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2012 Stormwater Management Program and Annual Report for the City of Burlington, Washington This document serves as an attachment to the City of Burlington’s Annual Report submittal to the Department of Ecology for its Phase II NPDES Permit Prepared for: City of Burlington, Public Works Department 833 South Spruce Street Burlington, WA 98284 March 29, 2013 ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Burlington 2012 Stormwater Management Program Page ii This page left blank intentionally ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Burlington 2012 Stormwater Management Program Page iii Table of Contents 1.0 1.1 City Organizational Responsibilities 1 1.2 Document Organization 1 2.0 Stormwater Management Program Development (S5.A and 2.1 Permit 2 2.2 Accomplishments in 2 2.3 Plans for Program Activities in 3 3.0 Public Education and Outreach 3.1 Permit 3 3.2 Accomplishments in 3 3.3 Plans for Program Activities in 5 4.0 Public Involvement and Participation (S5.C.2) 4.1 Permit 8 4.2 Accomplishments in 8 4.3 Planned Activities for 9 5.0 Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination 5.1 Permit 9 5.2 Accomplishments in 10 5.3 Planned Activities for 11 6.0 Controlling Runoff from New Development, Redevelopment and Construction Sites 11 6.1 Permit 11 6.2 Accomplishments in 11 6.3 Planned Activities for 12 7.0 Pollution Prevention and Operation and Maintenance for Municipal Operations (S5.C.5) 12 7.1 Permit 12 7.2 Accomplishments in 12 7.3 Planned Activities for 12 8.0 Monitoring (S8.C.1.b and S8.C.2) 13 8.1 Accomplishments in 13 8.2 Planned Activities for 13 Attachments 13 List of Tables Table 1: Education and Outreach Activities Undertaken In 2012 Table 2: Public Involvement Opportunities Undertaken in ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Burlington 2012 Stormwater Management Program Page 1 1.0 Introduction The City of Burlington (City) has developed a Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) to meet the terms and conditions of its Western Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit (Permit) under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). This permit is required because the City of Burlington has been designated by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Washington State Department of Ecology as one of thousands of municipalities in the United States requiring a special stormwater permit. These permits were deemed necessary because stormwater runoff from streets, parking lots, construction sites, industrial properties, and residential areas is now recognized as one of the leading sources of pollution to our streams, lakes, wetlands, and Puget Sound. The Phase II Permit allows municipalities to discharge stormwater from municipal systems into “waters of the state” such as rivers, lakes and streams, as long as there are programs in place to reduce pollutants in stormwater to the “maximum extent practicable”. Stormwater runoff from the City of Burlington discharges into Gages Slough and is eventually pumped into the Skagit River. Improving habitat and water quality in Gages Slough was identified as a very high priority in the City’s Comprehensive Surface Water Management Plan and the Parks and Recreation Comprehensive Plan. Requirements under the NPDES Phase II Permit provide the City additional opportunities to accomplish cleaning up Gages Slough. The Permit was re-issued on August 1st 2012, by the Department of Ecology (Ecology) became effective September 1, 2012, and expires on July 31, 2013. A separate permit will take effect on August 1st, 2013. The City is required to file an annual report by March 31st each year. The Annual Report documents permit compliance accomplishments carried out during the previous calendar year and activities planned for the coming year. This SWMP document serves as an attachment to the City of Burlington’s Annual Report submittal to Ecology. 1.1 City Organizational Responsibilities The City of Burlington Public Works Department holds the primary responsibility for developing the stormwater program and tracking Phase II Permit requirements. Within the Public Works Department, program administration is carried out by the Interim City Engineer and Stormwater Engineer. Inspection and tracking duties are carried out by the Stormwater Engineer, the administrative staff, the public works inspector and the Street Department. The Planning Department, Building & Grounds Department, Police Department and Fire Department also hold integral roles in implementing the components of the stormwater program. 1.2 Document Organization This document is organized by program components in the order found in Condition S5C of the Phase II Permit. To facilitate cross-reference with the permit language, each permit item is presented along with the associated permit section indicator in parentheses as follows: Section 2.0 addresses the Stormwater Management Program Development (S5.A & S5.B) Section 3.0 addresses the Public Education and Outreach Component (S5.C.1) Section 4.0 addresses the Public Involvement and Participation Component (S5.C.2) Section 5.0 addresses Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (S5.C.3) Section 6.0 addresses Controlling Runoff from New Development, Redevelopment and Construction Sites (S5.C.4) ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Burlington 2012 Stormwater Management Program Page 2 Section 7.0 addresses Pollution Prevention and Operation and Maintenance for Municipal Operations (S5.C.5) Section 8.0 addresses Monitoring (S8) 2.0 Stormwater Management Program Development (S5.A and S5.B) 2.1 Permit Requirements Sections S5.A and S5.B of the Permit re-issued on August 1, 2012 require the City to: • Implement a Stormwater Management Program and submit annual compliance reports by March 31st of the following year. • Manage an ongoing program for gathering, tracking, maintaining and using information to evaluate the SWMP development, implementation and permit compliance and set priorities • Track the cost of the development and implementation of the SWMP • Track the number of inspections, official enforcement actions and types of public education • Coordinate with other NPDES permittees and partners in the region on stormwater related policies, programs, and projects • Coordinate internally among City Departments 2.2 Accomplishments in 2012 For the 2007-2012 term of the NPDES permit, the City of Burlington has been developing and implementing a Stormwater Management Program to reduce the discharge of pollutants from the municipal stormwater system to the maximum extent practicable in order to protect water quality. Summarized below are the many stormwater management procedures the City currently has in place. While a number of these procedures have been effective for several years, others were initiated in 2012. Sections 3.0 through 8.0 provide additional detail on the procedures that are ongoing and detail those initiated in 2012. • Many public educational activities have been initiated by the City of Burlington, in partnership with the Skagit Conservation District (SCD) as described in Section 3.0 • The SCD tracks the types of educational activities and number of participants • The Interlocal Agreement between the City and the SCD signed in 2008 was submitted previously • The SCD partners including the Cities of Burlington, Sedro Woolley, Mt. Vernon, Anacortes, and Skagit County, implemented a stormwater education and outreach program to meet the requirements of the Phase II planning process which encourages the community to work together to avoid duplication of efforts, shares resources, and saves money • The City of Burlington participates in quarterly NPDES coordination meetings with the Cities of Anacortes, Sedro Woolley and Mount Vernon, the Skagit Conservation District and Skagit County • The City of Burlington has worked with Skagit County Health Department to achieve local source control efforts by inspecting businesses • A pollutant source study was completed • An outfall reconnaissance inventory • Procedures were implemented to respond to illicit discharges • Training was provided to appropriate staff regarding codes, additional permit reviews for runoff control, illicit detection response procedures, pollution prevention BMPs , erosion control, and LID ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Burlington 2012 Stormwater Management Program Page 3 • Cost tracking was completed for the development and implementation of each component of the stormwater management program • The City initiated a Stormwater and Surface Water Inspection and Maintenance Program under Burlington Municipal Code 14.803 for both public and private facilities • Public facility inspections occur annually for every pond, swale and pipe outflow into Gages Slough and corrective action is taken to fix identified problems • Inspection of private stormwater facilities began several years ago. Follow-up letters are sent notifying the property owner of problems and outlining corrective actions • Enforcement action can be taken per Burlington Municipal Code 14.806. This program has been very successful at obtaining compliance from property owners • Official enforcement actions are tracked through the Police and Fire Department software and collated and summarized by the Public Works Department • The Street Department maintains the city's storm drain systems and six storm water pump stations 2.3 Plans for Program Activities in 2013 The City plans to continue work on stormwater issues at a level commensurate with 2012 efforts building on systems and procedures developed throughout the first permit cycle. In 2013, the City will add 1 staff engineer to further the existing program. 3.0 Public Education and Outreach (S5.C.1) 3.1 Permit Requirements Section S5.C.1 of the Permit requires the City to address the following public education and outreach elements: • Implement a program that targets specific audiences including general public, businesses, homeowners, landscapers, property managers, engineers, contractors, developers, review staff and land use planners, and other City employees • Develop a program that aims to reduce or eliminate behaviors and practices that cause or contribute to adverse stormwater impacts • Measure improvements in the target audience’s understanding of the problem and what they can do to solve it. Use this information to improve the education program • Track and maintain records of public education and outreach activities 3.2 Accomplishments in 2012 The City of Burlington coordinated internally on efforts to educate the public on stormwater management issues. In 2012, the Planning Department incorporated stormwater information into educational outreach, land use and flood bulletins, and the citywide newsletters. In addition, the City has partnered with Skagit Conservation District (SCD) to carry out and track public education and outreach activities. Table 1 summarizes education and outreach activities undertaken by the City of Burlington and partner, Skagit Conservation District, during 2012 and a few highlights are discussed below: • Stormwater educational displays were staffed at 15 community events, attendance at these events totaled nearly 8000 people. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Burlington 2012 Stormwater Management Program Page 4 • The SCD conducted stormwater education at the Skagit County Fair, August 8th, 9th, and 10th. A variety of storm water and LID educational brochures and fact sheets were distributed at our display • The SCD provided ongoing support and assistance to Backyard Conservation Stewardship program volunteers and hosted meetings for the Skagit Valley Backyard Wildlife Habitat Team • The SCD on behalf of its partner cities, Mount Vernon, Sedro Woolley, Burlington, Anacortes, and Skagit County distributed educational materials in 2012 for landowners as well as businesses. Educational Materials Distributed º 75 handbooks were compiled and distributed for the Storm water Detention Pond Maintenance workshops and for each jurisdiction to have available to distribute to interested residents. º 75 Pet waste educational posters & outdoor signs distributed º 35 “Good Cleaning Practices for the Food and Restaurant Industry” posters distributed. º 74 copies of the 20010/11 Skagit Stream Team Reports distributed (the report is also on the SCD and Padilla Bay Reserve websites). º 125 Rain Garden Manuals distributed. º 1,150 “Discover Storm water” educational booklets distributed. º 12 Pesticide Free Zone pledges received (and 12 Pesticide Free signs distributed). º 175 Storm Drain marking volunteer program promotional fliers distributed. º 175 Clean and Green Car Wash Kit promotional fliers distributed. º 175 “Home Tips for Healthy Streams” brochures distributed. º 175 “10 Essentials Checklist for Rural Landowners” distributed. º 55 “Turning the Tide on Toxics’ publications distributed. º 85 Natural Yard Care Booklets distributed. º 225 LID Fact Sheets distributed º 35 Fact Sheets for Power Washing Businesses were distributed º 35 Fact Sheets for Carpet Cleaning Businesses were distributed º 155 SCD Best Management Practices for Skagit Livestock Owners distributed. º 55 On-Site Septic System maintenance informational packets distributed. º 125 Backyard Conservation books distributed º 225 Native plants of the Pacific Northwest distributed. Numerous other related handouts are provided to participants of the WSM, Backyard Conservation Stewardship Short Course, Stream Team and participants of workshops & events. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Burlington 2012 Stormwater Management Program Page 5 Stormwater Facility Maintenance Workshop SCD staff coordinated with NPDES partners to plan, coordinate, and promote two private storm water facility maintenance workshops in 2012. One was held at the Padilla Bay Research Reserve on Tuesday, July 24th, which also included a site tour of nearby detention ponds, and the 2nd workshop was held on October 4th at the City of Sedro-Woolley. Both workshops were very successful, well attended, and received lots of positive feedback from participants: • 23 attendees at the July 24th event • 16 attendees at the Oct. 4th event Low Impact Development • A brochure to highlight Burlington’s new downtown LID projects was initiated. • A Low Impact Development (LID) educational Fact Sheet was designed and printed in June 2011. The fact sheet is available on both SCD’s and City of Burlington’s website and copies have also been distributed to all MS4 partners. Over 225 LID Fact Sheets were distributed at local events. Stormwater Educational Brochures and Fact Sheets. • A fact sheet for carpet cleaning businesses was designed and printed in 2011. In 2012, 35 Fact Sheets for Carpet Cleaning Businesses were distributed. • A fact sheet for power washing businesses was also designed and printed in 2011. In 2012, 35 Fact Sheets for Power Washing Businesses were distributed. 3.3 Plans for Program Activities in 2013 • The Backyard Conservation Stewardship Short Course will be conducted in the Spring of 2013. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Burlington 2012 Stormwater Management Program Page 6 • Storm drain labeling will continue. • Skagit Stream Team program will continue with the annual training scheduled for September. • 2 educational brochures/tip sheets will be published. • A minimum of 1 workshop for local contractors or businesses will be coordinated. • The Storm water Education Poster Contest will be held in Burlington, Sedro-Woolley and Mount Vernon in the Spring of 2013. • Informational packets highlighting storm water and water quality education will once again be distributed to local schools. • Staff will continue to provide presentations on storm water education with the watershed enviroscape model to local school groups. • Watershed Masters Volunteer training will be held in the Fall of 2013. • Will participate at local events with the storm water education display (and will continue to enhance the display and handouts). • Media advertisements will be produced for local media. • The SCD website will continue to be updated to include relevant storm water and LID information. • News articles highlighting storm water education, LID practices, and volunteer opportunities will be included in each of the Skagit Conservation District’s newsletters. • Staff will continue to provide presentations to local groups on storm water and LID as requested. • Stream Team data will be reviewed and will be used to target priority neighborhoods for follow-up education. • Staff will continue to provide support to the Watershed Masters, backyard wildlife habitat volunteers, and Skagit Stream Team volunteers. • All projects will be tracked, evaluation surveys conducted when appropriate, and reporting will continue. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Burlington 2012 Stormwater Management Program Page 7 Table 1: Education and Outreach Activities Undertaken In 2012 Educational Activity Description of Activity Target Audience City of Burlington City Newsletter Article City wide newsletters provided updates on stormwater management issues to the public; also available on website General Public, Businesses Land Use Bulletin Articles Provided updates on Gages Slough including restoration projects and stormwater management; also available on website General Public, Businesses Flood & Natural Hazard Reduction Public Information Bulletins Contained articles on stormwater and drainage system maintenance; also available on website General Public; Floodplain Landowners City of Burlington in partnership with Skagit Conservation District Annual Teacher Packets Educational resource materials on stormwater management were provided to 480 teachers in local schools Education Community and School Children Stormwater Educational Presentations Nine presentations using the enviroscape watershed model were conducted for schools reaching 206 students School Children Storm Water Facilty Maintenance Workshop Conducted two stormwater facility maintenance workshops reaching 39 people Homeowner’s Association, Businesses, Maintenance Staff Educational Fact Sheet a brochure to highlight Burlington’s new downtown LID projects Local Businesses, Contractors/ Developers, Engineers, Governmental Employees, Tribal Employees, Private Consultants, Non–profits, Interested Citizens Low Impact Development Presentation Six presentations were given on low impact development techniques for stormwater management; 130 attendees Local Businesses, Contractors/ Developers, Engineers, Governmental Employees, Tribal Employees, Private Consultants, Non–profits, Interested Citizens Skagit Conservation District Newsletter Articles SCD Newsletter highlights educational programs and educational tips for reducing impacts to stormwater >4,000 City and County residents, businesses, and governmental entities Green Car Wash Kits A “Clean and Green” car wash kit is available for loan to organizations; one kit remains at Burlington Haggens and one at Burlington Les Schwab; SCD distributed 1200 “Clean and Green “ informational flyers within the partnering jurisdictions General Public; Schools, Churches, Youth Groups ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Burlington 2012 Stormwater Management Program Page 8 4.0 Public Involvement and Participation (S5.C.2) 4.1 Permit Requirements Section S5.C.2 of the Permit requires the City to address the following public involvement and participation elements: • Provide opportunities for the public to participate in the decision making processes involving the development, implementation and updates of the SWMP. • Implement a process for public involvement and consideration of public comments on the SWMP. • Make the SWMP and Annual Compliance Report available to the public, including posting on the City’s website 4.2 Accomplishments in 2012 The City of Burlington provided opportunities for public involvement and participation in 2012 through City Council and Public Works Committee meetings, community meetings, program evaluation surveys, city web site, and volunteer public participation programs. Status reports on the Stormwater Management Program were presented at the Public Works Committee meetings. These meetings are open to the public and are always listed on the Council Agenda. The current SWMP is made available to the public by posting downloadable versions on the City’s website, with a request for public comment. Public involvement opportunities are summarized in Table 3. In conjunction with SCD, the City supported two extensive volunteer programs that allowed for public participation: Watershed Masters and Gages Slough Stream Team. The Watershed Masters Volunteer Training program was conducted September 25th through November 13th, 2012 (8-week training) with 22 individuals completing the training. These participants conducted 4,907 volunteer hours in 2012. Volunteer hours are dedicated to protect and/or restore water quality and educate the public on water quality and stormwater issues The Gages Slough Annual Stream Team training was held Sept. 5th and 6th, 2012. Two stream team volunteers monitored Gages Slough for 2011/12 sampling season (September-August). Parameters monitored by Stream Team volunteers included fecal coliform bacteria, temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity and total depth. Data was entered on excel spreadsheet and posted in the Ecology EIM system. The 2011/12 Annual Stream Team Report was completed and is available on our website: www.skagitcd.org. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Burlington 2012 Stormwater Management Program Page 9 Table 2: Public Involvement Opportunities Undertaken in 2012 Public Involvement Opportunity Description of Opportunity City Council Meetings City Council holds meetings twice a month. These are open to the public Public Works Committee Meetings Public Works Department holds committee meetings that are open to the public Website posting of SWMP and Annual Report Downloadable versions of the current stormwater management documents are available to the public on the City website, with a request for public comment on how the SWMP can be improved. Storm Drain “Girl Power” Workshop Staff provided support to the City of Burlington Parks and Recreation “Girl Power” workshop by leading approximately 32 youth participants in marking 11 drains and distributing 30 door knob hangars near the Burlington-Edison High School neighborhood. Watershed Masters Volunteer Training Program Watershed Masters Volunteer Training program was conducted September 25th through November 13th, 2012 (8-week training) with 22 individuals completing the training. Gages Slough Stream Team 2 volunteers were trained and then monitored water quality at 6 sites in Gages Slough for the 2011-2012 water year 4.3 Planned Activities for 2013 In 2013, the City plans to similarly offer public involvement opportunities to 2012. 5.0 Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (S5.C.3) 5.1 Permit Requirements Section S5.C.3 of the Permit requires the City to address the following illicit discharge detection and elimination (IDDE) elements: • Implement an ongoing program to detect and address non-stormwater illicit discharges, connections, including any spills into the municipal separate storm sewers owned or operated by the City • Maintain a map of the municipal storm sewer system • Implement an ordinance or other regulatory mechanism to effectively prohibit non-stormwater illicit discharges, and an ongoing program to detect and address illicit discharges • Publicize a hotline or other local telephone number for public reporting of spills and other illicit discharges • Train staff, businesses and public on proper IDDE response procedures and hazards of ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Burlington 2012 Stormwater Management Program Page 10 • Conduct Field assessments of at least one priority water body • Track all spills, illicit discharges and connections reported to the City and response actions taken, including enforcement actions 5.2 Accomplishments in 2012 The City has taken many steps to identify and eliminate illicit discharges. The City has a comprehensive map of its Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4). The map contains all known municipal storm sewer outfalls and receiving waters, and structural stormwater BMP’s owned or operated by the City. The City tracks and locates all outfalls, retains development records, and updates the map on an annual basis to show all connections. The map is kept current in AutoCAD and has been ported into GIS to support the pollutant source study. Copies of the map are available to the public. The City selected Gages Slough as its high priority receiving water body for visual inspection of outfalls. In fact, Gages Slough is the only water body within the City’s jurisdiction. To meet the field assessment requirement for this priority water body, an outfall reconnaissance inventory was conducted during dry weather conditions to screen for illicit connections. This inventory was conducted in accordance with the Center for Watershed Protection’s Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Guidance Manual. The desktop assessment portion of pollutant source study was also completed to identify potential pollutant generating sources, activities and hotspots within the City of Burlington and neighboring areas that drain to Gages Slough. The City of Burlington is supported by the Skagit County Health Department for source control and pollution prevention education. Through the local source control program, the County Health Specialists have inspected 83 business establishments in Burlington since 2008, 14 of which occurred in 2012. Educational materials were distributed to the businesses and the County sent follow-up letters itemizing specific recommendations for pollution prevention. Most incidents of illicit discharges involved vehicle washdown draining to storm drains. These were cross-referenced with the desktop assessment. The biannual Flood Bulletins encourage the general public to report spills and illegal discharges to the Police Department and provides phone numbers. A water quality, illicit discharge hotline number ([PHONE REDACTED]) is posted on the City’s website. The Public Works Department is ready to record all calls regarding illicit discharges or illegal spills that are received on the hotline. No calls were received on the hotline number in 2012. However, the Fire Department and/or Police Department responded to 5 calls. These were primarily fuel spills. All circumstances were dealt with fully and resolved and contained prior to entering theMS4. The illicit discharges reported to the water quality hotline and those identified by the County are typically associated with less toxic discharges such as wash water and can be handled by public works staff. Most of these are not continuous and can be addressed directly with the discharger. The City developed a spill response plan that is housed at both the public works engineering department and the street department. This plan offers detailed instructions to first responders with steps for containment, if safe. Emergency contacts and reporting requirements are explicitly discussed. A spill report form is used to document the event. All crew vehicles have spill kit for containment and cleanup of small spills. The street crew has received training on the spill response plan and safety meetings address any additional questions or concerns that arise. Medium and large spills require the fire department and/or police department to be notified. These departments have emergency response protocols that include procedures for characterizing the nature of ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Burlington 2012 Stormwater Management Program Page 11 and potential threat to the public from illicit discharges. They have extensive training in emergency situations. Because the City is not equipped to respond to all hazardous spills, the City relies on Skagit County Department of Emergency Management (SDEM), WDOE and other agencies to assist. The fire department will call upon the SDEM if the spill clean-up is beyond its capabilities. Both departments have incident tracking software documenting each circumstance and follow-up actions. 5.3 Planned Activities for 2013 The city plans to continue to responding to illicit discharges at a commensurate level of effort as in 2012. 6.0 Controlling Runoff from New Development, Redevelopment and Construction Sites (S5.C.4) 6.1 Permit Requirements Section S5.C.4 of the Permit requires the City to address the following elements regarding controlling runoff for new development, redevelopment and construction sites: • Enforced regulations to ensure proper installation of permanent stormwater controls. • Implement an ordinance to address runoff from new development, redevelopment, and construction activities from both public and private sites including roads including ESC, using Appendix 1 as the standard. • Retain existing local requirements to apply stormwater controls at smaller sites or at lower thresholds than required pursuant to S5.C.4 • Implement a permitting process for development that includes plan review, inspection, and enforcement capability • Provide copies of the Notice of Intent for construction or industrial activities to representatives of the proposed new development and redevelopment • All staff are trained on stormwater program implementation • Implement a process to record and maintain all inspections and enforcement actions by staff 6.2 Accomplishments in 2012 The City updated the runoff code in 2010 to include many procedures that control runoff from new development, redevelopment and construction sites. In 2012, the City implemented the features of the code in the following ways: • City Staff instructed development applicants to meet the Department of Ecology’s 2005 Stormwater Manual requirements to guide practices related to new development or redevelopment • At Technical Review Committee meetings, the City instructs developers to comply with the 2005 manual requirements • Public Works Department reviews stormwater site plans and maintenance plans for all new development and redevelopment projects • The City also conducts pre- and post-construction inspections, and enforces implementation of Best Management Practices during construction, as needed • The City Permit Center provides Notice of Intent (NOI’s) for all permitted development • The City Street Department currently inspects all public stormwater facilities on an annual basis ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Burlington 2012 Stormwater Management Program Page 12 • The City established procedures for tracking inspections and enforcement activities on development, redevelopment and construction sites. • The Public Works Department staff viewed various webcasts on design of stormwater facilities, implementing best management practices, and pollution prevention. 6.3 Planned Activities for 2013 The city plans to continue to control runoff at a commensurate level of effort as in 2012. 7.0 Pollution Prevention and Operation and Maintenance for Municipal Operations (S5.C.5) 7.1 Permit Requirements Section S5.C.5 of the Permit requires the City to address the following pollution prevention and operation and maintenance elements: • Develop and implement an operations and maintenance program, with the ultimate goal of preventing or reducing pollutant runoff from municipal operations. • Perform annual inspections of stormwater flow control and treatment facilities and catch basins • Implement Standard Operating Procedures to prevent or reduce stormwater impacts associated with runoff from municipal O&M activities • Perform timely maintenance • Implement a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans for all heavy equipment maintenance or storage yards, and material storage facilities owned or operated by the City 7.2 Accomplishments in 2012 The City of Burlington maintains its stormwater facilities on an annual basis and responds to reported maintenance issues. The inspection program for private stormwater facilities requires maintenance within 60 days of inspection problem notification. In addition, the City completed the following in 2012: • Conducted street sweeping and gutter cleaning on a regular basis • Implemented the components of the for the Section Street Maintenance Yard • Visited 3 sites to assess the application of LID features to treat runoff from city streets: a rain garden and a constructed stormwater wetland were studied in conjunction with in-line treatment • Conducted biannual training for maintenance and street crew staff on stormwater protocol and pollution prevention • Participated in a workshops conducted by the Stormwater University operated by RE Sources for Sustainable Communities that were directed at businesses and managers and focused on best management practices for managing stormwater at their business • Continued to inspect municipally owned facilities annually at a minimum and after major storms • Continued to inspect privately owned facilities and request maintenance as needed 7.3 Planned Activities for 2013 The city plans to continue to implement pollution prevention and maintenance for municipal operations at a commensurate level of effort as in 2012. ---PAGE BREAK--- City of Burlington 2012 Stormwater Management Program Page 13 8.0 Monitoring (S8.C.1.b and S8.C.2) The City of Burlington has fewer than 10,000 people and therefore is not required to perform stormwater monitoring under S8.C.1.a, but is required to carry out effectiveness monitoring. The City of Burlington submitted a revised effectiveness monitoring plan that altered the questions follows: To answer the question of how effective a targeted action is at protecting and improving water quality, the City developed the following question: Question 1: Will the demonstration low impact development (LID) projects scheduled to be installed by the City in the downtown core area reduce pollutants entering the stormwater system? To answer the question of whether or not the SWMP is achieving a targeted environmental outcome, the City in partnership with the SCD selected the following question: Question 2: Will the City’s private stormwater facilities inspection program improve maintenance of these facilities and improve water quality exiting private facilities? 8.1 Accomplishments in 2012 The City was not able to perform any monitoring for the first question as the construction of the LID was completed late in 2012. Effectiveness monitoring was conducted for question 2. In 2011, 14 notifications of non-compliance were issued. These letters cite the applicable municipal code section and itemize problem areas and expected corrective action. The businesses are given 60 days to fix the problems prior to final inspection and potential enforcement. The city inspector has had success with the program and no enforcement actions were required. In addition, the SCD and Skagit County developed and distributed educational flyers, factsheet, and posters as described in section 2.0. 8.2 Planned Activities for 2013 • Under the 2013 permit the city plans to contribute to DOE for effectiveness monitoring (Option 1 under S8C) Attachments 1. Certification Signature Page