1. How to Achieve Compliance
Within a Reasonable Budget
Presented by:
Marcy R. Knysz, AICP, LEED AP
May 26, 2010 Senior Environmental Consultant

2.  Permit Overview
 Basic Permit Requirements
 6 Minimum Control Measures
 BMP Examples
 What to Track
 Getting Organized

3. Issued: 2003/re-issued Feb 2009
(effective April 1, 2009)
Permit: Storm water discharge from Municipal
Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) to
waters of the state
Goal: To reduce pollutants in storm water

4. Part IV: Develop, implement and enforce a Storm
Water Management Program (SWMP)
 Six minimum control measures
Part V: Monitoring
Recordkeeping
Reporting

5. 2003 – 2008 SWMP Development
2009 – 2014 SWMP Implementation

6. 1. Public education / outreach
2. Public involvement / participation
3. Illicit discharge detection and elimination (IDDE)
4. Construction site storm water runoff control
5. Post-construction storm water management
6. Pollution prevention / good housekeeping
Identify BMPs & Track Them

9.  Educational Material
 Website Links
 Newsletter Articles
 Public Access Channel
 Utility Bill Inserts
 Business Renewal License
 Advertise SWANCC/SWALCO Events

11. BMP Tracking Item
Educational Material Amount placed on take away rack
Website Links Number of Hits
Newsletter Articles Number of newsletters mailed
Public Access Channel Frequency of slide shown
Utility Bill Inserts Quantity mailed
Business Renewal License Quantity mailed
SWANCC/SWALCO Events Event date and amounts

13.  Public Meeting
 Community Cleanup
 Watershed Organizations
 Stakeholder Meetings
 Arbor Day Events
 Community Event Day
 Online Comment Forms
 Workshops

14. BMP Tracking Item
Public Meeting Number of residents
Community Cleanup Linear feet of stream cleaned
Watershed Organizations Number of meetings and attendees
Stakeholder Meetings Number of meetings and attendees
Arbor Day Events Number of trees planted & volunteers
Community Event Day Event date and material distributed
Online Comment Forms Comment forms received
Workshops Number of workshops and attendees

16.  “Develop, implement and enforce a program to detect and
eliminate illicit discharges into your small MS4”
 Storm sewer map (outfalls and receiving waters)
 Prohibit via ordinance
 Adequately fund program
 “Conduct periodic (annual is recommended) inspections of
the storm sewer outfalls”

17.  Storm sewer outfall map
 Visual dry weather screening
 Storm Sewer Televising
 Illicit discharge tracing
 Illicit source removal
 Enforcement
 Citizen Phone Calls

18. BMP Tracking Item
Outfall Map Track updates
Visual Dry Weather Screening Results of dry weather screening
Storm Sewer Televising Linear feet of sewer televised
Illicit discharge tracing No. of illicit connections found
Illicit source removal No. of connections removed
Enforcement No. of illegal dumping penalties issued
Citizen Phone Calls Number of calls received

21.  Regulatory authority
 Erosion and sediment control requirements
 Site plan review procedures
 Site inspection procedures
 Security deposits/enforcement
 Contractor Certification Program

22. BMP Tracking Item
Regulatory authority Amendments to Municipal Code
Erosion/sediment control req. Construction site tracking/ inspections
Site plan review procedures Permit tracking
Site inspection procedures Construction site inspection records
Security deposits/enforcement No. of deposits/enforcement actions
Contractor Certification Program Number of certifications issued

24.  Long term O&M plan requirements
 Deed restrictions
 Post-construction basin inspections
 Green Infrastructure Programs

25. BMP Tracking Item
Long term O&M plan req. Number of projects with plans
Deed restrictions Acreage of land under restrictions
Basin inspections Track maintenance activity
Green Infrastructure Acreage of rain gardens/wetlands created

26. Village of Riverwoods

28.  Employee training program
 Municipal operations waste disposal
 Hazardous waste material storage
 Street cleaning
 Road salt application
 Spill response plan
 Storm drain cleaning
 Used oil recycling

29. BMP Tracking Item
Employee training program Number of employees trained
Municipal waste disposal Amount of waste generated
Hazardous waste material Amount of material removed
Street cleaning Amount of debris removed/LF of road
Road salt application Quantity of salt/alternative products used
Spill response plan Number of spills
Storm drain cleaning Amount of sediment removed
Used oil recycling Amount of material recycled

30. Notice of Intent Log
A
N Complaints/Suggestions Log
N
U Distribution of Printed Materials Log
A Outreach Events Log
L
Hazardous Waste Removal Log
M
S Electronic Recycling Log
4
Catch Basin Cleaning Log
T
Storm Sewer Cleaning Log
R
A Street Sweeping Log
C
K Outfall Inspection Log
I
N Detention/Retention Basin Inspection Log
G
Vehicle, Fluid, Battery Removal Log
B Spoil Stock Removal Log
I
N Employee Training Log
D
E Illicit Discharge Complaint Log
R
Newsletters

32.  Create SWMP
 Create annual binder
 Set up tracking forms
 Update website
 Presentation to governing board
 Adopt ordinances and program
 Employee training

33. Marcy R. Knysz, AICP, LEED AP
Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc.
Phone: (847) 478-9700
mknysz@gha-engineers.com