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MS4 OverviewShakhlan Garane and Susan Yates

Water Pollution Compliance

MS4 Annual Reporting

The Annual Report: What is it?

Document submitted to DHEC by MS4s to:

Gauge compliance with permitconditions

Provide an explanation of programgoals and challenges

Evaluate the effectiveness of theprogram as a whole

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Deadlines—New Permittees First Annual Report:

14 months afterpermit coverageeffective date

Subsequent AnnualReports: Every 12months after the firstannual report issubmitted

Deadlines—Existing Permittees

Years 1 & 2: 27 monthsafter permit effectivedate (April 1, 2016)

Years 3 & 4: 180 daysbefore permitexpiration

Annual Report Template

Available as a Worddocument

Intended as aresource for MS4s toaid in reporting

Geared towardcurrent permitrequirements

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Annual Report Template Goals

Allow MS4s to report contentthat is in-depth (rather thancheckboxes only)

Focus on measureable goalsand progress

Evaluate the effectiveness ofthe program

Gauge permit compliance

Annual Report: Monitoring

General Identify discharges to

sensitive waters Identify pollutant(s) of

concern

TMDL Monitoring Plan Current stage of developmentUpdates to the plan Summary of monitoring data

Storm Water Management Program

Ordinance information

SWMP updates or changes Area covered by the MS4Goals or BMPs

Resources Adequate staffing Training provided

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Sharing Responsibility

Verification that another entity is implementingMCMs as required

UpdatesNew agreements (submit with annual

report if not previously sent to DHEC)Dissolved agreements

Minimum Control Measures:General Items

Accessibility of the MS4program

MS4 communication andoutreach

Permit compliance

Address pollutant(s) ofconcern

Enforcement actions

Minimum Control Measures:Activity Tables

Summarize action items

Outline goals and progress

Include activities conducted during reportingterm and upcoming plans

ActionItem

MeasureableGoal(s)

Progress onGoal(s)

Activities

☐ In Planning☐ Ongoing☐ Completed☐ Evaluation

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Minimum Control Measures:Program Deliverables

Inspections, screenings, assessments

Outreach

Employee training

Minimum Control Measures:Evaluating Efforts

Provide a brief evaluation of the program

Include improvements that may be needed

Discuss programs or initiatives that weresuccessful or will be expanded

Explain any changes to the program and anyactions taken as a result of the evaluation

Submitting the Annual Report

Format CD (by mail) Paper copy (by mail)

Send to:South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

Bureau of Water, Water Pollution Compliance Section

2600 Bull Street

Columbia, SC 29201-1708

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MS4 Audits

Overall and Changes

Areas of Responsibility

Green Shakhlan Garane 803-898-4401

Orange Matt Krofchick 803-898-4032

Blue Susan Yates 803-898-4306

What hasn’t changed…• Overall format

• First day is typically paperwork and goodhousekeeping inspection

• Second day is typically dedicated toconstruction and/or post construction site visits.

What may…

• Enforcement• Monitoring - TMDL• How you make your program better

• More emphasis on quality of work

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Enforcement

• Enforcement within each section is to be evaluated.

• Are there areas where enforcement changes areneeded?• Do our current enforcement strategies work?• Does our current Ordinance give us the properauthority to adequately enforce?

Monitoring

• Have all deadlines been met in regards to timeframes?• Are the monitoring sites appropriate for the MS4?

• How did you determine your site?• Has monitoring begun?

• Have you developed a Standard OperatingProcedure?• Is there any data to evaluate yet?

How can I make my program better?

• USE the Annual Report template!

• This will give you a better idea of the questions thatwill be asked in the audit.

• Evaluation is essential.

• Look at your lessons learned.

• It’s not all about how many, it can be how well.

• Ask us!

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