| Businesses in specific industries must develop a | | | | - Determine storm water management opportunities |
| Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Plan. | | | | - Conduct an inventory of the types of materials |
| A Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan identifies | | | | that are handled, stored, or processed at thefacility |
| potential sources of pollution that may affect the | | | | - Provide a list of spills and leaks of toxic or |
| quality of storm water discharges from a facility. | | | | hazardous waste that have occurred at the facility |
| The plan is also intended to insure that the Best | | | | within a 3 year period |
| Management Practices (BMP's) are included as part of | | | | - Test or evaluate non-storm water discharges that |
| the implementation process. By following the | | | | are discharged to a storm sewer, ditch, or stream. |
| guidelines of the BMP, companies are able to design | | | | - Collect or evaluate existing storm water sampling |
| and implement a SWPPP plan that is specific to their | | | | data |
| industry while reducing the amount of pollutants that | | | | - Summarize the findings of your assessment to help |
| flow into storm water. | | | | determine opportunities to address sources of storm |
| To protect the safety and integrity of these water | | | | water pollution. |
| resources, many businesses are required by the EPA | | | | Phase 3 - Best Management Practices Selection |
| to obtain a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination | | | | Best Management Practices guidelines typically include |
| System (NPDES) permit. In order to obtain an NPDES | | | | the following: |
| permit, businesses must submit an EPA Notice of | | | | - Good housekeeping |
| Intent (NOI) form, which may require a sampling of | | | | - Preventive maintenance |
| the data from the storm water run off located in | | | | - Visual inspections |
| and around their facility. A local EPA Division of Water | | | | - Spill prevention and response |
| Pollution Control evaluates this data and makes | | | | - Sediment and erosion prevention |
| certain determinations. | | | | - Traditional storm water management practices |
| The five major steps in developing a SWPPP Plan | | | | - Employee training |
| include: | | | | Phase 4 - Implement the storm water BMPs |
| | | | - Develop a training program for employees to teach |
| 1. Planning and organization | | | | the components and goals of your SWPPP Plan and |
| 2. Source assessment | | | | the Best Management Practices (BMPs) |
| 3. BMP selection | | | | Phase 5 - Evaluation of your SWPPP Plan |
| 4. (SWPPP) Plan implementation | | | | - Conduct compliance evaluations of the SWPPP at |
| 5. (SWPPP) Plan evaluation | | | | least once a year |
| There are phases to the development of an | | | | - Revise the SWPPP Plan based on any major |
| effective Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan. The | | | | modification in design, construction, operation, or |
| phases can be described as: | | | | maintenance at the facility |
| Phase 1 - Planning and Organization | | | | - Maintain accurate records of spills, leaks, inspections, |
| - Form a team to develop, implement and maintain | | | | and maintenance activities |
| the (SWPPP) | | | | This is a simple overview of the Storm Water |
| - Review environmental management plans that are | | | | Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) requirements as |
| currently in place in order to use these plans as the | | | | set forth by the EPA. For more detailed requirements |
| framework for the individual (SWPPP) plan | | | | for a specific industry or state requirements, individual |
| Phase 2 - Source Assessment | | | | companies should refer to the storm water permit |
| - Identify potential sources of pollutants to your | | | | issued for a specific jurisdiction and industry. The local |
| storm water discharges | | | | EPA Division of Water Pollution Control Permit Section |
| - Map your facility to locate pollutant sources | | | | can assist industries in this area. |