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Flora Vista Elementary School Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan May 26, 2015
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Flora Vista Elementary School

Storm Water

Pollution Prevention

Plan

May 26, 2015

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 1 ...............................................................................................................

2. SWPPP Supervisors and Duties 2 ...............................................................................2.1. Drain Supervisors – Responsible for keeping all the data for their drain 2 .....2.2. Sampling Coordinators – Malia and Sonia 2 .......................................................2.3. Equipment Manager – Claire and Mia 2 .............................................................2.4. Correspondence Manager – Mia and Quinlan 2 .................................................2.5. Data Manager – Risa and Karen 2 .......................................................................2.6. Cartographer – Naomi and Grace 2 .....................................................................2.7. Videographer – Sidney, Brandon, and Josh 2 ......................................................2.8. Weather Monitor – Eve and Katherine 3 .............................................................2.9. Presentation Coordinator – Piper, Naomi, and Quinlan 3 .................................2.10. Community Correspondent – Sonia 3 ..................................................................

3. School Site Description 3 ..............................................................................................3.1. Site Location and Description 3 ............................................................................

Figure A. Vicinity Map 4 .............................................................................................................3.2. Site Activities 4 .......................................................................................................3.3. Storm Water Drainage System 4 ...........................................................................3.4. Storm Water Drainage System Off-Site 5 ...........................................................

Figure B. Storm Water Drainage Path from Flora Vista Elementary to Pacific Ocean. 5 ...........3.5. Storm Water Drain Evaluations 6 ........................................................................

Figure C. On-site Storm Drain Location Map 6 ..........................................................................3.5.1. SWPPP Parking Lot Drain 6 ...............................................................3.5.2. SWPPP High Traffic Drain 7 .............................................................3.5.3. SWPPP Roof Drain 9 ..........................................................................3.5.4. SWPPP Lunch Drain 11 ......................................................................3.5.5. SWPPP Field Drain 13 .........................................................................

4. Identification of Potential Storm Water Contaminants 14 .......................................4.1. Significant Materials Entering the Drain 14 ........................................................4.2. Potential Source of Storm Water Contamination 16 ...........................................4.3. Summary of Available Storm Water Data 17 ......................................................

5. Storm Water Management Controls 18 ......................................................................5.1. Significant Materials Entering the Drain 18 ........................................................5.2. Storm Water Treatment 18 ....................................................................................5.3. Storm Water Best Management Practices (BMPs) 18 ........................................

Figure D. Parking Lot Educational Poster BMP 19 ....................................................................Figure E. Flora Vista Lunch Drain 21 .........................................................................................

6. School Campus Monitoring Plan 21 ...........................................................................

7. Compliance and Reporting Requirements 22 ...........................................................7.1. SWPPP Summary 22 ..............................................................................................7.2. Training 22 ..............................................................................................................

7.2.1. SWPPP Interns 22 ................................................................................ 1

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7.2.2. Students 22 ............................................................................................7.2.3. Staff 22 7.2.4. Parents 22 7.2.5. Vendors 22 .............................................................................................

7.3. Implementation Schedule 22 .................................................................................7.4. Record Retention Requirements 22 ......................................................................7.5. Provisions for Amendment of the Plan 23 ............................................................7.6. Principal Signature 24 ...........................................................................................7.7. School Board Certification 25 ...............................................................................

Appendix A: Visual Observation Inspection Logs A .........................................................

Appendix B: Chain of Custody Forms B ............................................................................

Appendix C: Storm Water Sampling Reports C ...............................................................

Appendix D: List of Interns 2014-2015 D...........................................................................

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1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. BACKGROUND

In 1972, Congress passed the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), also known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), to restore and maintain the quality of the nation's waterways. The ultimate goal was to make sure that rivers and streams were fishable, swimmable, and drinkable. In 1987, the Water Quality Act (WQA) added provisions to the CWA that allowed the EPA to govern storm water discharges from industrial activities. EPA published the final notice for Phase I of the Multi-Sector General Storm Water Permit program (Federal Register Volume 60 No. 189, September 20, 1995, page 50804) in 1995 which included provisions for the development of a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) by each facility discharging storm water, including automobile salvage yards. Development, implementation, and maintenance of the SWPPP will provide Flora Vista Elementary School with the tools to reduce pollutants contained in storm water discharges and comply with the requirements of the San Diego County Office of Education small MS4 permit.

The primary goals of SWPPP is to:

• Identify potential sources of pollutants that affect storm water discharges to the site;

• Describe the practices that will be implemented to prevent or control the release of pollutants into storm water discharges; and

• Create an implementation schedule to ensure that the practices described in this SWPPP are in fact implemented and to evaluate the plan's effectiveness in reducing the pollutant levels in storm water discharges.

1.2. SWPPP CONTENTThis SWPPP includes all of the following:

• Identification of the SWPPP supervisors with a description of their duties;

• Identification of the SWPPP implementation team members and their duties;

• Description of the school including information regarding the school's location and activities as well as a site description, maps, and a summary of the storm water drainage system;

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• Identification of the potential storm water contaminants;

• Description of storm water management controls and various Best Management Practices (BMPs) necessary to reduce pollutants in storm water discharge;

• Description of the facility monitoring plan;

• Description of the implementation schedule and provisions for amendment of the plan.

2. SWPPP SUPERVISORS AND DUTIES

2.1. DRAIN SUPERVISORS – RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING ALL THE DATA FOR THEIR DRAIN 2.1.1. Parking Lot - Claire

2.1.2. High Traffic - Risa

2.1.3. Roof - Katherine

2.1.4. Lunch - Sidney

2.1.5. Field - Piper

2.2. SAMPLING COORDINATORS – MALIA AND SONIA In the beginning of the year we were assigned jobs. I was assigned sampling coordinator. My job was to make sure that the groups filled out their sampling sheets correctly. I would sign it so that it was approved.

2.3. EQUIPMENT MANAGER – CLAIRE AND MIA We keep track and supply the equipment of SWPPP. This position is called equipment manager. Part of our job is handing out the coolers, goggles, clipboards, and gloves on a rain event.

2.4. CORRESPONDENCE MANAGER – MIA AND QUINLAN Collect business cards and/or contact information from industry professionals and compose thank you notes.

2.5. DATA MANAGER – RISA AND KAREN Collect and organize Chain of Custody forms after sampling events.

2.6. CARTOGRAPHER – NAOMI AND GRACE Develop site maps for each drain, as well as school-wide site map.

2.7. VIDEOGRAPHER – SIDNEY, BRANDON, AND JOSH

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Produce an iMovie including footage throughout the year to present to principal and other VIPs t the end-of-year presentation.

2.8. WEATHER MONITOR – EVE AND KATHERINE Monitor the forecast and alert SWPPP teams of chance of rain.

2.9. PRESENTATION COORDINATOR – PIPER, NAOMI, AND QUINLAN Create Keynote for the end of year presentation.

2.10. COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENT – SONIA As a community correspondent, I go to EcoFest and present to people who want to know what we are doing and speak in the community about what SWPPP is doing. I also make child learning tools and posters to educate the community.

3. SCHOOL SITE DESCRIPTION

3.1. SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION Flora Vista Elementary School is a great school in Encinitas. There are about 430 students. The grades range from pre-k to 6th grade! The address of Flora Vista is 1690 Wandering Road, Encinitas, CA 92024. Encinitas is a beautiful place along the coast. I personally think it is very safe. Flora Vista is one of the schools we have in Encinitas. Encinitas has elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools.

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FIGURE A. VICINITY MAP

3.2. SITE ACTIVITIES Many school activities occur at our school campus. One is sports. Many

sports are played during recess, lunch and after or before school.

Another activity is, kids walking and playing. Some kids like to walk

during their recesses, or like to play on the field or on the playground.

Next, in the morning, some kids bike or ride their scooter to school. In

addition, lunch is big activity. Food can affect our water samples, and

kids are constantly dropping food or spilling drinks. When the bell rings,

many kids stay after school for an after-school activity. Also, sometimes

a car will drive through our campus. Even though it may not happen

everyday, it is still an activity. During the weekend, some people walk

their dogs even though it says no dogs. That has an effect on the field

groups' results. The school gardens are counted as an activity, because

people are composting and planting almost every other day. Next, some

kids are assigned to recycle. Well if some trash isn't deposited into the

recycling bin, and accidentally drops to the ground, it can change our

samples easily. All of this isn't safe for the field, students, and SWPPP.

These are most of the activities happening at our school campus.

3.3. STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM On-site storm drain plans for Flora Vista were unavailable at the printing of this report.

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3.4. STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM OFF-SITE

FIGURE B. STORM WATER DRAINAGE PATH FROM FLORA VISTA ELEMENTARY TO PACIFIC OCEAN.

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3.5. STORM WATER DRAIN EVALUATIONS

FIGURE C. ON-SITE STORM DRAIN LOCATION MAP

3.5.1. SWPPP Parking Lot Drain Team members: Sonia, Claire, and Brandon

November Observations

The drain was in poor condition because dried leaves and thick mud were clogging it. The drain is in an area that cars surround so oil and break dust made stains and leaked into the drain. Plastic straw wrappers and various food items littered the perimeter and the gutter. There were many activities affecting the drain such as car, bike, and pedestrians, leaving behind various stains and bits of rubber. When it rains, the chemicals in the trash roll into the drain. Careless people come onto the school property and smoke and leave the butts behind instead of discarding them.

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12-10-14

The drain was in extremely poor condition because there was an overload of TSS (total suspended solids). Suggestions for a cleaner storm system are having a classroom job entitled storm drain, where students are sent out to drains that need cleaning on the campus and doing maintenance on them once a week. The concrete area surrounding the drain is made in the shape of an isosceles triangle, therefore the sediment builds up and pollutes the storm water going into the drain.

1-21-14

The drain was in even worse condition than last week. The SWPPP team is taking initiative in the ocean friendly gardens project. We are also making informative posters to hang up and pass out.

3-25-15

There is a big sediment buildup on the top and bottom of the drain. There is a lot of trash on the drain too.

3.5.2. SWPPP HIGH TRAFFIC DRAIN Team members: Karen, Naomi, and Risa

11-12-14 11:50a.m.

We noticed that our drain was dirty and clogged with sediments such as wood chips. There was a lot of sediment build-up and small amounts of trash were also mixed inside our drain. Activities we observed near were sports, playing, eating, and chemicals/dirt were going inside. We also noticed that there was chalk dust being pushed into the drain.

12-10-14 12:03p.m.

This time, when we observed our drain, it was filthier than last time. Inside our drainage area, there was evidence of pollution, such as, tiny pieces of paper, sediments, and trash that people have littered. Activities that occur near our drain include playing sports, walking, and

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running. As always, there was a huge amount of sediments that were building-up. Trash, and excess sediment was also inside our drainage area.

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1-21-15 12:05p.m.

For our first 2015 visual observation, we found piles of sediments and chalk dust from drawing around the area. As always, our drainage area was rusty and very dirty from activities that occur around our area, which are playing, eating, and running over our drain. Some of our recommendations were to sweep the surrounding area whenever the ground looks dirty or when there is a build-up of chalk dust. Trash and excess sediments were also inside. Fortunately, it looked like that there weren't any storage of materials nearby such as cleaners and chemicals.

2-11-15 11:36a.m.

The condition of our drain was very dirty. We observed that our drain had more debris than the last time we checked it. There was evidence that there was trash and sediment polluting the inside of our drain. Some of the activity occurring near the drainage area are playing, drawing with chalk, and walking. We found no storage of materials and chemicals near the drain. Unfortunately, we saw a lot of sediment build-up inside the drain. A large part of the pollution comes from the spills and discharges into the drain made up of excess sediment and trash. We strongly suggest that you sweep the surrounding area often.

3-11-15 11:49a.m.

Our drain was very dirty, as usual, and we noticed that the net inside the drain, to keep all sediments and things that we don't need, was slanted. Therefore, this allowed the sediments to go inside. Playing in the surrounding areas causes sand and dirt to fall to the bottom of the drain. This event clogs the drain and pollutes the ocean. We suggest to the school to clean the surrounding area periodically and repaint the "No Dumping" sign.

3.5.3. SWPPP ROOF DRAIN Team members: Grace, Malia, and Katherine

11-12-14

When inspecting our drain, we noticed it was in a very poor condition. The drain was covered in rust, sediment, and dying plants. Surrounding the drain was pieces of plastic, leftover food, mold, and mosses. Our group could tell that many activities happen around this drain, such as

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children playing near. We recommend to get a new drain or clean the one we have, stop children from playing nearby or have the litter be picked up every two months.

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12-13-14

Inspecting our drain for the second time, things weren't any better that the previous month. Surrounding our drain was more litter and sediment than before. So much trash was in the drain that not the smallest morsel of water could slip through. Waste, such as plastic and tinfoil were blocking the water from seeping through. Just as before, the drain was covered in rust and sediment. With all the remains of food, our group could tell that children had been eating near. Our drain's poor condition worried us; we all agreed that something needed to be done about our drain, and fast.

1-21-15

One month later, we were hopeful that our drain would improve. When we inspected it, we realized that it was worse than we expected. Surrounding the drain was sediment, mud seeping into the drain, and trash such as plastic and cotton balls. The wall next to the drain was rotting and rusting. Again our drain could tell that eating, playing, and sports were happening around the drain. Our recommendation is to replace it and put a fence around the area so trash and food cannot come in, also, so kids will not play or eat around the area.

2-11-15

After inspecting our drain we realized that our suggestions were not met. Our drain remained similar to the month before, with rust, sediment build-up, plants, moss, and litter. Around the drain was an air conditioning and decaying wood. We were disappointed in our drain's condition.

March Observations

The condition of the drain was as dirty, rusty, and as horrible as it was before. The wall next to the drain was rotting even more. Evidence of pollination was food, trash, and TSS. There was eating, playing, and sports happening around the drain.

3.5.4. SWPPP LUNCH DRAIN Team members: Quin, Eve, and Sidney

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11-12-14

We noticed that the drain was in very poor condition. The drain was very rusty and very very dirty. The pollution that was entering the drain was sediment and a lot of trash. The main activity that occurs by the lunch drain is eating and playing. The main thing that was blocking the drain was sediment build-up.

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12-10-14

The condition of the drain was very poor. It was dirty and rusty. There were many items near our drain including sediment, food, and trash. Activity occurring in our drainage area definitely affects the things that go into our drain. These things are eating, playing, and sometimes even sports. There are no cleaning supplies by our drain either.

January Observations

The condition of our drain is not well. It is dirty and very rusty. The evidence of pollution is trash, scraps of food, and sediment buildup. Activities that go on by our drain is eating, playing, and walking. Like I said the main problem is all the trash, dirt, and sediment. It is just getting worse as the school year continues.

2-11-15 11:45a.m.

The condition of our drain is cracked, rusting, sandy, and weak. Our evidence of pollution in the drain is the wood, stone, food, and dirt. Activities occurring around our drain where running, playing, eating, and sports. Chemicals are fire hydrant materials, moldy lunch boxes, and old jackets. The drain is very dirty, cracking, and flexible.

3-18-15

The condition of the lunch drain we have a cracked drain grate, and rusted edges. The evidence of pollution is wrappers, and TSS. The action around the drain is commonly sports, consuming food, and speed walking. The maintenance of drain there is TSS buildup. Spills of discharge milk cartons, food wrappers, and jackets.

3.5.5. SWPPP FIELD DRAIN Team members: Piper, Mia, and Josh

11-12-14

The condition of the drain is not great. Roots, TSS and trash surround the entrance of the drain. The activity going on around the drain is playing. playground is located next to the drain. that is why playing goes on around the drain also next to the field where other games go

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on. the grate underneath the drain has fallen lose and are inexpensive BMP is to fix it.

12-10-14 11:35a.m.

The condition of our drain is very poor. Thankfully, we saw no rust on

the grate. What we did see was sediment and trash clogging our drain. Around our drain, we saw sediment, woodchips, and what seemed like endless trash. Next to our drain is the 4th,5th, and 6th grade playground. We came to believe what is on a kid's shoes washes in the drain whenever it rains. On the other side of our drain is a grassy field that may be fertilized. Still, if not, more things than ever will be washing into our drain.

January N/A

February Observations:

All about the same. Slightly rusted, very dirty and trash in and near the drain. The playground still is next to the drain. There, lots of playing occurs. Same thing on the field on the other side of the drain. Sediment is clinging onto the grate of our drain. Something must be done.

4. IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL STORM WATER CONTAMINANTS

4.1. SIGNIFICANT MATERIALS ENTERING THE DRAIN 4.1.1. SWPPP Parking Lot Drain

Some of the most significant materials entering the drain are oil, grease, and sediment.

4.1.2. SWPPP High Traffic Drain

One of our pollutants that we find most often inside our drain when we go outside for visual observations are the chips of bark that is flowing from the Lunch drain, which is only a few feet away from the playground. Also, the ASPIRE (day care) kids kick the chips of bark that is around the drain

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to make the surrounding area look cleaner, but it is actually making the environment worse for us. We've tried talking to the staffs who work at ASPIRE, but they always say it's runoff. Well, it's not.

4.1.3. SWPPP Roof Drain

As said, the roof has only one pollutant, nitrate. Nitrate is a salt or ester of nitrite. We believe that our pollutant came on the roof, from a leaf blower that blew nitrate off the field.

4.1.4. SWPPP Lunch Drain

I believe the lunch drain is the worst out of all of the drains. Our drain has many pollutants of concerns. The main ones however are BOD, Nitrate, and TSS.

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4.1.5. SWPPP Field Drain

The pollutants of concern for the field group are TSS, Nitrate, and maybe Nitrite and Conductivity.

4.2. POTENTIAL SOURCE OF STORM WATER CONTAMINATION 4.2.1. SWPPP Parking Lot Drain

There are some oak trees very close to the drain, which are constantly shedding dead leaves and short sticks. But dead leaves and sticks aren't the only things flowing into the drain. Large amounts of rubber come from different sources, such as rubber on cars and bike tires and the bottoms of pedestrians shoes. In the ecosystem, there is a lot more dirt than we think there is. Dirt flows into the drain during a rain event. The dirt flows through the drain, and eventually makes it to the ocean. It may seem like the work is done, but sediment kills ocean plants and animals. Even the smallest elements count.

4.2.2. SWPPP High Traffic Drain

We have a small ditch between the Lunch drain and our assigned drain, which is the High Traffic drain. On Monday, March 2nd, 2015, a wet, rainy day came and the sand and the dirt from the surrounding area flowed down into the Lunch drain. Since the drain was already clogged with sediments and trash, it overflowed and most of the sediments that was trying to go inside the Lunch drain swooshed down into our drain. Because we left the drain clogged, when a large amount of rain that was mixed with sand and other TSS, or sediments and trash, tried to go down the Lunch Drain, it overflowed and most of the sediments flowed down into our drain. When we went outside to see what our drain was like, there was a substantial amount of sediments on the top.

4.2.3. SWPPP Roof Drain

As said, the roof has only one pollutant, nitrate. Nitrate is a salt or ester of nitrite. We believe that our pollutant came on the roof, from a leaf blower that blew nitrate off the field.

4.2.4. SWPPP Lunch Drain

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The pollution that goes into the lunch drain is from the children on the playground, the black top, and at the lunch tables. Many kids make spills and messes all around the lunch drain. There are also some people that throw things into the drain for a laugh.

4.2.5. SWPPP Field Drain

The first source of pollutants is the playground because that is where the woodchips are located. The second source of pollutants is the track because dirt is on the track and it goes down the drain. Next, trash comes from the kids’ lunches and sediment comes from the field. Nitrate and nitrite come from fertilizer that is used to make the field grow.

4.3. SUMMARY OF AVAILABLE STORM WATER DATA 4.3.1. SWPPP Parking Lot Drain

Our pollutant is oil and grease. The EPA benchmark is 15 and our parking lot oil intake is 18. We know this because we sent water from our drain to a lab and it was tested there.

4.3.2. SWPPP High Traffic Drain

When we took a sample for TSS, the EPA benchmark was 100 and for our first sample, we got a result of 537 on 11/21/14 at 8:00 a.m. On our second sample, we got a result of 4.3 on 12/2/14 at 10:45 a.m. Our hypothesis on why there was a huge difference was because it wasn't raining during the summer often and all the sediments and trash piled up. When it suddenly rained, all of them that were piling up washed into our drain.

4.3.3. SWPPP Roof Drain

Our TSS percentage on the EPA Benchmark was 18 the first time and 6.2 the second time. This is a good thing because the EPA Benchmark is 100 and we are under the EPA Benchmark.

4.3.4. SWPPP Lunch Drain

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Our drain is the lunch drain. I believe the lunch drain is the worst out of all of the drains. Our drain has many pollutants of concerns. The main ones however are BOD, Nitrate, and TSS. Our TSS was higher than the EPA Benchmark both times. On 11/21/14 it was at 3,312 the benchmark was 100. We went over by a lot. On 12/2/14 our TSS was at 799. We were still over the EPA Benchmark but it was definitely better than before. The next one is nitrate. We had a fair amount. Our drain could defiantly be better. The last one is BOD. Our BOD is at 54. The EPA Benchmark is at 30. We went over by 23. That isn't good but we are working on cleaning our drain and making it very good. All of our test results for BOD, TSS, and nitrate weren't good but we are working on making our drain clean and healthy.

4.3.5. SWPPP Field Drain

The pollutants that exceeded the EPA benchmark are TSS and Nitrate. The EPA benchmark for Nitrate is 0.68, but our test results showed and 2.54. The EPA benchmark for TSS is 100 and our test results showed 142 and 395.

5. STORM WATER MANAGEMENT CONTROLS

5.1. SIGNIFICANT MATERIALS ENTERING THE DRAIN This section discusses the storm water management controls required by the permit and describes the management practices selected to address the areas of concern identified in Section 4.0 of this SWPPP.

5.2. STORM WATER TREATMENT As of today, each drain that we studied has a very small amount of systems to help control the storm water pollution. In fact, there are almost no solid systems in place for these drains. We are going to create systems so that we can meet the standards of the SDRWCB (the San Diego Regional Water Control Board). Along with our BMP suggestions, we will include the requirements of the San Diego County Office of Education small MS4 permit.

5.3. STORM WATER BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPS) After studying the drains and their pollutants, the interns at Flora Vista have prepared a list of suggested BMPs. These BMPs will control the amount of pollutants flowing out into the ocean.

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5.3.1. SWPPP Parking Lot Drain

Our BMP is the hydrocarbon boom sock. It is a flexible oil absorbent that saturates in oil and repels water. It will reduce oil intake into the ocean and keep our parking lot clean and safe. The sock-like pockets that surround the inside of the storm drain absorb oil and repel water.

Another BMP is to make posters to inform people about not polluting and being aware of the oil and grease pollution.

FIGURE D. PARKING LOT EDUCATIONAL POSTER BMP

5.3.2. SWPPP High Traffic Drain

Educational BMP: Educate the ASPIRE staff (they say that it's runoff, it's also kids kicking dirt into drain)

Inexpensive Structural BMP: Repaint the "No Dumping" sign by the HT drain

Expensive Structural BMP: Reinstall chicken wire net

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5.3.3. SWPPP Roof Drain

We have the cleanest water at Flora Vista, for this benefit we have thought of a very helpful BMP. The BMP that we have come up with is to make an ocean-friendly garden at our elementary school. This will be beneficial because our one pollutant is nitrate. Nitrate is a salt or ester of nitrite. This helps our BMP because nitrate is part of fertilizer, and fertilizer helps gardens.

Our plan for this BMP is to connect our drain to a 200-gallon rain barrel, where we then store the water when we need it for the garden that we will build. In the garden, we will be planting drought resistant plants that attract butterflies and hummingbirds.

5.3.4. SWPPP Lunch Drain

Two of our most significant materials that enter our drain are trash and wood chips. One of our main problems is trash because since our location is near the lunch tables our drain has a great amount of trash that becomes drain pollution. Another problem is the wood chips. The wood chips cause a huge amount of block up. With this problem our idea is to remove the wood chips and replace it with a rubberized surface or pervious pavers. That would definitely be our expensive structural BMP.

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FIGURE E. FLORA VISTA LUNCH DRAIN

5.3.5. SWPPP Field Drain

The field BMP is to do the trash basket because our main pollutants are TSS, woodchips (our drain is located next to a playground), trash, nitrate, and sediment. The trash basket traps most of the pollutants so that they do not end up in the ocean!

6. SCHOOL CAMPUS MONITORING PLAN Here at Flora Vista, there are 5 drains. One of them is between the lunch tables and the playground (Lunch Drain), one of them is connected with a ditch from the lunch drain, near the tether ball fields and in front of the science lab (High Traffic Drain), one near the track and the other playground (Field), one behind the science lab (Roof Drain), and one near the parking lot (Parking Lot Drain). They are all inspected about twice per month, but nothing becomes better, and it only becomes worse. We usually check for TSS and trash and take samples when a substantial amount of water rains.

When we got the results for the EPA Benchmark, most of the drains were over the EPA Benchmark. The EPA Benchmark for TSS was 100 and High Traffic got 537 the first time and 4.3 for the second time. Roof got 18 the first time and 6.2 the second time. Field got 142 the first time and 395 the second time and

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the Lunch and Parking Lot weren't that pretty. Lunch got 3,312 the first time and 799 the second time. Fortunately, Parking Lot did better, but still above the EPA Benchmark. They got 779 the first time and 474 the second time. We would recommend having a cleaning day for every grade, every day.

7. COMPLIANCE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

7.1. SWPPP SUMMARY We will be done on May 26, 2015 when we give our final presentation. When we finish our SWPPP plan, and after it has been approved, the front office will keep the plan where it can be used for reference and available for inspection.

7.2. TRAINING

7.2.1. SWPPP INTERNS We have had so many training sessions this year. We have had two field trips that Mr. Dean provided for us. We have also had many assignments that we were assigned to do by ourselves and with our drain groups. We have had a wonderful experience this year and we are definitely going to do it next year and start building all of our BMP's.

7.2.2. STUDENTS We will inform students during an assembly, make announcements during morning announcements

7.2.3. STAFF Inform them during a staff meeting, and put information on school website.

7.2.4. PARENTS Put information on school website

7.2.5. VENDORS Put information on school website

7.3. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE The SWPPP interns next year will be responsible for implementing the BMPs presented in this plan. It will be their responsibility to coordinate the responsibilities of District staff and school staff.

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Next year, the new interns will keep maintaining the information and passing it down for following years. The plan will be kept in the school's front office and is available for inspection and referral. The plan itself will remain in perpetuity, but the Visual observation forms, chain of custody forms and reports from the lab will only be kept for 5 years.

7.5. PROVISIONS FOR AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN Our plan will be changed by the SWPPP students each year. The new SWPPP groups each year will accentuate and add to our information.

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7.6. PRINCIPAL SIGNATURE I certify this document and all attachments were prepared in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gathered and evaluated the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the persons who have developed this plan, the individuals directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware the recommendations in this plan are important steps in reducing the amount of storm water pollution that flows off our campus and will assist the SWPPP team in completing these recommendations.

Name

Title

Date

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7.7. SCHOOL BOARD CERTIFICATION I certify this document and all attachments has been presented to the Encinitas Union School District Board of trustees. I am aware the recommendations in this plan are important steps in reducing the amount of storm water pollution that flows off our campus and will assist the SWPPP team in completing these recommendations.

Name

Title

Date

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APPENDIX A: VISUAL OBSERVATION INSPECTION LOGS

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APPENDIX B: CHAIN OF CUSTODY FORMS

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APPENDIX C: STORM WATER SAMPLING REPORTS

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APPENDIX D: LIST OF INTERNS 2014-2015

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