When It Rains, It Drains When It Rains, It Drains

An Overview of theAn Overview of the

Hempfield Township’s Hempfield Township’s New Storm Water New Storm Water

Management Management ProgramProgram

Clean WaterClean Water

Let’s Talk About. . .Let’s Talk About. . .

What storm water is and why it What storm water is and why it can be a problem in our can be a problem in our community.community.

What our community is doing What our community is doing to manage storm water and to manage storm water and how these activities will how these activities will benefit us.benefit us.

What is Storm What is Storm Water?Water?

Rain eventsRain events

Snow melt Snow melt

Other surface runoff and Other surface runoff and drainagedrainage

Where Does Storm Water Where Does Storm Water Go In Hempfield Go In Hempfield

Township?Township?

Travels over land Travels over land

Carried through municipal Carried through municipal separate storm sewer system separate storm sewer system (MS4)(MS4)

Discharges into nearby creeks or Discharges into nearby creeks or streams (Brush Creek, Jacks Run, streams (Brush Creek, Jacks Run, Little Sewickley Creek, etc.)Little Sewickley Creek, etc.)

Point Source vs. Nonpoint Point Source vs. Nonpoint SourceSource

POINT source dischargePOINT source discharge– Travels through a conveyance Travels through a conveyance

systemsystem– Regulated under permit programRegulated under permit program

NONPOINT source dischargeNONPOINT source discharge– Runoff that is not a point source Runoff that is not a point source – Addressed through voluntary Addressed through voluntary

programsprograms

Why is Storm Water a Why is Storm Water a Problem?Problem?

Problem: Decrease in Problem: Decrease in qualityquality

Problem: Increase in Problem: Increase in quantityquantity

Cause: DevelopedCause: Developed and disturbed landand disturbed land

Non-Storm Water Non-Storm Water DischargesDischarges

Problem: Non-storm water Problem: Non-storm water discharges contribute to decrease discharges contribute to decrease in receiving stream water qualityin receiving stream water quality

Cause: Illicit discharges Cause: Illicit discharges

Cause: IllicitCause: Illicit connectionsconnections

Storm Water PollutantsStorm Water Pollutants

SedimentSediment

Nutrients (N, P)Nutrients (N, P)

BacteriaBacteria

Biochemical Biochemical Oxygen DemandOxygen Demand

Oil and GreaseOil and Grease

Trace MetalsTrace Metals

Toxic Chemicals Toxic Chemicals (herbicides, (herbicides, pesticides)pesticides)

ChloridesChlorides

Thermal Thermal ImpactsImpacts

PA Water Quality and PA Water Quality and Storm Water ImpactsStorm Water Impacts

Total of 83,161 stream miles in PATotal of 83,161 stream miles in PA– 54% of total assessed54% of total assessed

18.1% of assessed waters degraded18.1% of assessed waters degraded

Urban runoff #3 source of Urban runoff #3 source of impairmentimpairment– 1187 miles of rivers and streams1187 miles of rivers and streams– 14.5% of all impaired river and stream 14.5% of all impaired river and stream

milesmilesFrom 2001 305(b) Report Update

Now We Know About Now We Know About Storm Water and Its Storm Water and Its Impacts on Our Impacts on Our Community. . . Community. . .

But What Are But What Are We Doing About We Doing About

It?It?

Storm Water Permit Program for Storm Water Permit Program for Small Communities (NPDES Phase II Small Communities (NPDES Phase II

Storm Water Program)Storm Water Program)

New federal regulation New federal regulation requires permit for our requires permit for our communitycommunity

PA DEP created state PA DEP created state permitting program to meet permitting program to meet federal regulationfederal regulation

What Does Our Permit What Does Our Permit Require?Require?

Implement a storm water Implement a storm water management program management program consisting of six minimum consisting of six minimum control measurescontrol measures

Track progress toward goalsTrack progress toward goals

Report on our progressReport on our progress

Our Storm Water ProgramOur Storm Water Program(Six Minimum Control Measures)(Six Minimum Control Measures)

Public EducationPublic Education

Illicit Discharge Illicit Discharge Detection and Detection and EliminationElimination

Post-Post-Construction Construction Storm Water Storm Water ManagementManagement

Public Public InvolvementInvolvement

Construction Construction Site Runoff Site Runoff ManagementManagement

Good Good Housekeeping Housekeeping and Pollution and Pollution PreventionPrevention

Public Education and Public Education and OutreachOutreach

Distribute educational Distribute educational materials developed by PA materials developed by PA DEP and US EPADEP and US EPA

How to distribute educational How to distribute educational material throughout the material throughout the communitycommunity

Public Public Involvement/ParticipationInvolvement/Participation

Provide public notice of upcoming Provide public notice of upcoming meetings, events, etc.meetings, events, etc.

Identify and reach out to local groupsIdentify and reach out to local groups

Hold public meeting on the programHold public meeting on the program

Foster and support volunteer programsFoster and support volunteer programs– Water Quality MonitoringWater Quality Monitoring– ““Dump No Waste” Storm Drain StencilingDump No Waste” Storm Drain Stenciling– Stream and Street Clean-UpsStream and Street Clean-Ups

Illicit Discharge Detection Illicit Discharge Detection and Eliminationand Elimination

Updating existing storm water Updating existing storm water ordinance with language prohibiting ordinance with language prohibiting non-storm water dischargesnon-storm water discharges

Develop storm sewer system map Develop storm sewer system map

Implement program to detect non-Implement program to detect non-storm water in systemstorm water in system

Educate community on problems Educate community on problems related to dumping in storm sewersrelated to dumping in storm sewers

Construction Site Storm Construction Site Storm Water Runoff ControlWater Runoff Control

Update existing storm water ordinance to Update existing storm water ordinance to address construction site storm water address construction site storm water managementmanagement

Continue Coordination with Westmoreland Continue Coordination with Westmoreland County Conservation DistrictCounty Conservation District– Erosion and Sediment Control Program Erosion and Sediment Control Program – NPDES Construction Storm Water Permitting NPDES Construction Storm Water Permitting

for Regulated Earth Disturbance Activitiesfor Regulated Earth Disturbance Activities

Educate construction industryEducate construction industry

Post-Construction Storm Post-Construction Storm Water ManagementWater Management

Updating existing storm water Updating existing storm water management ordinance to management ordinance to include storm water quality include storm water quality control and infiltrationcontrol and infiltration

Ensure proper operation and Ensure proper operation and maintenance of post-construction maintenance of post-construction controlscontrols

Pollution Prevention/Pollution Prevention/Good HousekeepingGood Housekeeping

Implement O & M program Implement O & M program that focuses on pollution that focuses on pollution preventionprevention

Train municipal employees on Train municipal employees on good housekeeping practicesgood housekeeping practices

Educate municipal employees Educate municipal employees on pollution preventionon pollution prevention

How Will Our How Will Our Storm Water Storm Water

Program Benefit Program Benefit Our Community?Our Community?

Expected Benefits of Our Expected Benefits of Our Storm Water ProgramStorm Water Program

Enhanced fishingEnhanced fishing Enhanced opportunities for Enhanced opportunities for

recreationrecreation Reduced flood damageReduced flood damage Improved drinking water quality Improved drinking water quality

and lower treatment costsand lower treatment costs Reduced risk of illnessReduced risk of illness Enhanced aesthetic valueEnhanced aesthetic value

How Can You Get How Can You Get Involved?Involved?

Pass on information about the Pass on information about the storm water program to other storm water program to other community residentscommunity residents

Report any storm water issues Report any storm water issues to the Hempfield Township to the Hempfield Township SupervisorsSupervisors

For More Information. . .For More Information. . .

Visit Pennsylvania DEP website at Visit Pennsylvania DEP website at www.dep.state.pa.uswww.dep.state.pa.us directLINK “stormwater” directLINK “stormwater”

Tune in to The Weather Channel for “After the Tune in to The Weather Channel for “After the Storm” on Sunday January 16, 2005 at 7:30 Storm” on Sunday January 16, 2005 at 7:30 pm ESTpm EST

Visit the US EPA website at Visit the US EPA website at www.www.epaepa..govgov//npdesnpdes/stormwater/stormwater

Look for the DEP Pamphlet “When It Rains, It Look for the DEP Pamphlet “When It Rains, It Drains” in your Township NewsletterDrains” in your Township Newsletter