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Phase II National Storm Water Regulations. What’s in it for you?. Permitting and Reporting: The Process and Requirements. San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board Staff Contacts : Marin: Marla Lafer – mll@rb2.swrcb.ca.gov Napa: Tobi Tyler - TT@rb2.swrcb.ca.gov
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Phase II National Storm Water Regulations What’s in it for you?
Permitting and Reporting:The Process and Requirements San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board Staff Contacts: Marin: Marla Lafer – mll@rb2.swrcb.ca.gov Napa: Tobi Tyler - TT@rb2.swrcb.ca.gov Solano: Stephen Berger - SLB@rb2.swrcb.ca.gov Sonoma: Carmen Fewless - CRF@rb2.swrcb.ca.gov
Overview • Six Program Areas • Monitoring and Evaluation Requirements • Annual Report Content • How to Comply • Questions
PHASE II PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS • Develop, Implement & Enforce a storm water management plan (SWMP) to reduce the discharge of pollutants to the maximum extent practicable (MEP). • Address 6 program areas. • Select BMPs and identify measurable goals for each of the program areas. • Evaluation & Assessment. • Monitoring & Reporting.
6 Program Areas 1.) Public Education and Outreach on Storm Water Impacts 2.) Public Involvement / Participation 3.) Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination 4.) Construction Site Storm Water Runoff Control 5.) Post-Construction Storm Water Management in New Development and Redevelopment 6.) Pollution Prevention / Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
Impacts of Urbanization • Loss of Natural Vegetation • Increased Impervious Surface • Increased Pollutant Loads • Increased Volume and Velocity of Storm Water Runoff • Degradation and Loss of Stream Functions
5. Post-Construction Storm Water Management in New Development and Redevelopment
Monitoring and Evaluation Requirements At a minimum, monitoring should include: • Evaluation of BMP effectiveness • Evaluation of program’s effectiveness • Visual Observation • Baseline characterization Additional monitoring may include: • Representative physical &/or chemical sampling • Participation in regional monitoring program
Annual Report Content Assessment & Evaluation of Program Assessment of Control Measures toward achieving measurable goals Results of information collected and analyzed, including monitoring results Activities to be undertaken during the next reporting cycle Changes in any identified measurable goal
Consequences of Noncompliance • Regional Board Enforcement, including: Administrative Civil Liabilities • Third party law suits • Loss of recreational uses of local waters • Flooding • Habitat Destruction • Bad Karma
How to Comply • Prepare Management Plan • Secure Individual Permit by March 10, 2003. Or • Prepare Management Plan • Submit Notice of Intent (NOI) to comply with the Statewide General Permit by March 10, 2003.