MS4 Permit and Storm WaterMS4 Permit and Storm Water

Management Program Management Program OverviewOverview

What is an MS4 Permit?What is an MS4 Permit?Municipal Separate Storm Municipal Separate Storm

Sewer SystemSewer System

A Storm Water Permit A Storm Water Permit issued by TCEQ that issued by TCEQ that covers storm water covers storm water runoff from properties in runoff from properties in the Districtthe District

Purpose: to improve water Purpose: to improve water quality by reducing the quality by reducing the quantity of pollutants that quantity of pollutants that storm water picks up and storm water picks up and carries into storm sewer carries into storm sewer systems during rain events.systems during rain events.

What is an MS4?What is an MS4?• A conveyance or system A conveyance or system

of conveyances…owned of conveyances…owned by a Public Entity that by a Public Entity that discharges to the Waters discharges to the Waters of the U.S. and is:of the U.S. and is:– Used for collecting or Used for collecting or

conveying storm waterconveying storm water– Not a Combined (WW/SW) Not a Combined (WW/SW)

Sewer systemSewer system– Not part of a Publicly-Not part of a Publicly-

Owned treatment Works Owned treatment Works (POTW) system(POTW) system

Why does this affect me?Why does this affect me?

What are the Permit What are the Permit Requirements?Requirements?

• The District must develop, implement The District must develop, implement and enforce a program to:and enforce a program to:– Reduce the discharge of pollutants to Reduce the discharge of pollutants to

the maximum extent practicable;the maximum extent practicable;– Protect water quality;Protect water quality;– Satisfy the appropriate water quality Satisfy the appropriate water quality

requirements of the Clean Water Act.requirements of the Clean Water Act.

Storm Water Management Plan Storm Water Management Plan enforces us to have a:enforces us to have a:

• Best management practices (BMPs) Best management practices (BMPs) for each of six minimum control for each of six minimum control measures;measures;

• Measurable goals for each minimum Measurable goals for each minimum control measure;control measure;

• Estimated time to implement each Estimated time to implement each measure;measure;

• Persons responsible for implementing Persons responsible for implementing program.program.

What are the Six Minimum What are the Six Minimum Control Measures?Control Measures?

• Public education and outreach on storm Public education and outreach on storm water impacts;water impacts;

• Public participation/involvement;Public participation/involvement;

• Illicit discharge detection and elimination;Illicit discharge detection and elimination;

• Construction site storm water runoff control;Construction site storm water runoff control;

• Post-construction storm water management Post-construction storm water management in new development/redevelopment; andin new development/redevelopment; and

• Pollution prevent/good housekeeping.Pollution prevent/good housekeeping.

http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/menuofbmps/index.cfm

Public Public Education/InvolvementEducation/Involvement• Public EducationPublic Education

– Business Education ProgramBusiness Education Program– Develop and distribute storm water quality Develop and distribute storm water quality

educational materialseducational materials– Add storm water educational information to Add storm water educational information to

District websiteDistrict website– Student educationStudent education

• Public InvolvementPublic Involvement– Public Input SessionsPublic Input Sessions– Storm Water Management PresentationsStorm Water Management Presentations

Illicit Discharge Detection and Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE)Elimination (IDDE)

• Develop Illicit Discharge PolicyDevelop Illicit Discharge Policy• Develop map of storm sewer systemDevelop map of storm sewer system• Implement Illicit Discharge/Dumping Implement Illicit Discharge/Dumping

Hotline**Hotline**• Develop screening, inspection and Develop screening, inspection and

detection programdetection program• Database of businessesDatabase of businesses

**Fines of up to $5,000.00 a day for each violation plus any other **Fines of up to $5,000.00 a day for each violation plus any other penalties provided by the laws of the State and to any other legal penalties provided by the laws of the State and to any other legal rights and remedies of the District.rights and remedies of the District.

Pollution Prevention/Good Pollution Prevention/Good HousekeepingHousekeeping

• Annual District Annual District employee trainingemployee training

• Evaluate existing Evaluate existing procedures:procedures:– Structural control Structural control

maintenancemaintenance– Waste disposalWaste disposal– Spill prevention and Spill prevention and

responseresponse

Construction Site Storm Water Construction Site Storm Water Runoff ControlRunoff Control

• Develop construction site runoff Develop construction site runoff control policycontrol policy

• Site plan reviewSite plan review

• Implement reporting hotlineImplement reporting hotline

• Contractor educationContractor education

• Conduct routine inspections and Conduct routine inspections and implement corrective actionsimplement corrective actions

Post Construction Storm Water Post Construction Storm Water ManagementManagement

• Develop post-Develop post-construction storm construction storm water management water management policypolicy

• Review proceduresReview procedures

• Inspection of Inspection of completed projectscompleted projects

What can I do?What can I do?

• Learn more about storm water Learn more about storm water pollution preventionpollution prevention

• CALL TOLL FREE CALL TOLL FREE 1-866-414-99501-866-414-9950 to to report Illegal Storm Sewer Dumping report Illegal Storm Sewer Dumping and save our waterwaysand save our waterways

Helpful Websites:Helpful Websites:

• For more information:For more information:– www.waterdistrict25.comwww.waterdistrict25.com – www.tceq.state.tx.uswww.tceq.state.tx.us– http://cfpub1.epa.gov/npdes/stormwaterhttp://cfpub1.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater

/munic.cfm/munic.cfm

– http://www.cleanwaterways.org/downloahttp://www.cleanwaterways.org/downloads/professional/construction_handbook_fds/professional/construction_handbook_full.pdfull.pdf

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?

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