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www.pca.state.mn.us • 651-296-6300 • 800-657-3864 • TTY 651-282-5332 or 800-657-3864 • Available in alternative formats <br />wq-strm4-49a • 5/31/13 Page 11 of 18 <br />Solicit Public Input and Opinion on the Adequacy of the <br />SWPPP <br />The city will provide at a minimum (1) opportunity annually for <br />the public to provide input on the adequacy of the SWPPP. This <br />potentially could be at a council meeting, planning commission <br />meeting, environmental event or other city sponsored function. <br /> <br />3. Do you have a process for receiving and documenting citizen input? Yes No <br /> If you answered no to the above permit requirement, describe the tasks and corresponding schedules that will be taken to <br />assure that, within 12 months of the date permit coverage is extended, this permit requirement is met: <br />B.3. The City will develop written procedures for receiving, documenting and storing citizen input as described in the permit <br />(Part III.C.2.b). Procedures will be in place within 12 months following the date permit coverage is extended. <br />4. Provide the name or the position title of the individual(s) who is responsible for implementing and/or coordinating this <br />MCM: <br />Public Works Director <br />C. MCM 3: Illicit discharge detection and elimination <br />1. The Permit (Part III.D.3.) requires that, within 12 months of the date permit coverage is extended, existing permittees revise <br />their current program as necessary, and continue to implement and enforce a program to detect and eliminate illicit <br />discharges into the small MS4. Describe your current program: <br />The City has an ordinance that prohibits illicit discharges and connections. City Staff and public works employees are <br />trained to look for any signs of an illicit discharge while on the job. <br />2. Does your Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Program meet the following requirements, as found in the Permit <br />(Part III.D.3.c.-g.)? <br /> a. Incorporation of illicit discharge detection into all inspection and maintenance activities conducted <br />under the Permit (Part III.D.6.e.-f.)Where feasible, illicit discharge inspections shall be conducted <br />during dry-weather conditions (e.g., periods of 72 or more hours of no precipitation). <br /> Yes No <br /> b. Detecting and tracking the source of illicit discharges using visual inspections. The permittee may <br />also include use of mobile cameras, collecting and analyzing water samples, and/or other detailed <br />procedures that may be effective investigative tools. <br /> Yes No <br /> c. Training of all field staff, in accordance with the requirements of the Permit (Part III.D.6.g.(2)), in <br />illicit discharge recognition (including conditions which could cause illicit discharges), and <br />reporting illicit discharges for further investigation. <br /> Yes No <br /> d. Identification of priority areas likely to have illicit discharges, including at a minimum, evaluating <br />land use associated with business/industrial activities, areas where illicit discharges have been <br />identified in the past, and areas with storage of large quantities of significant materials that could <br />result in an illicit discharge. <br /> Yes No <br /> e. Procedures for the timely response to known, suspected, and reported illicit discharges. Yes No <br /> f. Procedures for investigating, locating, and eliminating the source of illicit discharges. Yes No <br /> g. Procedures for responding to spills, including emergency response procedures to prevent spills from <br />entering the small MS4. The procedures shall also include the immediate notification of the <br />Minnesota Department of Public Safety Duty Officer, if the source of the illicit discharge is a spill or <br />leak as defined in Minn. Stat. § 115.061. <br /> Yes No <br /> h. When the source of the illicit discharge is found, the permittee shall use the ERPs required by the <br />Permit (Part III.B.) to eliminate the illicit discharge and require any needed corrective action(s). <br /> Yes No <br /> If you answered no to any of the above permit requirements, describe the tasks and corresponding schedules that will be <br />taken to assure that, within 12 months of the date permit coverage is extended, these permit requirements are met: <br /> <br />3. List the categories of BMPs that address your illicit discharge, detection and elimination program. Use the first table for <br />categories of BMPs that you have established and the second table for categories of BMPs that you plan to implement <br />over the course of the permit term. <br />Include the measurable goals with appropriate timeframes that each BMP category will be implemented and completed. In <br />addition, provide interim milestones and the frequency of action in which the permittee will implement and/or maintain the <br />BMPs. Refer to the EPA’s Measurable Goals Guidance for Phase II Small MS4s <br />(http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/measurablegoals.pdf). <br />If you have more than five categories, hit the tab key after the last line to generate a new row. <br /> <br />Established BMP categories Measurable goals and timeframes <br />Storm Sewer System Map This BMP will be continued into the new permit term and will be