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Course Description. This course provides an overview of stormwater pollution problems and outlines the regulatory requirements associated with storm water runoff from municipal facilities. Most importantly, this course provides information on how to identify storm water issues at your facility and
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1. County of San BernardinoStormwater Program~Municipal Activities Pollution Prevention Strategy (MAPPS)
2. Course Description This course provides an overview of stormwater pollution problems and outlines the regulatory requirements associated with storm water runoff from municipal facilities. Most importantly, this course provides information on how to identify storm water issues at your facility and steps you can take to prevent storm water pollution. It is primarily designed for personnel working in San Bernardino County.
3. Items covered in this training The objectives of this course are to educate municipal employees on the importance of storm water management and on the environmental requirements applicable to County and City facilities in the San Bernardino County.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
Understand the basic elements of a storm water management program
Identify common sources of storm water pollution
Identify steps that can be taken to prevent storm water pollution at work and at home
5. Municipal StormwaterPermit Requirements The current Permit outlines a schedule of monitoring requirements, best management practices, and conditions designed to promote the reduction of pollutants in stormwater discharges.
? County/City departments and employees are legally required to implement the permit requirements
? County/City could potentially face penalties for violating Permit requirements
6. Discharges allowed • Discharge authorized by an NPDES permit
• Emergency Fire fighting
• Agricultural storm water runoff
• Water line flushing or disinfection
• Flow from lawn watering or landscape irrigation
• Diverted stream flow or natural spring
• Uncontaminated groundwater
• Foundation drain, crawl space pump, or footing drain
• Potable water source
• Air conditioning condensation
• Individual residential car washing
• Flow from a riparian habitat or wetland
• Drainage from residential swimming pool or carwashing
All other discharges other than stormwater are considered an…
ILLEGAL DISCHARGE
7. Notification Requirements Any designated government employee who obtains information in the course of his official duties revealing the illegal discharge or threatened illegal discharge of a hazardous waste within the geographical area of his jurisdiction and who knows that such discharge or threatened discharge is likely to cause substantial injury to the public health or safety should immediately notify the agency stormwater coordinator.
8. Potential Fines and Penalties Penalties can be levied on an agency or an individual
Negligent/Accidental Violations
$2,500 to $25,000 per day and/or
up to 1 year in prison
Knowing Violations (case law)
$5,000 to $50,000 per day and/or
up to 3 years in prison
Knowing Endangerment
(case law)
up to $250,000 and/or
up to 15 years in prison
9. What is stormwater pollution?
Runoff from storm events travels over land surfaces, picking up pollutants and delivering them to water bodies.
10. Where does stormwater go ?
What goes into a storm drain and is flushed with rainwater or urban runoff flows….
11. …and pollutes our waters
15. Activities that have a potential to pollute
16. Activities that have a potential to pollute
17. Activities that have a potential to pollute
18. …effects of stormwater pollution Reduces our quality of life
Costs taxpayers millions of dollars for cleanup
Harms freshwater and marine habitats
Clogs stormdrains and causes flood conditions
Causes illness in swimmers, waders, and surfers
Closes our beaches
Affects tourism
19. Stormwater Pollution Identifying sources of storm water pollution and keeping them off the ground (away from storm drains or roadside ditches) is the best and most economical way to keep storm water clean.
? Wash equipment only in designated areas
? Clean surfaces without water whenever possible
? Update spill prevention plans
? Cover and sandbag material stockpiles
20. Other sources of information…