WS Item 4Innovation ◊ Integrity ◊ Accountability ◊ Commitment to Excellence ◊ Teamwork
Storm Water Management Plan
Improving Water Quality
Purpose
Inform Council and Public of Phase II Requirements
Application for State Permit
Presentation
Christi Upton, Environmental Coordinator
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A 35 Year Perspective
Ohio’s Cuyahoga River Fire of 1952 (and again in 1969)
40% of nation’s waterways are too polluted for fishing and swimming
2,200 annual health advisories against consumption of contaminated fish
Extensive (>8,490 mi2) hypoxic zone (won’t support life) in Gulf of Mexico (2002)
#1 Polluter is the General Public
35 Years since the
Clean Water Act
Still…
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History of Storm Water Policy
Federal pollution control acts
1972 – National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
1987 – Clean Water Act Amendments
1995 – Phase I
> 100,000 in population
1999 – Phase II
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Phase II Storm Water Permit
Permits the discharge of storm water
to Waters of the State from the MS4
Storm Water Management Plan
Five Year implementation
February 11th, 2008 deadline
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Storm Water Management PlanSix Minimum Control Measures
Public Involvement/
Participation
Illicit Discharges
Construction Site Storm
Water Runoff Control
Post-Construction
Storm Water Management
Pollution Prevention/
Good Housekeeping
for Municipal Operations
Public Education
and Outreach on
Storm Water Impacts
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Public Education and Involvement
Requirements:
Outreach activities or materials
Allow public to participate
Southlake’s Goals:
Brochures and Website (Years 2 - 5)
School Program (Yr 5)
Solicit comments from SPIN (Yr 1)
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Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
Requirements:
Detect illicit discharges
Enforce elimination of illicit discharges
Southlake’s Goals:
Map storm sewer system (Yr 1 - 5)
Ordinance to eliminate illicit discharges (Yr 3)
Staff and public to identify and report (Yr 4 - 5)
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Construction Site Storm Water Runoff Control
Requirements:
Enforce erosion and sediment controls
Inspection program
Southlake’s Goals
Ordinance (Yr 2)
Site review procedures (Yrs 3 - 5)
Educate staff (Yr 3)
Educate construction site operators (Yrs 3 - 5)
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Post-Construction Storm Water Management in New Development and Redevelopment
Requirements:
Ordinance
Long-term operation of BMPs
Southlake’s Goals:
Ordinance (Yr 3)
Plan review procedures (Yr 3 - 5)
Inventory (Yrs 4 - 5)
Encourage Low Impact Development (Yrs 3 - 5)
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Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping for Municipal Activities
Requirements:
Housekeeping measures
Install measures where needed
Staff training
Waste disposal
Southlake’s Goals:
Annual staff training (Yrs 1 - 5)
Audit city for needs (Yr 2)
Disposal procedures (Yr 2)
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Reporting to TCEQ
Annual report of activities
Authorized signature
Includes all municipal activities
TCEQ could audit the City for compliance
Summary
Phase II SWMP Plan Required
Deadline – Feb 11, 2008
Builders Roundtable
November 6, 2007
Approximately 90 attended
Spin Standing Committee Presentation
November 13, 2007
Erosion Control Ordinance
Committee Meeting scheduled Jan, 2008
5 Year Implementation Schedule
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Questions?
Christi Upton
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Budget Impact
EPA estimates $9.16 per household
Estimated SL impact - $70 K annually
GAO advised EPA
Personnel Impact
Review/Inspection SWP3 plans and MS4