General NPDES Industrial Storm Water Permit Program Rule 6

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General NPDES Industrial Storm Water Permit
ProgramRule 6
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What is Storm Water?

• Run-off from natural precipitation, such as rain
  events and snow melt and other surface run-off
  and drainage
• Rule 6 targets the run-off from areas of
  facilities where there is a reasonable potential
  for storm water to be exposed to pollutants

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Brief History

• 1972 Federal Clean Water Act
• 1990 Federal Phase I Storm Water program
  implemented
• 1992 State of Indiana Phase I Storm Water
  program implemented

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Brief History(cont.)

• 1999 Federal Phase II Storm Water program
  implemented December 8
• March 10, 2003 All States with permitting
  authority to have Phase II Storm Water program
  implemented
• August - September 2003 State of Indiana Phase II
  Storm Water program scheduled to be implemented

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State of Indiana Storm Water
Program

• RULE 5 storm water discharges associated with
  construction activity (327 IAC 15-5)
• RULE 6 storm water discharges associated with
  industrial activity (327 IAC 15-6)
• Rule 13 storm water discharges to municipal
  separate storm sewer systems (MS4) (327 IAC 15-13)

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What is the goal of the Storm Water Program?

• To Improve Water Quality By
  Reducing the Pollutants Contained
  in Storm Water Discharges
• For Rule 6 this is done by the following
• Through use of Best Management Practices outlined
  in a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
  (SWP3)
• Or by achieving a condition of No Exposure at
  the facility

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Do I need a Rule 6 Permit?

• What is my facilitys SIC code?
• 4 digit code (Motor Vehicle Parts, Used 5015)
• Is industrial activity exposed to storm water?
• Material handling and storage areas
• Is there a point source discharge?
• pipe conduit
• ditch tunnel
• channel discrete fissure

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Application Options

• General permit
• Individual permit
• No Exposure Certification

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Application Requirements General Storm Water
Permit

• Submit Notice of Intent (NOI) Letter
• State is developing a new NOI form
• 50.00 Application Fee
• (100.00 Annual Fee)
• Proof of Publication (Phase II requirement)
• Notice in local newspaper

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Program Requirements General Storm Water
Permit

• Develop and Implement a Storm Water Pollution
  Prevention Plan (SWP3)
• Must submit SWP3 certification checklist within
  365 days of NOI submittal
• Perform Annual Monitoring of Selected Outfalls
• 8 parameters sampled for via grab sample
• Submit Annual Report
• Sampling data any changes to original NOI info

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The Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3)

• Purpose of SWP3
• 1. Identify potential sources of pollution which
  may reasonably be expected to affect the quality
  of storm water discharges exposed to industrial
  activity from the facility
• 2. Describe practices and measures to be used in
  reducing the potential for pollutants to be
  exposed to storm water

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The Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3)

• Plan Requirements
• 1. Form a Pollution Prevention Team
• 2. Develop a facility site map
• a. Identify drainage areas
• b. Identify outfalls
• c. Identify material handing and storage areas
• d. Look for any non-storm water discharges
• 3. Determine appropriate baseline Best Management
  Practices (BMPs)

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The Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3)

• Plan Requirements
• 4. Implement BMPs
• 5. Train employees
• 6. Conduct quarterly site inspection/BMP
  evaluation
• 7. Review and revise plan
• 8. Once plan is implemented submit SWP3
  certification checklist to IDEM

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Monitoring Requirements

• 5 Sampling Events
• grab sample once/year
• basic 8 parameters sampled
• Oil and Grease
• Total Suspended Solids (TSS)
• pH
• Total Phosphorous
• Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand (CBOD5)
• Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
• Nitrate Nitrite Nitrogen
• Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN)

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Annual Reports

• Details Items to be Submitted
• Changes to original NOI letter
• Additional BMPs implemented/corrective actions
  taken
• Sampling data from past year

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Permit Term

• Permit Valid for Five Years
• Must Renew Permit with Full Application within 90
  Days of Expiration

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What is the Definition of No Exposure?

• All industrial materials or
  activities are protected by a storm
  resistant shelter to prevent
  exposure to rain, snow, snowmelt, and/or runoff.
• Storm resistant shelter not required for
• Sealed containers
• Adequately maintained vehicles
• Final products

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• Conditional No Exposure Exclusion

• Available to all Sectors of Industry
  (Beginning September 2003)
• Certification Valid for Five Years
• Must Renew Certification with within 90 Days of
  Expiration
• Utilizes EPA No Exposure Form
• Evaluated Using EPA No Exposure Guidance Manual

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EPAs No Exposure Certification Form

• Contact and location information
• Asks a series of Yes/No questions to help
  determine if no exposure exists
• May submit only if answer is no to all
  questions
• Sign and send to IDEM not EPA
• No fee associated with submittal

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No Exposure Limitations

• Available on a facility-wide basis only
• Permit required when condition of no exposure
  no longer exists
• PA has authority to require a permit at any time

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Questions/More Information IDEM Storm Water Group

• Web site http//www.in.gov/idem/water/compbr/
  wetwthr/storm/index.html
• E-mail Lori Gates lgates_at_dem.state.in.us
  Craig Lawson clawson_at_dem.state.in.us
• Phone Lori Gates [phone]
  Craig Lawson [phone]