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Part 2 - What is a SWPPP?
Preventing Stormwater Pollution at Your Public Works Facility:
A 5-Part Workshop Series
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Training Modules
1. Why Stormwater Matters 2. What is a SWPPP?
3. Spill Prevention & Response
4. Materials Management
5. Good Housekeeping
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What is a SWPPP?
• Relation to Clean Water Act & RIPDES
• Contents of site-specific SWPPP
• Exercise: What do we do outdoors?
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Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
• Site (Facility) Specific
• Facility Staff all have a role in implementation
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National Stormwater Discharge Program
• Phased approach by EPA– Phase I – 1990 – large cities– Phase II – 1999 – smaller municipalities &
“public bodies”
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GENERAL PERMITSunder
Rhode Island Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
• Storm Water Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity (Multi-Sector)
• Storm Water Discharge fromSmall Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4)
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General Permit Requirement
• Implement a site-specific Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) developed for each facility with “industrial” activity
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SWPPP requirements
• Facility Associated with a MS4– Section IV.B.6.b.5. of
MS4 General Permit
(Good Housekeeping)
• Multi-Sector– Section IV of Multi-
Sector General Permit
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SWPPP Contents
• Site-specific
• Describe BMPs (Best Management Practices)
• Structural and non-structural controls for reducing or eliminating discharge of pollutants from operations and facilities
• Storm water-related: Outdoors
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SWPPP must describeCOORDINATOR
• Individual responsible for coordinating and implementing practices, inspections, evaluations and updates
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SWPPP must describe FACILITY
o Addresso Number of acreso Size of impervious areaso Number of buildings & what used foro Number & types of vehicleso Number & location of outfallso Number & location of catch basins
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SWPPP must describe “EXPOSED” ACTIVITIES
o Past spills/chronic leaks
o Handling materials & wastes
o Fueling, washing, maintaining equipment
o Underground & above ground storage
o “Allowable non-storm water discharges”
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SWPPP must include SITE MAP
o Location of buildings, storage areas &
activitieso Location of drainage
system, including BMPs
o Location of onflows of runoff from adjacent properties
o Receiving waters
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SWPPP must describe MATERIALS & ACTIVITIES
o Assessment of potential of each to contribute pollutants to storm water discharges
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SWPPP must describe PRACTICES TO CONTROL POLLUTANTS
o Good housekeeping practices
o Preventive maintenance
o Existing/planned BMPs for activities
o How salt/sand piles are stored
o Operating procedures re. fuels
o Vehicle maintenance operations
o Erosion controlso Other runoff
management practices
o Spill prevention & response procedures
o Employee training
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SWPPP must describe PROCEDURES FOR
EVALUATION OF COMPLIANCE
o Visual monitoringo Annual site
inspectionso Record keeping &
reporting
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SWPPP must be AMENDED
• as operations/materials/practices change
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Typical Table of Contents
• INTRODUCTION• MAINTENANCE OF THE PLAN• RISK IDENTIFICATION AND
ASSESSMENT/ MATERIAL INVENTORY• STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
CONTROLS• COMPREHENSIVE SITE COMPLIANCE
EVALUATIONS• CERTIFICATION
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Public Works Facility Operations & Maintenance for Stormwater
Management: Employee TrainingBrought to you by:
This program was developed by the Southern Rhode Island Conservation District in partnership with the URI Cooperative Extension RI NEMO Program and the Rhode Island T2 Center. Funding was provided by the RI Department of Environmental Management and the RI Department of Transportation under the Phase II Stormwater Education and Outreach Program.
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Exercise!
What activities are performed outdoors?
Locate on map