drains, lawn watering, individual residential car washing, flows from riparian habitats and wetlands, dechlorinai swimming pool discharges, and street wash water (discharges or flows from fire fighting activities are excluded from the effective prohibition against non -storm water and need only be addressed where they are identified significant sources of pollutants to waters of the United States). You may also develop a list of other similar occasional incidental non -storm water discharges that will not be addressed as illicit discharges. These non -storm water discharges must not be reasonably Page 8 5WU-264-103102 NPDES RPE Stormwater Permit Application expected (based on information available to the permittees) to be significant sources of pollutants to the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System, because of either the nature of the discharges or conditions you have established for allowing these discharges to your rV1S4 (e.g., activity with appropriate controls on frequency, proximity to sensitive waterbodies, BMPs). You must document in your SWMP any local controls or conditions placed on the discharges. You must include a provision prohibiting any individual non -storm water discharge that is determined to be contributing significant amounts of pollutants to your MS4. At this time the City will allow ail of the above named pollutants to discharge into the system. 1.3.11 Outreach: Describe how you plan to inform public employees, businesses, and the general public of hazards associated with illegal discharges and improper disposal of waste. Include in your description how this plan will coordinate with your public education minimum measure and your pollution prevention/good housekeeping minimum measure programs. The city will be using printed material that can be distributed to the general population through the use of mailers. The public employees will have materials distributed by the city manager on it regular basis that goes over storm water and what effects it can have on the environment. This will coordinate with the BMP's outlined in appendix A. 1.3.12 Decision Process: Document your decision process for the development of a storm water illicit discharge detection and elimination program. Your rationale statement must address your overall illicit discharge detection and elimination program and the individual BMPs, measurable goals, and responsible persons for your program. The city developed the BMPs by examining what it currently has in place. The city has only recently seen enough development pressures to cause concern about storm water runoff and will be addressing this issues using the BMPs outlined in this permit. This includes first mapping the area. Second we must write an ordinance for the city. Third we need to educate the employees and officials on the effects of Stormwater. Lastly is the education of the public. The responsible person for the program as it stands will be the City Manager . 1.3.13 Evaluation: Explain how you will evaluate the success of this minimum measure, including the measurable goals each of the limps. Goal 1 Develop an ordinance. The City will develop an ordinance that is easily understood by the local population. The City will be able to measure the effects of the ordinance by the decrease in the number of illicit connection or discharges. Goal 2 Develop a system map. The City will develop a system map for use as a reference material to developers, citizens, and City official. The City plans on having the whole system mapped in five years. Goal 3 The City will develop a fact sheet that will be placed in public areas in order to ensure that the general public will have access to information on illicit discharges. Goal 4 the City will provide information to the employees on illicit connection. The effects can be measured by noting the employees complaint and if the complaint had merit. Coal 5The City will develop a sop for enforcement. The SOP can be measured by the number of cases cleared each year. Goad 6 The City will develop it data base for tracking enforcement action and illicit discharges. This database will help the City measure the effects of the stormwater controls on the system 1.4 Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control You must develop, implement, and enforce a program to reduce pollutants in any storm water runoff to your small MS4 from construction activities that result in it land disturbance of greater than or equal to one acre. Reduction of storm water discharges from construction activity disturbing less than one acre must be Page 9 SWU-264-103102 NPDES RPE Stormwater Permit Application included in your program if that construction activity is part of a larger common plan of development or sale that would disturb one acre or more. You may indicate your intention to rely on the State Erosion and Sediment Control Program (or a locally delegated program) and the DWQ general stormwater permit for construction activities to meet these requirements. If you choose to develop and implement your own construction site stormwater runoff control program, then you must provide the following information. 1.4.1 BMP Summary Table See appendix A 1.4.2 Regulatory Mechanism: Describe the mechanism (ordinance or other regulatory mechanism) you will use to require erosion and sediment controls at construction sites and why you chose that mechanism. If you need to develop this mechanism, describe your plan and a schedule to do so. If your ordinance or regulatory mechanism is already developed, include a copy of the relevant sections as an appendix. You must establish requirements for: The City will be looking at the sediment and erosion control ordinance developed by the Gaston County Division of Environmental and Natural Resources. This ordinance addresses all major concerns that sediment and erosion controls causes. 1.4.3 Plan Reviews: Describe your procedures for site plan review, including the review of pre -construction site pla which incorporate consideration of potential water quality impacts. Describe your procedures and the rationale how you will identify certain sites for site plan review, if not all plans are reviewed. Describe the estimated numl and percentage of sites that will have pre -construction site plans reviewed. Currently the city does not revi sediment and erosion control measure for new and expanding development. If the city does adopt the county ordinance it the county will review all plans for compliance. If the city does not adopt the county ordinance then a review process will established and an engineering firm contracted for those duties. 1.4.4 Enforcement: Describe your plan to ensure compliance with your erosion and sediment control regulatory mechanism, including the sanctions and enforcement mechanisms you will use to ensure compliance. Describe your procedures for when you will use certain sanctions. Possible sanctions include non -monetary penalties (such a stop work orders), fines, bonding requirements, and/or permit denials for non-compliance. Enforcement for the construction site Stormwater runoff controls will be handled through the county. The county and the city will be able to with hold certificates of occupancy if the regulation of the program are not meet. The enforcement of the ordinance will depend on the agreements in place at the time of adoption. If the city adopts there own ordinance then the city will use all available remedies to enforce the ordinance. 1.4.5 Inspections: Describe your procedures for site inspection and enforcement of control measures, including how J will prioritize sites for inspection. Upon adoption of Gaston County sediment and erosion control ordinance all inspection will be handled by Gaston County. Areas of concern will be prioritize by categorizing their locations. Thus a that are closer to outfalls will receive a higher priority than areas farther away. One area of importance will be the lai located along the South Fork River. 1.4.6 Public Information: Explain your procedures for receipt and consideration of information submitted by the public. Consider coordinating this requirement with your public education program. 7 The city holds regular meeting to which the public may attend and voice there concerns. A citizen may also file a formal complaint with the city if they feel that action has not been taken on the matter. 1.4.7 Decision Process: Document your decision process for the development of a construction site stormwater run control program. The staff and council decided that the best way for a city the size of Lowell to handle the increase in responsibility was to contract with the county for administration of certain programs. 1.4.8 Evaluation: Explain how you will evaluate the success of this minimum measure, including the measurable goals: each of the BMPs. The program will be evaluated by determining how effective the county has been in enforcement and site plan review. If the town can tell that the water has not degraded or has improved the measure will be considered successful.. The samples will help to build a databases that the Town will be able to compare Page 10 SWU-264-163102 NPDES RPE Stormwater Permit Application the quality of water from these test over the next several years. The fist two years of sampling will help to determine a baseline that the last three years of the permit can be compared to. 1.5 Post -Construction Storm Water Management in New Development and Redevelopment 1.5.1 Do you currently have development standards that address Stormwater management on new or redevelopment projects that disturb more than one acre of property. If you answered yes is this an ordinance that required plan reviews, and upkeep of BMP's , describe how it meets the requirements for this permit, and does it address structural and non-structural controls? No 1.5.2 Describe your maintenance program, including enforcement mechanism. The city does provided maintenance of the structural system on as needed bases as determined by the City Manager and Public Works Director. 1.5.3 Describe your plan review process. There is no review process 1.5.4 Of all your current practices and strategies, list the ones that will he used as on -going; BMPs under this permit. None 1.5.5 Do you have requirements for structural BMPs to control Stormwater on site for new or redevelopment activities to control water quality? No 1.5.6 Describe the regulatory mechanism, those controls and how they were selected to control water quality? There are none 1.5.7 Do you have a regulatory mechanism to address post -construction controls for water quality? No 1.5.7 If you don not have standards that address post construction storm water management how will you meet this requirement. The Town does not currently have a regulatory mechanism to control post construction. Lowell will develop a post construction ordinance by year two of the permit. This ordinance will address only post construction requirements. 1.5.8 Describe how you will establish a long term maintenance program and who will pay for this program. The city will be incorporating a policy for long term maintenance of single family developments. Commercial sites will be responsible for their own upkeep of the sediment punds and other BMP's. Individual maintained BMP's shall have an annual report submitted to the city by an appropriate professional. These reports shall contain information on the structural state of the 13MP along with any deficiency that may have developed. 1.5.9 What minimum control will you follow? Lowell will follow the model practices presented in the storm water management rules section (10)(e). 1.5.10 Explain how your community will control the development of fecal coiiform. Lowell will continue to coordinate with the County's Health department to provide an oversight program to ensure proper operation and maintenance of on -site waste water system. The County's Health Department will be the lead agency for this requirements. 1.5.11 What are your priority areas and other condition that may require special attention. The area along the South fork would be our priority area. Other than this area the city cannot note any other special condition or area that may be a priority. 1.5.12 Describe how the city will measure the goals of this program. Page 11 SWU-264-103102 NPDES RPE Stormwater Permit Application The city will determine the effects of this section by tracking the sample obtained from the outfalls and monitoring the pollution levels for a stabilization or decrease. The samples taken in years one and two will be used as a base level to compare the last three years of the permit. This will help the city decide if the program is working. 1.6 Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations You must develop and implement an operation and maintenance program that includes a training component and has the ultimate goal of preventing or reducing pollutant runoff from municipal operations. Using training materials that are available from EPA, your State, Tribe, or other organizations, your program must include employee training to prevent and reduce storm water pollution from activities such as park and open space maintenance, fleet and building maintenance, new construction and land disturbances, and storm water system maintenance. Include the following information to explain your proposed program to meet these requirements. 1.6.1 BMP Summary Table See appendix A 1.6.2 Affected Operations: Specifically list your municipal operations that are impacted by this operation and maintenal program. You must also include a list of industrial facilities you own or operate that are subject to NPD Stormwater General Permits or individual NPDES permits for discharges of storm water associated with indush activity that ultimately discharge to your MS4. Include the permit number and certificate of coverage number each facility. None that we can note. 1.6.3 Training: Describe any government employee training program you will use to prevent and reduce storm wa pollution from activities such as park and open space maintenance, fleet and building maintenance, new constructi and land disturbances, and storm water system maintenance. Describe any existing, available materials you plan use. Describe how this training program will be coordinated with the outreach programs developed for the put information minimum measure and the illicit discharge minimum measure. The city will began a process of education for all employees on the effects of stormwater run off. The employees will be given the material and information by the human resource department and will have discussion with the City Manger and Public Works Director on proper usage of chemicals and the effects on storm water. 1.6.4 Maintenance and Inspections: Describe maintenance activities, maintenance schedules, and long- term inspection procedures for controls to reduce floatables and other pollutants to your MS4. The City will be developing a maintenance plan for the system in the coming years. The plan will include inspection and maintained of areas when it is determined that they have been compromised or degraded. Inspection will be the main source of this identification. The inspection will not only target illicit discharge but will be a review of the system performance. The inspectors will be qualified through training. 1.6.4 Vehicular Operations: Describe your controls for reducing or eliminating the discharge of pollutants from municil parking lots, maintenance and storage yards, waste transfer stations, fleet or maintenance shops with outdoor stor: areas, and salt/sand storage locations and snow disposal areas you operate. The city will explore the possibilities placing materials such as salts and solid waste vehicles under a shelter. The vehicle maintenance will be keep to a minim and proper techniques of spill clean up will be observed. 1.6.6 Waste Disposal: Describe your procedures for the proper disposal of waste removed from your MS4 and your municipal operations, including dredge spoil, accumulated sediments, floatables, and other debris. Non -hazards waste will be disposed of at the local landfill. Hazards waste will be disposed of following the guidelines for hazards waste disposal that the local fire department must follow. 1.6.7 Flood Management Projects: Describe your procedures to ensure that new flood management projects are assessed for impacts on water quality and existing projects are assessed for incorporation of additional water quality protection devices or practices. Lowell will continue to use Page 12 SWU-264-103102 NPDES RPE Stormwater Permit Application the flood plan construction ordinance in the zoning code and any additional FEMA guidelines in order to address these issues. 1.6.8 Existing ordinances: Describe your decision process for reviewing existing ordinances for possible modification address slormwater issues. Currently the City Manager is focusing on revising the City Code and Zoning and Subdivis Code. While undertaking this process he will examine the relevant ordinances for compliance with the storm water per, and rules. 1.6.9 Decision Process: Document your decision process for the development of a pollution prevention/good housekeeping program for municipal operations. Your rationale statement must address both your overall pollution prevention/good housekeeping program and the individual BMPs, measurable goals, and responsible persons for your program. The City will develop a pollution prevention plan as needed for compliance with the permit. Also the City will consider the affected areas of the potential spills and take appropriate steps to limits and control the effects of the spills. 1.6.10 Evaluation: Explain how you will evaluate the success of this minimum measure, including the measurable goals each of the BMPs. `1'he measurable goal will include the identification of areas, which are owned by the City and have a potential to discharge storm waters. Option will be explored as to how the city can decrease the amount of pollutants in the run off. Beginning in year two the City will develop an implement a program were educational material is distributed to all of the employees. Employees who will be in charge of managing. the systems performance will be given additional training to ensure that they will be capable of effectively discharging their duties. Page 13 SWU-264-103102 Y YR ::'YR ... R i ;BM ..Far:Pu6lic a i i :...::Measurable:Goals:.: Res 3 p::: e: P.ositiiiri .IPa P......... _ .- i.....i!.... Prepare and The town will prepare an educational plan that will detail what areas will X X X Town Manager Education al Plan be addressed and materials needed to address these area. Printed Material Develop mailers or statements for the utility bills which can provided information to the customers of the town on storm water and its affects Ion the purity of the water supply. xIxIXIXIX Education of the Provide education materials for the town employees at least once a year X X X X X Employees starting in year one. These will focus on the importance of storm water management and provided the employees with background knowledge so that they may answer question and perform there job responsibility better Outs Develop materials for distribution in the town hall, during meetings, and x x x x x other pubic places, The message will be focused towards the households and will detail what they can do to reduce storm waters. Town Manager Town Manager Town Manager Develop A System Prepare a system map over the five year span of the permit. The map x x I X I X X Town Manager Map will be developed by the public works director under the supervision of the town manager Develop printed Prepare printed material on illicit connection and place the material in X X Town Manager material on illicit areas were the public will have access to the material. Provided contact connections information to report any illicit connection that they may find. Train employees on provided materials and training through the town managers offices on x x I x Town Manager how to detect illicit how to located illicit connections and who to contact when an illicit connection. connection is found Establish a data Establish a computer data base on illicit connection complaints and x x Town Manager base on inspection enforcement action taken also track the inspection of the outfalls and enforcement Develop Standard The town will work with the county in developing procedures for Town Manager procedures for the administrations of the program and responsible areas of each group programs x BMP i=vr:..... Measurable Gaals YR : YR YR YR YR Responsible Pas�tEanlpartY . Construction: site ............ runoff controls Establish a plan Establish a plan review requirement with the county In order to ensure x Town Manager review that sediment and erosion control measure are address during construction Establish an Establish the areas of responsibility between the town and county. Also x Town Manager enforcement develop penalties for non-compliance procedures BMP„For Posh:::: ::::: Measurable Goals YR: 'AR i°-YR :YR YR Responsible PasiE�ort/Party :' :con sfrmctiom site Develop ordinance and policies that address infiil, sediment and erosion controls, built upon areas, The Town will examine the development ordinances that it controls to make sure that they comply will any new requirements materials on pollution prevention techniques. The town will submit the training pollution prevention material with the annual report for public facilities X Town Manager Provide advance The town will provided advance training on maintaining, inspections, x x x Town Manager training for cleaning and disposing of waste for employees who will be involved in the employees who will upkeep of the system. provided upkeep to the system Conduct an The Town will conduct an environmental at priority sites and complete all Environmental audits by year five. Prioritize recommendation as each audit is completed Audit and initiate recommendations in the fiscal year following the audit x X IX Town Manager