Tag: Stormwater

8 Issues Your City or Town May Look for in Partnering for Stormwater Control, cont.

By Clare Condon Aug 6, 2015 Special Topics in Environmental Management

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

Outreach. A CBP3 requires timely communication on progress, feedback, and forward planning. Key outreach points a municipality must consider include: Effective and well-documented transparency and participation; Opportunities for stakeholders, property owners, businesses, and institutions to become partners in planning and implementation; Access for stakeholders to all relevant documents, plans, meetings, and reports; Measurement and evaluation […]

8 Issues Your City or Town May Look for in Partnering for Stormwater Control

By Clare Condon Aug 5, 2015 Special Topics in Environmental Management

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

What Is a CBP3? The EPA has been promoting CBP3 programs to help municipalities meet their stormwater management program needs. A traditional P3 is a performance-based contract between the public sector and the private sector to arrange financing, delivery, and typically long-term operations and maintenance of public infrastructure. The CBP3 includes many features of the […]

A Quick Look at Changes to the Stormwater MSGP

By Clare Condon Jul 10, 2015 Special Topics in Environmental Management

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

Note: Industrial facilities that want coverage under the 2015 MSGP must submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) by September 2 to be covered by the new permit. No NEPA Review for New Sources The EPA prepared an environmental assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to determine the potential environmental impact of the […]

11 Practical BMPs to Reduce Stormwater Runoff During Small Construction Projects

By Clare Condon Jun 15, 2015 Special Topics in Environmental Management

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

It’s a Small Project—Do You Need a Stormwater Discharge Permit? The operator of a small construction activity site is required to obtain coverage under a stormwater discharge permit if: The construction project will disturb more than 1 acre but fewer than 5 acres. The construction project will disturb less than 1 acre of land but […]

Build a Rain Garden into Your SWPPP (con’t)

By Clare Condon Apr 7, 2015 Special Topics in Environmental Management

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

Advisor: What is the average life span of a properly maintained rain garden? RT: Don’t know yet. They haven’t been used long enough in this manner to know when they are done. Research indicates that they do better as they get older. As the biota [Advisor Note:  animal and plants of a particular region] in […]

Build a Rain Garden into Your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan

By Clare Condon Apr 6, 2015 Special Topics in Environmental Management

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

The development and implementation of the BMP is what ultimately decides the effectiveness of an SWPPP. In managing stormwater, BMPs can be broken down into two types: structural BMPs and nonstructural BMPs. Today, we will focus on structural BMPs (which as you can imagine are physical structures) in the form of rain gardens. EcoGro, based […]

12 Changes in Store for EPA’s MSGP for Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activities

By Clare Condon Mar 19, 2015 Special Topics in Environmental Management

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

Twelve changes to the 2008 federal MSGP for stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity are included in EPA’s draft 2013 MSGP. Coverage under the 2008 MSGP, which expired September 29, 2013, is administratively extended until the 2013 permit is issued, provided facilities submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) to be covered by the new permit […]

11 Tips for Qualifying Under the “No Exposure” Exclusion for Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activities

By Clare Condon Mar 18, 2015 Special Topics in Environmental Management

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

Under the conditional no-exposure exclusion (found at 40 CFR 122.26(g)), operators of industrial facilities subject to stormwater regulations have the opportunity to certify to a condition of “no exposure” if their industrial materials and operations are not exposed to stormwater. Note: This no-exposure exclusion does not apply to construction activities, which are addressed under the […]

Green Infrastructure Collaborative—The Resources

By Clare Condon Feb 17, 2015 EHS Management

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

Green Infrastructure Collaborative—The Resources As we saw yesterday, members of the Green Infrastructure Collaborative have made significant commitments to providing a range of practical support and resources designed to advance the implementation of green infrastructure. While many of these commitments involve future actions, several Collaborative members already provide helpful tools, studies, reports, and other valuable […]