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Montana Department of Environmental Quality

Montana Department of Environmental Quality. Permitting and Compliance Division Water Protection Bureau Water Quality Discharge Permits Section Storm Water Program. BACKGROUND & HISTORY. EPA DEQ. BACKGROUND & HISTORY. MONTANA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (MPDES). MPDES PERMITS.

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Montana Department of Environmental Quality

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  1. Montana Department of Environmental Quality Permitting and Compliance Division Water Protection Bureau Water Quality Discharge Permits Section Storm Water Program

  2. BACKGROUND & HISTORY EPA DEQ

  3. BACKGROUND & HISTORY MONTANA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (MPDES) MPDES PERMITS

  4. MPDES STORM WATER DISCHARGE PERMIT TYPES CONSTRUCTION MINING MS4s INDUSTRY

  5. GENERAL PERMIT FOR STORM WATER DISCHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY • ONE ACRE OR MORE GROUND DISTURBANCE • “NOTICE OF INTENT” (NOI) FORM • STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP) • FEES

  6. STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN • THREE MAJOR PURPOSES: • 1) ASSESS SITE CHARACTERISTICS • 2) IDENTIFY POTENTIAL POLLUTANT SOURCES • 3) IDENTIFY BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs) TO MINIMIZE POLLUTANT DISCHARGES THROUGH STORM WATER RUNOFF

  7. MOST FREQUENT CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PERMIT COMPLIANCE PROBLEMS • Lack of Permit Authorization • SWPPP Not Implemented • Inadequate BMPs • Lack of Self-Inspections • Discharge of Sediment • Inadequate Recordkeeping

  8. SMALL CONSTRUCTION WAIVER FORM FEE (Few Construction Projects Qualify)

  9. GENERAL PERMITS FOR STORM WATER DISCHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY, or WITH MINING AND OIL AND GAS ACTIVITIES “SW-1” APPLICATION FORM SWPPP FEES

  10. INDUSTRIAL NO EXPOSURE CERTIFICATION FORM FEE

  11. GENERAL PERMIT FOR STORM WATER DISCHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH SMALL MUNICPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4) • General Permit Effective January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2009 • First General Permit cycle for establishment of the “Storm Water Management Program” • Second General Permit being drafted and reissued later this year for 2010-2014 cycle

  12. GENERAL PERMIT FOR STORM WATER DISCHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH SMALL MS4 • “Traditional” Small MS4s: • BOZEMAN • BILLINGS • BUTTE • GREAT FALLS • HELENA • KALISPELL • MISSOULA • CASCADE COUNTY (portion) • MISSOULA COUNTY (portion) • YELLOWSTONE COUNTY (portion) • “Non-Traditional” Small MS4s: • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY in Bozeman • UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA in Missoula • MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE in Great Falls • MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (Roadways In Seven City/County Areas To Left)

  13. SMALL MS4 STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (SWMP) • DEVELOPMENT • IMPLEMENTATION • ENFORCEMENT

  14. Small MS4 SWMP Six Minimum Control Measures • Public Education and Outreach On Storm Water Impacts • Public Involvement/Participation • Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination • Construction Site Storm Water Runoff Control • Post-Construction Storm Water Management In New Development and Redevelopment • Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations

  15. STORM WATER GUIDANCE • DEQ WEBSITE • http://www.deq.mt.gov • EPA MENU OF BMPS • http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/menuofbmps/index.cfm • MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BMPS http://www.mdt.mt.gov/research/projects/env/erosion.shtml • MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY / MONTANA WATER CENTER • http://stormwater.montana.edu/ • National EPA or Privately- Sponsored Training Seminars. Refer to websites such as http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/outreach.cfm?program_id=0&otype=1

  16. STORM WATER DISCHARGE PERMITTING FUTURE ?

  17. CONTACT Brian Heckenberger @ 406-444-5310 bheckenberger@mt.gov or Water Protection Bureau @ 406-444-3080

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