3. Local Stormwater Program Promulgated by Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits Activities required by these permits include………..
5. Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Stream Sampling (9 Watersheds) Sample Analysis Outfall Monitoring (954 Outfalls) Sewer Inspection and Separation
6. Industrial and Municipal Facility Runoff Control Inspection of Large-Scale Facilities Municipal – 4 Industrial - 64 Training Enforcement Reports
7. Potential Pollutant Source Inspection and Control Inspection of Small-Scale Businesses (~300) Automotive Shops Automotive Dealers Car Washes Laboratories Waste Management Dry Cleaners Livestock Machine Shops
8. Public Outreach and Education Website Postings Mail Flyers Contractor Instruction Industrial Facility Guidance Homeowner’s Association Presentations
10. Accomplishments Since 2006…. Staff members have been trained and certified in soil erosion and water quality management Inter-Departmental lines of communication and project teams have been established to address stormwater issues Stormwater monitoring, sampling, analysis, and reporting have increased in both quantity and quality The list of monitored contaminants in 3 local impaired streams was reduced from 16 to just 1 Significant progress has been made to get one of the impaired streams de-listed Stormwater detention and retention ponds have been inventoried, inspected, and brought into compliance Some remaining combined sewer systems have been identified and work is underway to locate the remainder
11. Challenges Ever Increasing federal and state regulatory requirements Lack of accurate, comprehensive inventory Aging Infrastructure Pond maintenance Pipe Replacement Sanitary/storm system interflow Limited resources Lack of dedicated funding Little to no survey data Maintenance staff and equipment Sampling/inspection staff and equipment
