Transcript Watershed 101

Stormwater Inspection
Workflow
Why are We all here today?
California Regional Water Quality Control
Board Municipal Regional Stormwater
NPDES Permit (MRP)
• Issued to Cities in Alameda, Contra Costa,
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San Mateo, Santa Clara Counties and the
Cities of Fairfield-Suisun and Vallejo.
References Sections of the Federal Clean
Water Act.
The Water Quality Control Plan for the San
Francisco Bay Basin (Basin Plan)
Provisions of the MRP
C.1
C.2
C.3
Discharge Prohibitions
Municipal Operations
New Development
C.4
C.5
Industrial and Commercial Site Controls
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
C.6
Construction Site Control
C.7 Public Information and Outreach
C.8
C.9
C.10
Water Quality Monitoring
Pesticides Toxicity Control
Trash Load Reduction
C.11-14 Mercury, PCB, Copper PBDE Controls
C.15
Conditionally Exempt Discharges
C.4 Industrial and Commercial
Site Controls
• Each Permitee shall implement an
industrial and commercial site control
program at all sites which could
reasonably be considered to cause or
contribute to pollution of storm water
runoff, with inspections and effective
follow-up and enforcement to abate actual
or potential pollution sources consistent
with each Permittee’s respective ERP to
prevent discharge of pollutants and
impacts on beneficial uses of receiving
waters
Discharge of Pollutants
• During storms - oil, fertilizers, garbage,
and other wastes, wash into storm
drains and creeks untreated.
• Leaking sewer and faulty septic
systems can increase bacterial levels,
and reduce oxygen.
• Many streams are becoming impaired
by increased sediment.
• Sediment hold pollutants.
• Toxic to humans as well as wildlife.
Pollution Entering San Francisco Bay
Comes From Polluted Runoff
• Mercury from florescent lamps, batteries and
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thermometers
Leaking oil, antifreeze and gasoline from cars
Pesticides and herbicides from your home and garden
Cooking oil from leaking trash containers at
restaurants
Motor oil waste from cars and small equipment
Soaps and chemicals used to wash cars
Copper dust from auto brake pads
Rubber tire dust from auto tires
Prescription medications
Garbage
Animal, and agricultural waste
Hazardous waste
How Does Environmental Health
Get Involved
Environmental Health’s Main Focus is
Compliance with Food, Haz Mat, Solid and
Medical Waste Regulations…
Environmental Health Issues Permits and
have the authority to inspect.
Also, Environmental Health has entered into
a MOU with each City
(except for South San Francisco and Daly
City.)
What does the MOU say?...
• County will conduct stormwater inspections at the
facilities currently on our inventory Every Other Year
(Medium Priority)
• Haz Waste Generators, HMBP sites, UST-AST…
• Restaurants and Retail Food Related Facilities
• Facilities that have a Notice of Intent
• Mobile Businesses (Hazmat and Food Industries)
• County will inspect Target Facilities Annually
(High Priority)
• Facilities on our inventory that was found during
the previous inspection to be using inadequate
BMPs (scored a 4 or more)
• Facilities that had a Non-StormWater (NSW)
discharge at the previous inspection
What does the MOU say?...
• County will respond to complaints or referrals form
the public and work with City staff and business
operators to resolve stormwater related issues at
Target Facilities.
Facilities that Environmental Health
may not Inspect
• Stone, Tile, Marble, and
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Fabricators/Cutters
Wholesale Food Facilities,
such as food preparers &
suppliers for airlines
Limousine Services
Building Materials and
Nursery Retailers
Wholesale Greenhouses
and Nurseries
Kennels/Stables
Mobile Businesses
• Carpet Cleaners
• Automotive Detailers/Fleet
Washers
• Surface Cleaners
• Demolition Contractors
• Pet Grooming
• Other -There may be very
site and operation specific
businesses or facilities that
merit stormwater
inspections.
Work Flow at Environmental Health
1. District Inspector reviews their inventory to see which
facility is due to be inspected (once every 2 years)
2. They perform a routine stormwater inspection and
properly fill out the Standard Inspection Report Form
3. Return to the office and enter their daily time
accounting giving a 001 to the appropriate PR# for that
site in Envisions.
4. Enter any violations in Envisions
5. Put PR# on top of Inspection Form and give to Jean to
scan into X:Drive
Work Flow at Environmental Health
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Jean will tabulate each inspection and also enter
any violations or follow-up activities into Violation
Spreadsheet which is issued to cities quarterly.
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Dermot reviews all inspections weekly with Jean.
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Any violation or follow up activity is given to Mae
Gardner
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Mae will visit these sites, and close out the violation
or work with City staff and issue a fine and reinspect until violation is corrected
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Close out the violations on Envisions
Problems Encountered with Work Flow
1. Inspector does not turn in the Inspection Form to JeanWaiting on HMBP, Sent off to SkyTech to be scanned…
2. Turn in inspection form, but don’t enter into Envisions
3. Inspector are behind on their current inventory Stuck on Enforcement case, Audits, other priorities…
These problems are improving every quarter
New Trends in Inspections
• Handhelds are coming, but not fast enough
• Additional Stormwater inspections to be requested
at other Environmental Health facilities other than
Haz Mat and Food (Dentist, Apartment Buildings,
Landfills, Haulers…)
• Request Inspections at facilities not permitted by
Environmental Health.
• Additional Stormwater Areas of Activity to be
checked (Bag and Styrofoam ban, Recycle and
Trash Audit)
Stormwater Inspection
Workflow
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