Storm Water Utility Good Housekeeping

Matthew Lake, M.S., CMS4S - Executive Director

MERRILLVILLESTORMWATER UTILITY

Good Housekeeping Success with Implementing BMPs for Municipal Operations

MCM 6 IDEM AUDIT

PRE-AUDIT PREPARATIONS

Review IDEM MCM 6

audit preparation

worksheet.

Compile all relevant

documentation.

Coordinate with all

departments.

AUDIT PREP WORKSHEET

REQUIRES WRITTEN RECORDS

327 IAC 15-13-17(b)(1) A-F

Written documentation (activities, schedules, inspection) for:

Litter pickup

Structure cleaning

Pavement sweeping

Roadside ditch & shoulder stabilization

Planting/care of roadside shoulder vegetation

Remediation of outfall scouring

327 IAC 15-13-17(b)(2) A-H

Controls and SWP3 to reduce or eliminate pollutants from the following:

Salt/sand storage piles

Snow disposal areas

Containment of polluting materials

SOPs for spill prevention/cleanup during fueling

BMPs for vehicle maintenance

Prohibit vehicle wash water into storm sewers

Minimize pesticide & fertilizer use

Proper disposal of animal waste

327 IAC 15-13-17(b)(3)

Procedures for proper disposal of waste materials removed from separate storm sewer system & operational areas

327 IAC 15-13-17(b)(4)

Documentation of new MS4 owned flood management projects assessed for impacts on water quality

Documentation that existing MS4 owned flood management projects are examined for additional BMP devices or

practices

327 IAC 15-13-17(b)(5)

Written documentation that MS4 employees are properly trained with periodic refresher training

327 IAC 15-13-17(c)

Develop measurable goals for this MCM (reduction percentages, timetables)

MEASURABLE GOALS DOCUMENTATION REVIEW

Provide Measureable Goals for MCM 6?

SWQMP – PART C

Written goals and timelines within

your approved Part C

Review commitments in Part C

Assess performance

Update periodically

Personal program

management goals

Will soon revise list of

goals to reflect

program updates

MANAGEMENT GOALS

Incorporating goals for stormwater

quality:

LID retrofit for existing businesses

(goal = 10 businesses by June

2018)

Wetland enhancement and

expansion (goal = increase wetland

habitat by 10% by June 2018)

Convert mow zones to natraulized

areas (goal 10% area by June

2018)

IDEM CLEAN COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

EMPLOYEE TRAINING DOCUMENTATION REVIEW

Provide employee training, documentation, material used, sign-in sheets, agendas, long term schedule?

EMPLOYEE TRAINING

Keep records of all

relevant training

Include webcasts,

certifications, workshops,

conferences etc…

TRAINING SCHEDULE

Plan future

tentative training

sessions and

target audiences

Ensure to train

new employees

within the first 6

months of hire.

STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTRE DOCUMENTATION REVIEW

Provide mapping and characterization of MS4 system and facility maps with

conveyances/outfalls, catch basin cleaning?

Survey grade

GIS mapping

of municipal

infrastructure.

Recommend

getting

additional

data including

inverts,

material type,

condition etc…

INFRASTRUCTURE MAPPING

FACILITY SITE MAP

Maps identify buildings/structures, materials, inlets,

outfalls, conveyances and receiving waters

Ensure outfalls are

inspected, and dry

weather screened.

Conduct sampling to

detect pollutants of

concern

Characterize outfalls

by cataloging

physical parameters Type

Material

Size

Dimensions

OUTFALL INSPECTION

STRUCTURE CLEANING

Jet Vac Schedule (post in facility)

Training (copy in training log

binder)

Proper debris storage and

disposal

Keep “Maintenance Log Binders”

(keep in vactor truck)

MAINTENANCE RECORDS

Merrillville has 6063 inlets and

804,713 feet of storm drains that

are routinely cleaned with our Jet

Vac and viewed with the camera

truck to assess condition. Video

footage is saved for our records.

Information is utilized to identify and

prioritize routine maintenance

projects

INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE

After market pipe nozzles can

be 30-50% more efficient than

conventional sewer nozzles.

Removes more debris and

saves time so more drains can

be cleaned.

IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE

INLET PROTECTION PROJECT FOR MUNICIPAL

FACILITIES & STREETS Permanent inlet treatment devices are

becoming more common for

hydrocarbon filtration.

Requires maintenance, monitoring

and replacement.

Also have vortec separators for new

municipal roadway projects.

FLOOD MANAGEMENT DOCUMENTATION REVIEW

Provide inventory of flood management structures and inspection?

Municipally-owned

detention facilities

are part of MCM 6

Identify and inspect

each facility and

consider options for

BMP retrofits to

enhance stormwater

treatment

MAP AND IDENTIFY ALL DETENTION

FACILITIES

EXISTING DETENTION INSPECTIONS

Hard copies of all inspections are kept in a binder and separated as either municipal or private ownership.

INSPECTION RECORDS

SIGNAGE FOR PONDS AND WATERWAYS

NATURALIZED DETENTION PONDS

Plantings and hydrology shall replicate a more natural environment.

Plantings, including tall prairie grass stands along shorelines of wet ponds, installed as a goose deterrent mechanism.

Different type of O&M compared to traditional basin design.

Total Cost = $2.0 M

Total Flood Storage = 20 acre-ft

TAFT STREET DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

NATIVE VEGETATION

Project Components Two flood storage basins

Wetland Bottom

20 acre-ft

1,200 linear feet of channel

stabilization

3 major culvert crossing

6’ x 4’ Box culverts

1,400 linear feet of 54-inch

storm sewer

Planted with native wetland

and upland seed mix

Modular plan with drainage studies for each

sub-watershed area identifying proposed

improvements and recommendations

“Grant –Ready”

All data is part of a geodatabase

Project prioritization matrix

Identified and prioritized capital

improvement projects estimated over 24

million dollars

Incorporates stormwater quality!

STORMWATER MASTER PLAN

STORMWATER QUALITY

PROPOSED DRAINAGE & WATER

QUALITY PROJECTS

Stream Restoration

Flood Storage Wetland Basins

Conveyance Improvements

Many communities are

installing/retrofitting green practices to

manage stormwater and increase

sustainability of roadways.

Many are roadway redesign with

adjacent rain gardens.

Public works maintenance will be vastly

different.

How to maintain compared to pre-

construction conditions

GREEN STREETS PROJECTS

BEFORE AFTER

Vegetation Management O&M Before:

Mow area weekly.

Keep grass clippings out of the street.

Vegetation Management O&M After:

GREEN STREETS O&M

BEFORE AFTER

Maintenance Activities for Bioretention Area

Activity Schedule

Supplement normal rainfall (at least 1”/week). Replace plants as needed. Inspect all plants to assess additional needs. Inspect site for proper drainage after each 2” or more rain event. Mow non-woody perennial plant dead stalks/dieback in the spring.

First Season

Prune and weed to maintain appearance. Mulch replacement when erosion is evident. Remove trash and debris.

As needed

Inspect inflow points for clogging (off-line systems). Remove any sediment. Inspect filter strip/grass channel for erosion or gullying. Re-seed or sod as necessary. Trees and shrubs should be inspected to evaluate their health and remove any dead or severely diseased vegetation.

Semi-annually

Inspect and remove any sediment and debris build-up. Inspect inflow points and bioretention surface for build-up of road sand associated with spring melt period. Remove as

necessary and replant areas that have been impacted by sand/salt build up. Mow non-woody perennial plant dead stalks/dieback in the spring.

Annually

Replace mulch over the entire area. The planting soils should be tested for pH to establish acidic levels. If the pH is below 5.2, limestone should be applied.

If the pH is above 7.0 to 8.0, then iron sulfate plus sulfur can be added to reduce the pH. (slow release fertilizer)

2 to 3 years

FACILITY MAINTENANCE DOCUMENTATION REVIEW

Facility SWP3, materials inventory, SOPs for stockpiles, composting, maintenance?

FACILITY SWP3 & INSPECTIONS

Ensure essential aspects of

facility SWP3 for inside the

facility is incorporated such

as spill kits,

vehicle/equipment

maintenance, secondary

containment etc…

Ensure essential aspects of

facility SWP3 for outside of

the facility is incorporated

such as BMPs for

stockpiles, infrastructure,

dumpsters, salt/deicing

materials, vehicle/equipment

maintenance, general

cleanup etc…

VEHICLE MAINTENANCE & FUELING DOCUMENTATION REVIEW

Vehicle maintenance practices, washing, inspections, training, inside drains, spill

kits/response, fueling area BMPs?

Ensure there is a designated area for

vehicle maintenance & proper are for

vehicle washing.

Post all MCM 6 posters, labels etc.

Ensure proper documentation is

collected for any spills.

VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AREAS

VEHICLE FLUID STORAGE/CONTAINMENT

Ensure all vehicle fluids are properly

stored labeled and handled.

Train employees on proper spill response

and documentation

FLOOR DRAINS

All facility drains

are marked, enter

triple basin and

outlets to sanitary

system.

Ensure fueling BMPs

include information

regarding automatic shut off,

spill clean up, protection of

nearby storm drains etc…

PUBLIC STREETS OPERATION & MAINTENANCE DOCUMENTATION REVIEW

Sweeping schedule, SOPs for sweeping, roadside ditch, shoulder stabilization and

vegetation, use and storage of deicing materials, snow disposal areas?

STREET SWEEPING

Street Sweeping Schedule (post in facility)

Keep “Maintenance Log Binders” (keep in each sweeper)

Training (copy in training log binder)

SOP factsheet (post in facility)

Stockpile profiling, proper storage and disposal

SWEEPINGS/DEBRIS PROFILING

Collect composite sample

from stockpile

Send to lab for toxicity

characterization by

testing:

Metals

Cadmium

Chromium

Lead

Volatile Organic Carbons

Benzene

Ethyl benzene

Xylene

Toluene

Complete Special Waste

Profile Form and submit

to contracted waste

hauling company to

classify as non-

hazardous.

CONTROLS TO REDUCE DEICING

POLLUTANTS Alternative Deicing Materials

(Beet Juice “Eco Friendly Deicer”)

Known commercially as GEOMELT, the

beet juice is made from the carbohydrate

extract of sugar beets, and when mixed

for use on roads can reduce the amount

of salt needed by 30%

Salt Spreader Calibration

Covering Stored Equipment

Salt Barn

Loading/Unloading Procedures

Annual Snow Fighter Training

Snow Plow Routes (post in facility)

Keep “Maintenance Log Binders” (keep in

plow truck)

Proper snow disposal areas

Minimize use of fertilizers

Consider no-mow zones

Direct mowers away from

street to minimize grass in

the streets and catch basins.

Consider native vegetation

and low maintenance trees

Properly maintain trees

(natural target pruning)

Ensure public works are properly

pruning trees = “natural target pruning”

Proper cuts are made at a branching node (where one branch is attached to another) just outside the branch collar

Be sure to cut branch tissue and not stem tissue.

Better to cut too far than risk making a flush cut.

ENSURE PROPER PRUNING

CONSIDER LOW MAINTENANCE

Hazard potential - avoid planting

brittle species that are prone to

breakage during storms/ high winds

Ex: Silver Maple, Siberian Elm,

Weeping Willow….

Small leaves/leaflets - reduces

clogging of sewer drains

Ex: Honey Locust, Cypress...

Cultivars - developed for desired

features like resistance to pest &

disease, leaf/flower color, form,

size, lack of fruits…

RIPARIAN ZONE PLANTING – IDNR

GRANT

Survey areas that need

armoring or reconstruction.

Look at alternative green

streets design to change the

profile and cross-section of

the ditch and/or roadway.

Show examples of these

projects during audit.

DELAWARE DRAINAGE PROJECT

Partnership with Public

Works

Enhanced drainage, water

quality and pubic safety

Status: Complete

BRICK LAYER UNION HALL (Marshall St. & Route 30)

Drainage enhancements to

improve drainage for Marshall

St. and Route 30

Status: Complete

IDEM Office of Land

inspects permitted

compost facilities.

Good additional

information to have for

your records and the audit.

COMPOST STOCKPILE

PESTICIDE, HERBICIDE AND FERTILIZER APPLICATION DOCUMENTATION REVIEW

Certifications for application of restricted pesticides/herbicides?

NUTRIENT & PEST MANAGEMENT

Tracking Pesticide and Fertilizer Application

Parks Department

Outsourced

Public Works Department

Larvacide

Certifications?

Adopt Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Strategies

All containers properly labeled

No application within 25’ of storm drain inlet or 50’ of

ditch/water body

No Phosphorus Fertilizers?

Perform a soil testing to determine actual fertilization

needs and application rate

Calibrate fertilizer spreaders to avoid excessive application

Facility SWP3 includes BMPs to minimize negative impacts

to stormwater

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING LABELS

• KEEP OPEN CONTAINERS IN SECONDARY CONTAINMENT

• REGULAR GARBAGE ONLY

• USED OIL

• USED OIL FILTERS

• DON’T TOP-OFF TANKS

• CLEAN SPILLS IMMEDIATELY

• DON’T BLOW GRASS CLIPPINGS INTO THE STREET

• CLOSE LID AFTER USE

• SPILL KIT

• DRIP PANS

• CALIBRATE SPREADER BEFORE USE

• USED ANTIFREEZE

• FILL CONTAINERS IN THIS SECONDARY CONTAINMENT

• CHECK VEHICLE FOR FLUID LEAKS DAILY

• WASH VEHICLES INSIDE BUILDING

• SALT BRINE

• HERBICIDE (FOLLOW MANUFATURER’S SPECS.)

Strategic labeling for daily

reminders

NEXT STEPS

Specialized Resource

Planning, LID/Green Streets

No mow zones/natural areas

management

Eco-friendly Deicing

Urban Forest Management

Land conservation (land

purchase, conservation

easements etc…)

QUESTIONS?