Pollution Prevention Recommendations and Public Education for Clermont County Phase II Stormwater Re

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Pollution Prevention Recommendations and Public
Education for Clermont County Phase II Stormwater
Regulations

• Miami University
• Institute of Environmental Science

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Background

• Stormwater - urban runoff
• Potential for stormwater pollution
• Storm sewer vs.
• Sanitary sewer
• Regulated by USEPA
• Permits by OEPA

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• Clean Water Act
• Amended, 1987
• National Pollution Discharge and Elimination
  System (NPDES) program
• Phase I (1990)
• Medium and large Municipal Separate Storm Sewer
  System (MS4s)
• Phase II (1999)
• Small MS4s (lt100,000)
• Small construction projects

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Clermont County

• 15 small MS4s under Phase II stormwater
  regulation
• Stormwater Task Force, 2002
• Stormwater Management Plan
• 6 minimum controls

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Clermont County, Ohio
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6 Minimum Controls

• Public education and outreach
• Public involvement/participation
• Illicit discharge detection/elimination
• Construction site runoff control
• Post-construction stormwater management
• Pollution prevention/good housekeeping for
  municipal operations

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6 Minimum Controls

• Public education and outreach
• Public involvement/participation
• Illicit discharge detection/elimination
• Construction site runoff control
• Post-construction stormwater management
• Pollution prevention/good housekeeping for
  municipal operations

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Service Project Goals

• 1. Inventory existing Clermont County municipal
  pollution prevention measures.
• Make pollution prevention recommendations.
• 2. Develop web content for public education and
  outreach on stormwater impacts and public
  involvement/participation.

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Presentation Outline

• Methods Pollution Prevention Survey
• Results P2 and Recommendations
• Methods Web Content
• Web Content Recommendations
• SW Public Education website

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Stormwater Management Plan

• Pollution prevention
• Current practices
• Areas for improvement
• Need for evaluation of programs
• Differences across communities
• Discover areas for improvement

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Methodology Outline
Literature Search Stormwater Management Plan
Municipal Survey
Evaluate
Recommendations To Municipalities
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Recommendations

• Consult County Phase II Storm Water Management
  Plan
• List of Measurable Goals
• List of existing programs

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Participation

• 14 responses
• Response detail
• Operation extent
• Benefits
• Meets Measurable Goal
• Individual summary recommendations

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Municipal Operations Survey

• Storm sewer maintenance
• Department responsible for maintenance
• Procedures for reporting and maintenance
• Common causes of blockages
• Phase II Coordinator
• Storm drain labeling

Charles River Watershed Association Website, 2003
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Results County Overview

• Current Storm Sewer Maintenance
• Nearly ½ have designated a Phase II Coordinator
• Common blockages
• Only City of Milford - storm drain labeling
• Only 2 provide training

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Municipal Operations Survey

• Vehicle maintenance
• Disposal of fluids and solvents
• Storage and disposal of batteries
• Maintenance garage drains
• Training and record keeping

US EPA Website, 2003
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Results County Overview

• Current Vehicle Maintenance
• Applicable municipalities
• Dispose vehicle fluids
• Garage drains
• Battery disposal
• Maintenance records fluid use and disposal
• 5 municipalities
• Training about storm water issues
• 4 municipalities

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Municipal Operations Survey

• Grounds Maintenance
• Current usage of chemical applications
• Strategies to minimize chemical applications
• Training and record keeping
• Street Sweeping
• Which streets, when and how often
• Coordination with storm sewer maintenance

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Results County Overview

• Grounds Maintenance
• Only 1 respondent
• Current Street Sweeping

4 sweep streets City of Milford record
keeping Coordinate w/ storm sewer maintenance
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Municipal Operations Survey

• Road Salt Application
• Storage facility
• Spreader calibration
• Automatic spreaders
• Training and record keeping

US EPA Website, 2003
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Results County Overview

• Current Salt Application
• 6 of 8 respondents
• Storage

• Most kept records of usage
• ½ provide training
• 4 calibrate spreaders

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Municipal Operations Survey

• Municipal construction
• Sediment runoff and erosion controls
• Waste disposal and recycling
• Municipal recycling
• Residential recycling
• Promotion of recycling

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Results County Overview

• Municipal Construction Practices
• 6 of 10 respondents follow Water Management and
  Sediment Control Regulations

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Results County Overview

• Current Waste Disposal and Recycling
• Trash Disposal
• Majority use Rumpke, Inc.
• Recycling plan
• Only 3 promote recycling

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Public Education Website

• Minimum Controls
• Storm Water Education
• Public Involvement

Public Focus Group
Summarize Develop
Final Content
Other SW Education Sites
Info Design (ENG 697)
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Methods Focus Group

• IRB Approval
• Held at OEQ Offices
• Announcements to municipal contacts,
• schools and county-wide paper
• 12 participants viewed two other sites
• 2 Types of Questions
• Content
• Usability

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Summarized Recommendations

• Reasons participants would go to a storm water
  website.
• Need to dispose of car products
• Need to dispose of household products
• Proper land care techniques
• Composting information

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Summarized Recommendations

• Topics participants want on website
• Storm and sanitary sewer differences
• Storm water importance
• Hazardous waste
• Phase II
• BMP manuals

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Summarized Recommendations

• Topics participants want on website
• Do-it-yourself
• Lawn care
• Pond treatment
• Septic system
• Pet waste

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Summarized Recommendations

• Topics participants want on website
• Pollution prevention
• Litter
• Recycling information
• Educational materials
• Newsletters
• Reporting forms
• Interactive quizzes

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Usability Recommendations

• Visuals
• Avoid large blocks of text
• Connections
• Direct text
• Provide links
• Navigation

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Acknowledgements

• John McManus
• Clermont County OEQ
• Clermont County Municipal Personnel
• Dr. Vincent Hand
• IES Faculty and Staff
• Dr. Michelle Simmons (faculty advisor)
• ENG 697 (Info Design) Class