stormwater regulations and programs
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Stormwater Regulations and Programs. Law Permits Watershed Programs. Information available at www.swrcb.ca.gov. Stormwater. Precipitation runoff Runoff contacts roofs, walks, streets, vegetation, roads, and earth Runoff washes off pollutants Pollutants also dissolved in precipitation. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Stormwater Regulations and Programs
•Law
•Permits
•Watershed Programs
Information available at www.swrcb.ca.gov
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Stormwater
• Precipitation runoff– Runoff contacts roofs,
walks, streets, vegetation, roads, and earth
– Runoff washes off pollutants
– Pollutants also dissolved in precipitation
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SedimentSediment
Typical Pollutants
HydrocarbonsHydrocarbons
Trash and DebrisTrash and Debris NutrientsNutrients
MetalsMetals
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Typical Concentrations
Pollutant Stormwater a Wastewater b
TOC (mg/L) 15-20 150
Bacteria, MPN/100mL
103-105 108-109
TSS (mg/L) 60-120 200
Total-N (mg/L) 3 40
Source: a: 1985 Caltrans Discharge Characterization Report (2003), b: Water Quality Source: a: 1985 Caltrans Discharge Characterization Report (2003), b: Water Quality (Tchobanoglous and Schroeder), and c: Basin Plan Objectives for various beneficial uses (Tchobanoglous and Schroeder), and c: Basin Plan Objectives for various beneficial uses (Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board)(Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board)
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Clean Water Act (federal)• Goals: Protecting beneficial uses
– Protect fish, shellfish, and wildlife– Protect receiving waters for contact
recreation– Prohibit discharge of toxic pollutants
• National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit required – NPDES is the permitting system used for
stormwater and point source discharges
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Porter Cologne Act
(CA)
Regional Boards
• Establishes Regional Water Quality Control Boards
• Enforces the NPDES system in CA
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• Construction
• Industrial
• Municipal
Stormwater Permits
Permits require the use of Best Management Practices (BMPs)
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BMPs
• Non-structural (usually source controls)– Public education– Erosion control– Good housekeeping– Pollution prevention practices related to
landscaping, lawn care, vehicle washing, pet waste, street and parking lot cleaning
• Structural (treatment): detention basins, sand filters, etc.
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Construction Permit• Statewide construction permit (permits
not usually specific to region or site)
• For all projects that disturb more than one acre
• Must file Notice of Intent (NOI) with Regional Board
• Must prepare a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
• Implement BMPs
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SWPPP• Define project
• Map extent of disturbances & discharge points
• List pollution prevention measures (BMPs)– Entrance/Exit controls– Erosion control (e.g. slope stabilization, silt
fences)– Treatment (e.g. retention and sedimention basins)– Source Controls (e.g. covering materials, concrete
wash-out areas)
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Slope Stabilization
Erosion Control - HydroseedingErosion Control - Hydroseeding
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Silt FenceSilt Fence
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Drain Inlet Protection
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Straw Wattles
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Industrial• Statewide permit available, but
individual permit may be required under certain circumstances
– e.g., Sensitive water body
• Industry-specific permits possible (unique or common problem)– e.g. hydrocarbons from auto dismantlers
• File NOI
• SWPPP required
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Applicable Facilities
• Any facility where “industrial” materials are exposed to stormwater– Manufacturing facilities– Steam power generation– Resource extraction (mining)– Hazardous waste storage and handling– Landfill and recycling facilities– Transportation maintenance yards
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Example BMPs: Covered Storage
Temporary covers Temporary covers difficult to usedifficult to use
Temporary covers Temporary covers difficult to usedifficult to use
BetterBetter
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BMPs: Secondary Containment
BetterBetter
Note: Uncovered containment will Note: Uncovered containment will fill with stormwaterfill with stormwater
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Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)
• Phase I: populations greater than 100,000
• Phase II: just about everyone else, some discretion with the Regional Boards
• Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP) required
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Minimum SWMP Programs
• Public Education and Outreach• Public Involvement and Participation• Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination• Good Housekeeping and Source Control for
Municipal Operations (e.g. street sweeping)• Construction Program Management…• Post-Construction Stormwater
Management…
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Post Construction Post Construction BMPsBMPs
Detention BasinDetention Basin
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Post Construction Post Construction BMPsBMPs
Sand filterSand filter
SedimentationSedimentation
FilterFilter
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Post Construction Post Construction BMPsBMPs
Biofiltration strip and Infiltration TrenchBiofiltration strip and Infiltration Trench
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What is good enough?
• Stormwater usually has no directly enforced numeric standards
– Different from wastewater regulation
• Federal Clean Water Act says “shall require controls to reduce the discharge of pollutants to the maximum extent practicable….”
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Iterative Approach
Implement
Program
Revise SWMP
according tosuccess or failure
Evaluate
Success
DevelopPerformance
Standards(in SWMP)
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What MEP isn’t …
• Infeasible technology • Technology where costs greatly
outweighs pollution control benefits• Technology whose implementation
would violate legal and institutional constraints
(from various court cases)
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When MEP isn’t good enough …
• Most permits have language that prohibits the discharge of stormwater that “causes or contributes to exceedances of water quality objectives”– Standards to protect beneficial uses
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Recent examples: • 6 days in jail and $1,000 fine for an
excavator that didn’t have a permit to work near a creek near Sebastopol. Property owner must restore the site.
• Six L.A. auto dismantlers face criminal charges for not having SWPPPs.
So what happens to violators?
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Who does this affect?
• Civil engineers doing …
– Public works
– Transportation
– Site development
– Modifications to existing infrastructure