austin peay state university stormwater program
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Austin Peay State University Stormwater Program. Kristen Spicer, Ph.D. Regulatory Oversight. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Clean Water Act 1972 Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) – NPDES Permits for Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Austin Peay State University
Stormwater ProgramKristen Spicer, Ph.D.
Regulatory Oversight
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Clean Water Act 1972• Tennessee Department of Environment
and Conservation (TDEC) – NPDES Permits for Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4)
Phase II MS4
• What is an MS4?• A conveyance or system of
conveyances• Owned by a city, town, or other
public entity (university) that discharges to water of the U.S.
• Designed to collect or convey stormwater (including drains, pipes, ditches, etc.)
• NOT a combined sewer• NOT part of a POTW (sewage
treatment plant)
• Who is covered by Phase II?• Operators of small MS4s in
“urbanized areas” as delineated by the Census Bureau. Essentially, any MS4 not already covered by Phase I.
• How did APSU end up on this list?• In TN, TDEC decided that
education institutions that housed students would be considered a small MS4, essentially a small city within a city.
What does this mean for APSU?
Stormwater Management
• Submit Notice of Intent• Receive Notice of Coverage• Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP)
Six Minimum Control Measures
• Public Education and Outreach• Public Participation and Involvement• Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination• Construction Site Runoff Control• Post-Construction Runoff Control• Pollution Prevention / Good Housekeeping
Timeline for Implementation
• NOC- July 2012 • PIE Plan – 12 months – July 2013• Illicit Discharge Policy - 18 months – Jan 2014• Enforcement and Response Plan – 18 months – Jan 2014• Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP) – 12 months – July
2013• Inventory of BMPs – 12 months – July 2013• 5-year Permit Cycle – BMPs for each year
YEAR ONE – Public Education and Outreach
AthleticsGrounds / MaintenanceHousingCoursesProject WETWebsitePIE
YEAR ONE – Public Participation and Involvement• Public Meetings *• Citizen Involvement• Hands-On Events• Method for Public Reporting / Complaints / Questions
YEAR ONE – Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
• Administrative Policy prohibiting non-stormwater discharges - DRAFT• Develop and maintain a storm/sewer
system map of campus• Complaint Reporting Mechanism
(Work Order Line or Online)• Sanitary wastewater (sewage overflows)• Car wash, laundry, or industrial wash
water• Concrete truck washout – construction• Improper disposal of automotive fluids• Mop water dumping in storm drain
Construction Site Runoff Control
• Maintain an inventory of all projects disturbing 1 acre or more*• Modify contract language requiring
SWPPPs• Develop a review process for SWPPPs• Develop an audit program with an
audit checklist• Staff performing inspections attend
TDEC’s Level 1 training
Permanent Stormwater Management
• Develop an inventory and tracking system for permanent stormwater treatment BMPs• Review existing design
standards for impediments to implementing green infrastructure
Pollution Prevention / Good Housekeeping YEAR ONE• Review existing service
contracts and modify as necessary• Provide General training to
Physical Plant staff• Develop pollution
prevention policies, as applicable
• Storage of sand, gravel, salt, etc.• Sweeping of parking lots• What to do with those
unknown chemicals• Reasonable application of
fertilizers and pesticides
TMDLs and 303d Listed Streams
• Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for e-coli – Red River• 303d listed streams – State
listed priority impaired streams – Red River
SWMP Oversight and Reporting
• Develop and maintain the written Stormwater Management Plan• Committee – Krissy Spicer, Tom Hutchins, Lindsay Jackson,
Mark Davidson, Director of Facilities, Projects and Planning• Annual Report to TDEC