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Stormwater Management Program Susie Turner, Keith Haskins, Casey Lewis Public Works ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here Why Stormwater Matters TO CREEKS, RIVERS, OR LAKES ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here Impaired Waterbodies Impaired waterbodies within Kalispell: Ashley Creek Spring Creek Stillwater River Whitefish River ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here Regulations Federal - EPA Grants authority to states to issue/enforce National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) State - MT DEQ MPDES Permit Program - Includes stormwater from cities (MS4s), construction, and industrial activities Local - City of Kalispell Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Develop and maintain a Stormwater Management Program ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here Requires the City to develop, implement, and enforce a Stormwater Management Plan designed to reduce the discharge of pollutants from the MS4 5-year permit cycle began 2017 MS4 Stormwater Discharge Permit ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here Public Education and Outreach Public Involvement and Participation Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Construction Site Stormwater Management Post-Construction Site Stormwater Management Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping for Permittee Operations Stormwater Sampling Program ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here Permit Year 1 – Accomplishments 2017 Illicit Discharge Investigation and Corrective Action Plan Improved Construction Stormwater Permit Developed: plan review checklist, inspection form, permit inventory, inspection frequency protocol Stormwater post- construction plan review checklists Standards for Design and Construction Updated to comply with permit requirements Kalispell’s MS4 Sampling Plan for TMDL-Related and Self Monitoring (submitted with 1st annual report for approval – after approval, public review) ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here Permit Year 2 – Accomplishments 2018 Construction Stormwater Permit online (Cityworks) Public stormwater map + With drainage basins + Resource for permit applicants Developed structure of Stormwater Maintenance Program (To be implemented year 3) Improved and updated website + Resident and builder resources + Local water quality issues Developed relationships and collaborative projects with: - Flathead Conservation District - Center for Sustainability and Entrepreneurship - Flathead Basin Commission - Flathead Building Association ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here Permit Year 3 – Accomplishments 2019 DEQ Inspected the City of Kalispell’s Stormwater Program in Spring 2019 + No violations identified Reached 600+ students + Through collaborative outreach & education events Collaborative project with Flathead Basin Commission – Big Sky Watershed Corps Member ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here Permit Year 3 – Required 2019 “Develop a formal Enforcement Response Plan (ERP) to ensure compliance with installation, operation, and maintenance requirements for post-construction stormwater management controls on regulated projects including private property.” “Ensure that all post-construction stormwater management controls are installed, operated, and maintained in order to function as designed.” “Inspect permittee-owned and privately-owned high priority post-construction stormwater management controls. Document findings and resulting compliance actions.” ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here Post-Construction Stormwater Types of Post-Construction Stormwater Management Controls: Infiltration Basin Bioretention Dispersion Biofiltration Swale Extended Detention Basin Wet Detention Basin Proprietary Treatment Devices ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here Our Company • Bring to the table win-win survival strategies to ensure proactive domination. • Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Maecenas porttitor congue massa • Fusce posuere, magna sed pulvinar ultricies, purus lectus malesuada libero, sit amet commodo magna eros quis urna Development o Review of other city’s programs and requirements o Analysis of Kalispell’s capacity and needs o 4/1/19 – Held a focus group to evaluate the program structure, requirements, and impact Representatives included: • HOA (unable to make the meeting – provided comments via email) • Commercial Subdivision • Private Company • Professional Engineer • Builder ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here Stormwater Maintenance Permit Online Applications During the engineering plan review stage Annual Inspections Online forms specific to the type of control 5-Year Renewals Report by an engineer that the controls are operating as designed ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here Stormwater Maintenance Permit Online Applications During the engineering plan review stage Annual Inspections Online forms specific to the type of control 5-Year Renewals Report by an engineer that the controls are operating as designed ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here Stormwater Maintenance Permit Online Applications During the plan review stage Annual Inspections Online forms specific to the type of control 5-Year Renewals Report by an engineer that the controls are operating as designed ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here Stormwater Maintenance Permit Online Applications During the plan review stage Annual Inspections Online forms specific to the type of control 5-Year Renewals Report by an engineer that the controls are operating as designed ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here Stormwater Maintenance Permit Online Applications During the plan review stage Annual Inspections Online forms specific to the type of control 5-Year Renewals Report by an engineer that the controls are operating as designed Must be submitted by October 1 of the fifth year and accompanied by a report certified by a professional engineer that the stormwater management practices are operating as designed. At a minimum, the report must include an inspection of the control comparing the as-built plan and operation and maintenance manual to determine if the control is operating as designed and if maintenance is required. If the control requires maintenance or other changes, the report shall contain mitigation measures required and a timeline to complete measures prior to the next required inspection. 5-Year Renewals ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here Permit Year 4 & 5 – Upcoming Items 2020/2021 - TMDL Action Plan (submit with year 4 annual report for approval – implement year 5) + Identify planned best management practices + Describe the MS4’s impairment priorities and long-term strategy + Outline interim milestones for controlling pollutant discharge and progress towards meeting the TMDL - Low Impact Development - Facilitate staff conversation to evaluate barriers to implementing low impact development infrastructure in the permittee’s codes, ordinances, and policies. Must identify opportunities for change and address the potential inconsistencies between policies. - Outfall Inspections - Finish inspecting all city owned stormwater outfalls - Stormwater Sampling - Continue implementing stormwater sampling plan - SOPs - Continue updating stormwater SOPs with city departments and associated annual training - Enforcement Response Plan (ERP) - Implement ERP (construction, post-construction, and illicit discharges) ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here EPA Grants authority to states to issue/enforce National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) MT DEQ MPDES Permit Program - Includes stormwater from cities (MS4s), construction, and industrial activities City of Kalispell Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Develop and maintain a Stormwater Management Program Current o Ord. 1600 – Stormwater Discharges Resulting from Construction and Land Disturbance Activities o Ord. 1634 – Controlling the Introduction of Pollutants into the City of Kalispell Municipal Storm Sewer System (MS4) New o Post-Construction Stormwater Management Program (Stormwater Maintenance Permit Program) o Stormwater Enforcement Response Plan New Stormwater Ordinance Proposed Draft Stormwater Ordinance ---PAGE BREAK--- Your Logo or Name Here EPA Grants authority to states to issue/enforce National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) MT DEQ MPDES Permit Program - Includes stormwater from cities (MS4s), construction, and industrial activities City of Kalispell Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Develop and maintain a Stormwater Management Program Stormwater Maintenance Permit Program Overview o Required by the end of the year by DEQ (Post-Construction) o Article 3 of Draft Stormwater Ordinance Stormwater Enforcement Response Plan o Required by DEQ o Streamlines enforcement of stormwater related items o Article 5 of Draft Stormwater Ordinance Documents Attached Draft Stormwater Ordinance (Changes Tracked & Final Version) Article 1 – Title and Definitions Article 2 – Construction Site Stormwater Management Article 3 – Post-Construction Stormwater Management Article 4 – Control of Pollutants into Storm Sewer System Article 5 – Enforcement, Penalties, and Exemptions ---PAGE BREAK--- Thank You Questions?