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Environmental Business Council of New England

Energy Environment Economy

EBC Connecticut Chapter Program:

Connecticut DEEP’s New MunicipalStormwater Program



John Figurelli

Chair, EBC CT Chapter

Team Leader

Weston & Sampson



Welcome



Dana Huff

Program Chair and Moderator

Vice President

Tighe & Bond



Introduction



Joseph Canas

Tighe & Bond



Regulatory Overview – Part 1

Lori Carriero

Tighe & Bond



Connecticut’s MS4

Stormwater Program

Regulatory Overview

EBC Stormwater Seminar March 23, 2016

Joseph Canas, P.E., LEED AP, CFM

Lori Carriero, P.E.



Presentation Outline

Part 1:

■ Overview of Program History

■ Overview of New Permit

Requirements

Part 2:

■ Overview of New Permit

Requirements (continued)

■ Timelines for

Implementation



Runoff Discharges

to Nearby Waters

40% of known pol lu t ion to

nation’s waters is caused

by s tormwater runoff

Why is stormwater runoff a concern?

Rainwater that falls on paved

streets, lawns, parking lots, and

sidewalks becomes polluted

stormwater.

Typical pollutants in stormwater are

trash, oil, fertilizers, sediment, sand,

and bacteria.



CTDEEP

Stormwater Permitting Programs

■ Industrial

■ Commercial

■ Construction

■ Municipal Separate

Storm Sewer System(MS4)



Regulatory Background

MS4 General Permit Basics

■ Stormwater discharges are regulated under EPA’s

Phase II Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer

System (MS4) Permit Program

■ Connecticut is a delegated state, meaning permitsare issued and managed by CTDEEP.



1987: Water QualityAct

1990: NPDES

Phase I Stormwater

January 8, 2004:First

Permits Issued

1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

1999: NPDES

Phase II FinalRule

2009: First Round expires,requirements continue as-is

until January, 2015

Regulatory Background

2015 2020

2016: New Requirements

Issued, Effective July 1, 2017

2014: New Proposed

Requirements Issued



MS4 General Permit

Basics Remain the Same

■ Registration

■ Plan

■ Annual Report

■ Annual Sampling



MS4 General Permit

Basics Remain the Same

■ Six Minimum Control Measures

– Public Education/Outreach

– Public Involvement/Participation

– Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination

– Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control

– Post Construction Management in New Development/Redevelopment

– Pollution Prevention & Good Housekeeping



What’s

Changed?

What’s

New?



MS4 Permit Overview

Who is Covered?

■ Old Permit – Covered 130 municipalities

in Urbanized Areas (113

MS4s)

– No institutions

■ New Permit – Covers 113 MS4s under old permit

– Plus 8 new Towns

– Plus State and Federal Institutions» Prisons

» Colleges

» Hospitals

» Military Facilities



MS4 Permit Overview

Who is Covered?

■ What is Urbanized Area?

– Areas within the State of CT

as defined in by the US

Census Bureau

– Old permit based on 2000

census. New permit is

based on 2010 census



MS4 Permit Overview

What is Covered?

■ New Permit Focuses on

Priority Areas

– Urbanized Areas (UA)

– Areas of Town outside of UA

that discharge to impaired

waters

– Areas with Directly ConnectedImpervious Area (DCIA)

greater than 11%



MS4 Permit Overview

Public Education and Outreach

New Requirements

■ Targeted Outreach vs. General: – Pet Waste

– Impervious Cover

- Fertilizers

- IDDE

■ Additional Requirements for Stormwater Pollutant

of Concern (POC) – Phosphorus

– Bacteria

- Nitrogen

- Mercury

■ Timelines Established

■ Summary of Efforts included in Annual Report



MS4 Permit Overview

Public Involvement Participation

New Requirements

■ Requires Public Notice to make Plan and

Annual Report available for review by the

General Public

■ Identify Public Location where plan can

be reviewed

■ Provide minimum 30 day comment period



MS4 Permit Overview

Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination

■ Mandated Only in Priority Areas

■ Key Changes – Must Establish Legal Authority

– Written IDDE Program – Citizen Reporting of Illicit Discharges

■ Specifics – Immediate cessation of discharge once responsible party is located

– Establish schedule for removal – Inspect all citizen reported discharges when reported

– Maintain written record – include in Annual Report



MS4 Permit Overview


■ Catchment Delineation/Ranking – Classify all into one of 4 categories:

» Excluded

» Problem

» High Priority» Low Priority

– Rank catchments (except excluded)

– Based on existing information



MS4 Permit Overview


Mapping Requirements

■ Old Permit – Required mapping of all stormwater

discharges of:

» 15” or greater owned/operated bymunicipality, and

» 12” diameter or greater within

urbanized area

■ New Permit – Requires mapping of all discharges from

pipe/conduit owned or operated by

municipality, regardless of size



MS4 Permit Overview

Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control

■ Establish Legal Authority: – Consistency with Guidelines for Soil Erosion and Sedimentation

Control

■ Interdepartmental Coordination

■ Site Review/Inspection

■ Public Involvement

■ Notify Developers of need to comply with State

Permit Requirements



MS4 Permit Overview

Post Construction Stormwater Management

Give Consideration to:

■ Green Infrastructure

■ Minimize Impervious Surfaces■ Preserve Sensitive Areas

■ Consider Vegetative Buffers



To e Continued…

Questions?



Robin Leal Craver

Town of Charlton, MA



Stormwater Coalition

Overview / Benefits



CMRSWC:

Lessons From a Regional MA Stormwater Effort Share the Cost of Stormwater Compliance

Environmental Business Council- Connecticut Chapter March 23, 2016

Robin Craver Town Administrator (Charlton, MA)



EBC Connecticut Chapter – March 23, 2016

Central MA Regional Stormwater Coalition

Central Massachusetts RegionalStormwater Coalition (CMRSWC)

Auburn, Charlton, Dudley, Framingham*, Grafton, Hardwick, Holden,Hopkinton, Leicester, Lunenburg*, Marlborough*, Millbury, Northborough,Northbridge, Oxford, Palmer, Paxton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southbridge,

Spencer, Sterling, Sturbridge, Upton, Uxbridge, Ware, Webster, WestBoylston, Westborough, and Wilbraham

* New inFY2016!





Goals and Objectives

Initial idea = November 2011

• Achieve a common benchmark: compliancewith 2003 MS4 Permit

• Incorporate elements/needs common to alltowns

• Be forward-thinking: Prepare communities forfuture permit requirements (“grow with theneeds”)

• Include something for everyone





CMRSWC “Rules”

• All tools and products are owned by MA towns!

• Products shall be shared widely and freely• Steering Committee decides direction & provides

review

• 1 technical, 1 administrative lead per Town

• Two Town leads (Spencer and Charlton)

• Be self sustaining as much as possible- useconsultants for certain tasks

• Internal town-to-town mentoring





What Has the CMRSWC Done?

1. Saved money for our Community members

• Introduced consistency into inspections andprocedures

• Used economy of scale to secure competitive

pricing• Developed easy-to-use, integrated mapping and

inspection platform that looks across watersheds.

• Provided training on core concepts of the MS4Permit





What Has the CMRSWC Done? (CONTINUED)

2. Served as a model for other regional coalitions inMassachusetts3. Looked forward at (and planned for) major

challenges in new permit4. Connected with resources in New England

5. Developed partnerships with MassDEP, USEPA,MassDCR, and other groups





What Has the CMRSWC Done? (CONTINUED)

6. Been recognized by the New

England Stormwater Collaborativeas a “Best Stormwater Idea in NewEngland”!

7. Provided a forum for collaborationbetween Towns

8. Submitted thoughtful, constructivecomment on 2014 Draft MA MS4Permit.

9. Provided comment on national

issues, such as during the “Waters ofthe US” rulemaking process.





FY2015 Work Wrapping Up

1.Working with each Town to understand actual

expenditures on stormwater program and projectinto new Permit.

2.One-on-one time to help Towns get what theyneed most out of the Coalition.

3.Providing ideas about how to fund futurestormwater programs.

4.Working with USEPA to identify grants appropriate

for the work we do.





Funding Since Year 1

FiscalYear # of Towns CIC Grant TownFunds Total

2012 13 $310,000 $0 $310,000

2013 30 $120,000 $2,666 $200,000

2014/15

28 $80,000 $4,000 $192,000

2016 29 $0 $4,000 $116,000





CMRSWC PRODUCT CAVEATS

• Products will not be 100% applicable for allfacilities or communities.

• Products are not 100% perfect.

• Products are not ready to go “off the shelf”.

• Products were developed in 2012 & 2013 andmay require update per the 2014 MA MS4 Permit.

• Products are not intended to replace any toolsalready in use by any CMRSWC member.

• Use of CMRSWC tools is voluntary.





STANDARDIZEDPOLICIES ANDPROCEDURES

REGIONALIZEDDATA

MANAGEMENT

SYSTEMS

COLLABORATIVEEDUCATION AND

TRAINING

ORIGINAL TASKS FIT INTO THREE CATEGORIES

CO O C O





COLLABORATIVE

EDUCATION ANDTRAINING

COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION ANDTRAINING

1. Develop an Educational Websitewww.CentralMAStormwater.org

• We used Virtual Town Hall

• Self-administered by CMRSWC members

S O C S

http://www.centralmastormwater.org/

http://www.centralmastormwater.org/





STANDARDIZED POLICIESAND PROCEDURES (CONT)

2. 15 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)• Outfall inspections (wet & dry weather)• Catch basin inspections• IDDE Tracking & documentation• Oil/water separator maintenance• Vehicle washing• Using field kits and meters• …and many more!

Integrated fully into online mapping &

inspection platform!

STANDARDIZEDPOLICIES AND

PROCEDURES

Location:www.centralmastormwater.org/Pages/crsc_toolbox/SOP

S O C S





3. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan(SWPPP) Template

• Appropriate for any municipal facility• Interactive Word document= total

customization• Some appendices included; others willbe site-specific

STANDARDIZED

POLICIES AND

PROCEDURES

Location:

www.centralmastormwater.org/Pages/crsc_toolbox/SWPPPtemplate

STANDARDIZED POLICIESAND PROCEDURES (CONT)





FORMAT OF THE SWPPP TEMPLATE

Word Document:

• # indicates where site or Town-specific informationis needed

• Delete what you don’t need.

• TOC will automatically update

Instructions: directly in text inside boxes; purple font.

REG

IONALIZED DATA MANAGEMENT





REGIONALIZED DATA MANAGEMENTSYSTEMS8. Online Database for Data Management

• Integrated forms developed under “CommonBenchmark task”

• Municipalities can share data

9. Integrated Stormwater Mapping System

• Existing mapping varied by Town• Defined & converted to project standard• Integrates stormwater mapping done by all 30

communities.

These two tasks wereenvisioned and implementedin two very different ways.

REGIONALIZED

DATAMANAGEMENT

SYSTEMS



Online Mapping &Inspection System





ADDITIONAL PURCHASES

• Leica CS25 GIS devices (2)

• Connected to RTK satellite network forhigh accuracy (service paid inadvance)

• Integrated WiFi = connects directly toPeopleGIS platform for real time

mapping & inspection• Field inspection tools

• Tablet computers: ASUS (Year 1) andSamsung (Year 3)

• Portable WiFi devices (30)• Enviroscape displays and educational

water quality kits



EXPANDING COLLABORATION

WITH OTHER REGIONALGROUPS





Collaboration with Other Regional Groups

1. Informal coordination during first few years2. In June 2015, five CIC Grant funded groups and

the Connecticut River Stormwater Committee(through Pioneer Valley Planning Commission)decided to create a forum for their municipalmembers to get together

• Supported by MassDEP

• A “safe” place to discuss challenges

3. Held a second meeting in September 2015, withmany watershed groups in attendance.



Regional Stormwater Coalitions

SOUTHEASTREGIONAL SERVICESGROUP

MERRIMACK VALLEY

SW COLLABORATIVENORTHERN MIDDLESEXSW COLLABORATIVE

CENTRAL MAREGIONAL SW

COALITION

CT RIVERSW COMMITTEE NEPONSET VALLEYREGIONAL SWCOLLABORATIVE





DRAFT Goals of the Statewide GroupRegional Stormwater Groups collaborate to:

1. Share cost information, technical products, field procedures,public education tools, documentation, training opportunities,and other resources.

2. Maximize opportunities to connect with the public about thevalue of water quality.

3. Eliminate redundant tasks for optimum financial efficiency.

4. Present a powerful, consistent voice on regulatory, legislative,and/or education issues.

5. Strengthen relationships with local and regional stakeholders,non-profits, and professional organizations.

6. Seek and secure appropriate grants and funding.





Collaboration with Other Regional Groups

• Presently working to:

• Define goals/ mission

• Identify funding for a coordinator

• Create a charter, operating structure, and decision-

making process• Get feedback from partner organizations

• Connect with national resources, like NACWA’s

National Stormwater Advocacy Network

• Understand where permit provisions can effectively betackled as a group





CMRSWCCONTACT INFORMATION

Robin Craver

Town of Charlton

(508) 248-2206

[email protected]

Adam Gaudette

Town of Spencer

(508) [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]






Betsy Gara

Connecticut Council of Small Towns



Municipal Interest





NETWORKING

BREAK



Chris Stone

Department of Energy and EnvironmentalProtection

State of Connecticut



Regulatory Overview – Part 2



Connecticut Department of Energy

and Environmental Protection

Connecticut Department of

Energy and Environmental Protection



Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

March 2016

Christopher StoneDEEP Stormwater Section




Impervious cover (urban areas)

Known for runoff pollution

Long Island Sound

Impaired Waters

Bacteria

Phosphorus/Nitrogen




Primary Issues to Address

Model to Update Permit

More detail

Illicit discharges

Review EPA, MA, NH, NY, NJ

Start with current GP

Impaired, IC, priority areas




Six Minimum Control Measures:

Illicit discharge detect/eliminate

Construction site runoff control

Post-construction SW mgmt

Pollution prev./good hskeeping

Public education and outreach

Public participation




Post-ConstructionLID/Runoff Reduction

Ensure long-term maintenance

- Adopt 1” retention std

- Remove barriers to LID

- Basins & treatment devices

Map DCIA

- DEEP provides base IC maps




Pollution Prev/Good Housekeeping

Employee training

- Reduce DCIA 1% per yearRetrofit Program

- Parks, bldgs, vehicles, pet waste

Property maintenance

- Leaf management




Pollution Prev/Good Hskg (cont)

Catch basin cleaning

Street sweeping

- Once/yr in priority areas

- Inspect & develop for others

- 5 years for all others

- 3 yrs insp/clean priority areas

- Develop schedule




Pollution Prev/Good Hskg (cont)

Interconnected MS4s

Snow Management

- Deicing storage

- Refine deice/anti-ice practices

- Snow disposal practices

Other contributing sources




Sampling

Sampling program reduced

- Sample only target pollutants

- Field meters for nutrients

- Target BMPs for worst

- Outfall discharge screeningFocus on impaired waters




Annual Reporting 101Step 1 – Read the permit

Step 2 – Read your SMP

Step 4 – Tell us what you did

Step 5 – If different, why?

Step 3 – Tell us what you said




Existing ResourcesQualifying Local Program

- Local environmental groups

- Civic/business organizations

DEEP Resources

Other Programs/Resources

- Coalitions & utilities

Stormwater Utilities in the U.S.




- DEEP MS4 www.ct.gov/deep/municipalstormwater

- EPA MS4http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/npdes/stormwater/Munici

pal-Separate-Storm-Sewer-System-MS4-Main-Page.cfm

- UNH SW Center www.unh.edu/unhsc/

- NEMO http://nemo.uconn.edu/

- Central MA http://centralmastormwater.org

- Albany NY www.stormwateralbanycounty.org

- New Hampshirehttp://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/water/

stormwater/coalitions.htm




Chris Stone (860)[email protected]

www.ct.gov/deep/municipalstormwater

Questions?

Response Panel





Response Panel

Moderator: Dana Huff, Tighe & Bond

• Joseph Canas, Tighe & Bond

• Lori Carriero, Tighe & Bond

• Robin Leal Craver, Town of Charlton, MA

• Betsy Gara, CT Council of Small Towns

• Chris Stone, CT DEEP






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