Municipal Operations and Employee Training

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Municipal Operations and Employee Training
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Municipal Operations

• Where does municipal runoff come from?
• The municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4)
  conveys runoff from
• Road maintenance.
• Landscaping.
• Building/facilities maintenance.
• Storm conveyance system
• maintenance.
• Utility repair and replacement.
• Vehicle maintenance and washing.

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NPDES Phase II Minimum Control Measure No. 6

• Pollution prevention/good housekeeping for
  municipal operations
• Must
• Develop an operations and maintenance program to
  prevent and/or reduce polluted storm water runoff
  from operations activities.
• Include employee training to prevent or reduce
  polluted storm water runoff from activities such
  as maintenance of open space, vehicles,
  buildings, and storm water conveyance systems.
• Develop and implement site-specific plans for
  vehicle maintenance facilities and wastewater
  treatment plants, unless a separate permit for
  these activities exists.

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Municipal Legal Authority

• Non-storm water discharges to the MS4 should be
  officially prohibited by storm water or sanitary
  sewer ordinance or other regulatory mechanism.
• Some flows are specifically prohibited.
• Allows for other flows not yet determined to be
  prohibited.
• Applies to the municipalitys own operations in
  addition to residences and businesses.
• Municipal operations and staff must lead by
  example!

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Common Requirements

• Storm conveyance system inspection, cleaning, and
  general maintenance
• Municipal yard storm water runoff management
• Landscape/pesticide programs
• Flood control/detention basin programs

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Common Requirements

• Operation and maintenance programs for
• Vehicles
• Snow disposal
• Roads
• Municipal parks and open space
• Public buildings
• Wastewater
• Training and education for municipal employees

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Municipal Maintenance Activities

• Maintenance activities routinely performed by
  city staff
• Storm conveyance system maintenance
• Road, curb, gutter, pothole repairs
• Striping, painting, marking application or
  removal
• Ditch digging, mowing, pesticide/herbicide or
  fertilizer applications
• Wet utility repairs
• Refuse, litter, and roadside waste collection

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Storm Water Conveyance System Cleaning and
Repair

• Identify the location of catch basins
• Describe the frequency of catch basin/inlet
  inspection and cleaning
• Percentage of catch basins/inlets inspected
  annually (20 minimum)
• Provide inspection schedule and reports

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Storm Water Conveyance System Cleaning and
Repair

• Describe operations and maintenance best
  management practices (BMPs) to be implemented.
• Develop a mechanism to track cleaning and the
  amount of debris removed.
• Evaluate operation and maintenance of pump
  stations, drainage structures, and structural
  BMPs.

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Develop Practical BMPs

• The BMPs should
• Evaluate and document current work practices.
• Identify individual pollutants of concern.
• Identify storm water contamination sources and
  possible remedies.
• Provide targeted employee training using simple
  fact sheets.

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Develop Practical BMPs

• Developing the BMPs should
• Involve the municipal staff.
• Include grouping by task categories or by
  department.
• List responsible departments and individuals.
• Provide opportunities for modification and
  updates.

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Practical BMPs

• Types of municipal operation activities that
  effective BMPs would address

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Practical BMPs

• Effective BMPs that address some common municipal
  operations

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The Good

• Operations and maintenance plans that
• Involve all responsible departments and
  individuals.
• Focus on specific activities and include
  achievable goals.
• Focus on maintenance of controls.
• Address pollutants of concern.
• Consider seasonal variations.
• Reflect employee comments and concerns.

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The Bad

• Operations and maintenance programs that
• Do not address operation activities.
• Are expected to be implemented by untrained
  staff.
• Are directed by a single department.
• Are not reviewed, revised, and maintained.
• Claim to address and remove every type of
  pollutant.

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Training for Municipal Employees

• Provide
• General and activity-specific training.
• General awareness training for all city
  employees.
• Regular and targeted training for employees based
  on activities they perform.

• Materials for easy and frequent refreshers.
• Teach employees their actions have an impact on
  water quality they are the community examples!

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Training for Municipal Employees

• Create recognizable links between pollutants and
  the environment.
• Provide employee training in the form of
• New employee orientation.
• Distributed materials.
• Workplace posters and fact sheets.
• Frequent tailgate sessions.

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Whats in your SWPPP?

• Are you
• Implementing the BMPs previously developed?
• Developing procedures to ensure existing BMPs are
  being implemented by appropriate departments?
• Conducting training and educational outreach for
  all municipal employees?
• Modifying existing BMPs and municipal maintenance
  activities to improve water quality?
• Describing the tools and measures that will be
  used to assess
• Progress toward achieving your measurable goals.
• Appropriateness and effectiveness of the BMP.
• Success and effectiveness of the approved SWPPP.

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Whats in your SWPPP?

• Some measurable goals
• The number of employees receiving storm water
  training annually
• Successful development of BMPs for all municipal
  activities that could impact storm water
• Number of miles of streets swept
• Proportion of storm water conveyance system
  cleaned and repaired annually
• Amount of debris collected annually
• Reduction in frequency of spills or discharges
  from municipal facilities or public works
  projects

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Are there any questions?