Identifying and Visiting Small Businesses Identifying and Visiting Small Businesses for Water Pollution Preventionfor Water Pollution Prevention

Presented by: Richard Hoiland - City of Vancouver, WA Presented by: Richard Hoiland - City of Vancouver, WA

NAHMMA Conference – Tacoma 2005NAHMMA Conference – Tacoma 2005

What have been the problems?What have been the problems?

Contaminated surface Contaminated surface and groundwater.and groundwater.

Impacts to community Impacts to community health, welfare and health, welfare and quality of life. quality of life.

Millions of $$$ spent to Millions of $$$ spent to cleanup sites.cleanup sites.

How are contaminants How are contaminants getting into the environment?getting into the environment?

Illicit BehaviorIllicit Behavior Un-permitted DischargeUn-permitted Discharge Dumping Dumping AbandonmentAbandonment

Accidental ReleasesAccidental Releases Poor Design or Poor Design or

Construction Construction LeaksLeaks Operator Error Operator Error

Roots of the Clean Water Act Roots of the Clean Water Act Cuyahoga River, Ohio: 1900, 1950, TodayCuyahoga River, Ohio: 1900, 1950, Today

“Burn on, big river”

Regulatory ProgramsRegulatory Programs

Industrial Pretreatment (Vancouver delegated in 1987)Industrial Pretreatment (Vancouver delegated in 1987) SSanitary sewer -anitary sewer - industrial dischargesindustrial discharges

Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know ActEmergency Planning and Community Right to Know ActHazardous/toxic materialsHazardous/toxic materials - - EPCRA Tier IIEPCRA Tier II facilitiesfacilities

NPDES Phase I and II PermitsNPDES Phase I and II Permits Surface water/StormwaterSurface water/Stormwater - - minimum control measuresminimum control measures

Water Resources Protection Ordinance (2003)Water Resources Protection Ordinance (2003) Groundwater, stormwater, rivers, lakes and streamsGroundwater, stormwater, rivers, lakes and streams

Industrial Pretreatment Industrial Pretreatment 40 CFR 403: An Industrial User 40 CFR 403: An Industrial User may NOT discharge pollutants may NOT discharge pollutants

to Sanitary whichto Sanitary which

Cause an upset inCause an upset in the Treatment Plant the Treatment Plant or pass throughor pass through

Vancouver, WA

Somewhere, USA

Louisville, KYLouisville, KYFebruary 1981February 1981

Cause structural damage or Cause structural damage or create a fire or explosioncreate a fire or explosion

Water Resources Protection OrdinanceWater Resources Protection Ordinance

Maintain stormwater systemsMaintain stormwater systems Manage hazardous materialsManage hazardous materials

Classify operations Classify operations Class I = Moderate Risk Class I = Moderate Risk Class II = Higher RiskClass II = Higher Risk

Structural BMP’s, Spill PlansStructural BMP’s, Spill Plans

Wellhead protections Wellhead protections

Water Resources Protection Ordinance ‘03Water Resources Protection Ordinance ‘03

Public Opinion Survey Question: “In your opinion, should the Public Opinion Survey Question: “In your opinion, should the City of Vancouver reduce, maintain, or increase their City of Vancouver reduce, maintain, or increase their involvement in environmental affairs and enforcement?”involvement in environmental affairs and enforcement?”

Maintain

32%

Increase

51%

Don't know

11%

Reduce

6%

InsideInside Outside Outside

Water Resources Protection Inspections Water Resources Protection Inspections

Total Number of Inspections and Complaints = 190Anticipated Number of Classified Businesses = 250-300

Significant Action Items Significant Action Items for Classified for Classified Facilities Facilities

  As of As of

June 2005June 2005

  

     

Improve Secondary ContainmentImprove Secondary Containment 88   

Prepare Spill Response PlanPrepare Spill Response Plan 1818   

Plug Floor Drains, Seal FloorsPlug Floor Drains, Seal Floors 1515   

Inspection Program Inspection Program Handling Misinformation Handling Misinformation

MATERIAL SAFETY DATAMATERIAL SAFETY DATA

DATE:  JAN 95DATE:  JAN 95SECTION I - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATIONSECTION I - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION  

TRADE NAME:TRADE NAME:  BEE BOPPER  BEE BOPPERSECTION II - MATERIAL ANALYSISSECTION II - MATERIAL ANALYSIS  

COMPONENT OR MATERIAL          % OF MIXTURE   CAS#   TLVCOMPONENT OR MATERIAL          % OF MIXTURE   CAS#   TLVCHEMICAL NAMECHEMICAL NAME 1.1.1 TRICHLOROETHANE          85.025         71-55-6  1.1.1 TRICHLOROETHANE          85.025         71-55-6   350PPM350PPM

SECTION VII - SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURESSECTION VII - SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES  STEPS TO BE TAKEN IF MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLEDSTEPS TO BE TAKEN IF MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED:  :  NEUTRALIZE CHEMICAL.  SOAK UP WITH ABSORBENT MATERIALNEUTRALIZE CHEMICAL.  SOAK UP WITH ABSORBENT MATERIAL

WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD:WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD:    BURY IN A PLACE WHICH WILL NOT BURY IN A PLACE WHICH WILL NOT REACH POTABLE OR FISH BEARING WATER.REACH POTABLE OR FISH BEARING WATER.

GIS Site Mapping ToolGIS Site Mapping Tool

GIS LayersGIS Layers

Tier II SitesTier II Sites

““Working with employees of the City of Vancouver, Piesch (Ecology) tracked Working with employees of the City of Vancouver, Piesch (Ecology) tracked the spill through stormwater drains to Dabney's Wheel Alignment”the spill through stormwater drains to Dabney's Wheel Alignment”

from from The ColumbianThe Columbian, 1/28/05, 1/28/05

Conclusions Conclusions For better community water protectionFor better community water protection

Gain regulatory authority Gain regulatory authority

Initiate onsite inspectionsInitiate onsite inspections

Create a databaseCreate a database

Provide GIS displays Provide GIS displays

Vancouver’s Water Resources Protection program, Vancouver’s Water Resources Protection program, database, and GIS Site Atlas were made possible by a database, and GIS Site Atlas were made possible by a

Centennial Clean Water Grant from the WA Dept. of Ecology.Centennial Clean Water Grant from the WA Dept. of Ecology.

Photograph by Claudia Howell

Special Wellhead Protection AreasSpecial Wellhead Protection Areas

No New Bulk Oil/ No New Bulk Oil/ Fuel OperationsFuel Operations

No New Class II No New Class II OperationsOperations

No New Septic or No New Septic or Infiltration SystemsInfiltration Systems

Inspection Program Inspection Program WRPO Fills a Regulatory GapWRPO Fills a Regulatory Gap

Above Ground Storage Tanks Above Ground Storage Tanks

Not Underground Storage Tanks (UST’s) Not Underground Storage Tanks (UST’s) Not “Hazardous Waste” Not “Hazardous Waste”

Stormwater - Stormwater - NPDES Phase II PermitNPDES Phase II PermitMinimum Control MeasuresMinimum Control Measures

Illicit Discharge Detection & EliminationIllicit Discharge Detection & EliminationDevelop a plan to detect, address, and effectively Develop a plan to detect, address, and effectively prohibit, through ordinance, non-stormwater prohibit, through ordinance, non-stormwater discharges into your storm sewer systemdischarges into your storm sewer system

Other Control Measures:Other Control Measures:Public Education And OutreachPublic Education And OutreachPublic Involvement/ParticipationPublic Involvement/ParticipationConstruction Site Runoff ControlConstruction Site Runoff ControlPost-construction Stormwater ManagementPost-construction Stormwater ManagementPollution Prevention Good HousekeepingPollution Prevention Good Housekeeping

Groundwater Concerns

“…“…pollution from industries is decreasing while pollution from industries is decreasing while pollution from individual citizens and urban pollution from individual citizens and urban runoff is growing," runoff is growing,"

Ecology Director Jay Manning (8/05)Ecology Director Jay Manning (8/05)