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Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans

MS4 Audit Presenta0on May 6, 2013


Protect Public Health

Provide Customer Sa0sfac0on

Sewerage & Water Board Goals


Sewerage & Water Board Goals

Assure System Reliability

Upgrade Water Quality & Improve Our Environment

Michoud Sewer Pump Sta0on November 2009

Michoud Sewer Pump Sta0on November 2008


Goals of Today’s Mee0ng

§  MS4 Program Progress Report Presenta0on

– Repor0ng period January 1, 2011 –May 6, 2013

2011 – 2013 ACHIEVEMENTS §  Staff increased by 3

employees §  Procured rolling stock for storm

water inspections, van-truck §  Secured contract for NPDES

storm water sampling for 5 sites

§  Sampling of outfall canals began August 2011, added DO and fecal coliform testing August 2012

§  Monthly co-permittee meetings §  Started Orleans Parish Water

Quality Task Force

§  Implemented Storm Water Ordinance, Section 16 of Plumbing Code

§  Implemented Storm Water Enforcement Response Plan

§  Updating Storm Water Management Plan

§  Developed forms for storm water inspections

§  Implemented Storm Water Database.

§  Procured laptops for data entry in the field

§  Implemented training program


Environmental Affairs DepartmentRevised on 11/1/12

Ann WilsonChief

Utility Services AdministratorEnvironmental Affairs Division

Peter N. BrownUtility Services Manager

(504) 722-6541

Scott FinneyUtility Services Manager

(504) 628-7549

Categorical PretreatmentWalter Berard

Environmental Enforcement Tech 2(504) 799-9904

OPENEnvironmental Enforcement Tech 1

General PretreatmentOPEN

Environmental Enforcement Tech 2Sean Weber


Storm waterMuhammed Yungai


Thelma L. CagerEnvironmental Enforcement Tech 1

(504) 240-9606OPEN

Environmental Enforcement Tech 1

Latosha M. BroussardOffice Support Specialist

Joy WilliamsOffice Assistant 3

Harvey SternManagement Development

Specialist 1(504) 799-9906


Structural Controls and Storm Water Collection

System Operation


•  SWBNO responsible for all storm water drainage canals and pump stations:

•  > 36 “ Piping


Sample Sites SWBNO


Structural Controls Locations


Areas of New Development

and Significant Redevelopment


• SWBNO: responsible for

areas of new development and significant redevelopment sites under the SWBNO’s

control and jurisdiction.


Roadways


SWBNO: after sewer and water lines are repaired or replaced by the SWBNO, the

SWBNO is responsible for coordinating street

repairs.


Flood Control Projects


SWBNO: responsible for all storm water

drainage canals and pump stations and service lines larger than 36 inches


Pesticide, Herbicide and

Fertilizer Application


SWBNO: responsible for vegetation control within the canal system and at SWBNO facilities within MS4 boundary. Working with support services to develop a

inspection and reporting plan. One (1) inspection 2011-2012


Illicit Discharges and Improper

Disposal


Sewer Overflow Ac-on Plan

Unauthorized Discharge Tracking and Repor-ng Plan

(Sec-on XIX – REPORTING, Paragraph 57a)


Sewer Overflow Ac0on Plan (Sec-on XIX – REPORTING, Paragraph 57a)

§  Response Time Requirements:

–  6 Hours -‐ Holidays, Severe Weather, and Night Time

–  4 Hours-‐All other Times


Sewer Overflow Ac0on Plan (Sec-on XIX – REPORTING, Paragraph 57a)

§  Work Accomplished:

–  In 2012, there were a total of 184 unauthorized discharges from the gravity system mains, sewer force mains, and sewer pumping sta-ons.

–  The Board complied with the 4-‐hour response -me goal set out in the Sewer Overflow Ac-on Plan.



Spill Prevention and

Response


•  Environmental Affairs has responded to five (5) spills and five (5) fish kill in the 2011-2012 Developed SPCC plans for all required Pump Stations (18) Trained all supervisors of the Drainage pump stations on SPCC and reporting SOP for spills and incoming oil to the station.


Industrial and High Risk

Runoff


•  65 IHR Inspection’s in the 2011-2012 31-Industral survey's 2011-2012


Construction Site Runoff


•  54 construction inspection over the past two (2) years 18 Warning notice and Notice of Violation 3 fines totaling $500.00


Public Education


Household Hazardous Waste Drop of Day June 11, 2011- City of New Orleans-Sewerage &

Water Board of New Orleans- Green Project


Earth Fest 2013

Dillard University 4-‐22-‐13

Environmental Earth Day

NOLAFORLIFE 4-‐20-‐13


Public Events Winter 2010-11 Storm Drain Stenciling—7th, 8th Wards March 2011-- Storm Drain Stenciling- Central City February 2011—Storm Drain Markers – CBD March 2011—Storm Drain Stenciling—Hoffman Triangle August, 2010, 2011, 2012— Grease abatement displays/handouts --Louisiana Restaurant Association Convention


March 16, 2013 Benjamin Franklin Elementary/ Environmental Awareness and Recyling Fair A. 10-15Rain Gauges B. 10-15 Coloring Books C. 10-15 EPA Safe Water Activity Sheets March 16, 2013 Audubon Zoo/ Earth Fest A. 200 + Rain Gauges w/ “Only rain goes down the storm drain” imprint B. 10-15 Coloring Books C. 10-15 EPA Safe Water Activity Sheets D. 50+ Enviroscape presentations


April 20, 2013 NOLA for Life/ NOLA for Life Day McDonogh Park A. 10-15 Rain Gauges B. 10-15 Coloring Books C. 10-15 EPA Safe Water Activity Sheets D. 10-15 Sanitary Sewer Overflows Flyers April 22, 2013 Dillard University/ Environmental Earth Fest Day A. 100+ Rain Gauges B. 100+ Coloring Books C. 100+ EPA Safe Water Activity Sheets D. 100+ Sanitary Sewer Overflows Flyers


Monitoring Programs


NPDES rainfall events sampling sites 001-005 all sampled Summer/ Winter 2012-2013 under contract Sampling agreement with Lake Pontchartain Basin Foundation (LPBF) to sample 6 interior out fall canals to Lake Pontchartain including F/C and Dissolved oxygen (D.O) In progress: Increased sampling in the field with Staff. Purchased pH meter’s, D.O. Meter and field kits cl2, ammonia, C.O.D kit for detecting illicit discharges


All samples taken by LPBF are Lake sites.


Sampling from LPBF Lake sample sites

1-5


Pollution Prevention/Good

Housekeeping for Municipal Operations


Developed SPCC plans for all required Pump Stations (18) Developed SWPPP for one (1) SWBNO sites with plans to develop for other two sites Trained 101 SWBNO employees on BMP (SCM)- And Good Housekeeping Goal to train 100 per year


Total of 41 Hr. of training over the past 2 Years Trained 43 City of New Orleans and SWBNO Contractors over the past 2 years Site inspections once per/year


Private Property Overflows


Private Property Overflows (quarterly repor0ng requirement)

1st Qtr.

2nd Qtr.

3rd Qtr.

4th Qtr.

Number of le]ers issued advising property owner of defect (requires owner to contact plumbing department within 30 days of le]er)

260

163

216

188

Numbers of le]ers issued a^er ini-al 30-‐day period (requires owner to call plumbing within 10 days of le]er)

22

0

0

0

Number of accounts where work order was sent for water disconnec-on

1

0

0

0



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