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1 State of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Water Pollution Control NPDES Permit Number TNS Authorization to Discharge under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System In compliance with The Tennessee Water Quality Control Act of 1977, T.C.A et seq., as amended, and in compliance with the provisions of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. et seq., as amended by the Water Quality Act of 1987, P.L , City of Chattanooga Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permittee: City of Chattanooga Suite 100, City Hall Chattanooga, Tennessee is authorized to discharge storm water runoff, in accordance with the following storm water quality management program(s), effluent limitations, monitoring requirements and other provisions as set forth in Parts II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII below, from all portions of the MS4, owned or operated by any permittee listed above, to waters of the State of Tennessee. This permit shall become effective on October 1, This permit shall expire at midnight on September 30, Date Issued September 30, 1996 Paul E. Davis, Director Division of Water Pollution Control
2 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 2 City of Chattanooga NPDES Permit TNS Table of Contents I. Discharges authorized under this permit Page No. A. Permit area 4 B. Authorized discharges 4 C. Permittees 4 D. Responsibilties of permittees 4 E. Limitations on coverage 5 II. Permit conditions A. Authorization 5 B. Completion of application Parts 1 and 2 5 C. Storm water management program (SWMP) elements 5 D. Area specific storm water management program 20 E. Deadlines for compliance 20 F. Roles and responsibilities of permittees 20 G. Legal authority 21 H. Storm water management program resources 21 I. SWMP review and modification 21 III. Schedules for implementation and compliance A. Implementation of SWMP 24 B. Compliance with effluent limitations 29 IV. Numeric effluent limitations - (Reserved) 30 V. Monitoring requirements A. Wet weather monitoring Locations Procedures Estimates of seasonal loadings and 32 event mean concentrations B. Ambient monitoring Development of program Biological sampling 33 VI. Reporting requirements A. Annual report 34 B. Certification and signature of reports 40 C. Where and when to submit 40 D. Retention of records 40 VII. Standard permit conditions A. Duty to Comply 41 B. Duty to Reapply 41 C. Need to Halt or Reduce Activity not a Defense 41 D. Duty to Mitigate 41 E. Proper Operation and Maintenance 41 F. Permit Actions 41 G. Property Rights 42
3 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 3 H. Duty to Provide Information 42 I. Inspection and Entry 42 J. Monitoring and Records 42 K. Signatory Requirements 43 L. Reporting Requirements 44 M. Severability 46 N. Liabilities 46 VIII. Permit modification A. Modification of the Permit 47 B. Termination of Coverage for a Single Permittee 47 C. Modification of storm water management programs (SWMPs) 47 D. Changes in monitored outfalls 47 IX. Definitions A. through AA The elements of this permit are structured and named as follows: I. Part A. Subpart 1. Item a. Subitem i. Section.
4 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 4 PART I. DISCHARGES AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS PERMIT A. Permit area: This permit covers areas within the boundaries of the City of Chattanooga. B. Authorized discharges: Except for discharges prohibited under subpart I.E., this permit authorizes all existing or new storm water point source discharges to waters of the State of Tennessee from those portions of the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) owned or operated by the permittee. C. Permittees: The following entity is subject to the conditions of this permit: City of Chattanooga The City of Chattanooga may be referred to in this permit also by "City," or "Chattanooga." D. Responsibilities of the permittee 1. The permittee is responsible for the following: a. compliance with permit conditions relating to discharges from portions of the MS4 where it is the operator; b. implementing the storm water management program on portions of the MS4 where it is the operator; c. where permit conditions are established for specific portions of the MS4, the permittee need only comply with the permit conditions relating to those portions of the MS4 for which it is the operator; and d. a plan of action to assume responsibility for implementation of storm water management and monitoring programs on their portions of the MS4 should inter-jurisdictional agreements allocating responsibility among other institutions be dissolved or in default. 2. The permittee is responsible for the following: a. submission of annual reporting requirements as specified in Part VI. (Annual Report) of this permit; b. collection of monitoring data as required by Part V.(Monitoring Requirements), according to such agreements as may be established between other institutions or permittees; and c. insuring implementation of system-wide management program elements, including any system-wide public education efforts. E. Limitations on coverage: The following discharges are not authorized by this permit.
5 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 5 1. Discharges of non-storm water, except where such discharges are as follows: a. in compliance with a separate NPDES permit; or b. identified by and in compliance with section II.C.7.b.ii. of this permit; and 2. Discharges of material resulting from a spill, except emergency discharges required to prevent imminent threat to human health or to prevent severe property damage, provided measures have been taken to minimize the impact of the discharge; also see subitem II.C.7.e. "Procedures to prevent, contain and respond to spills." PART II. PERMIT CONDITIONS A. Authorization: Permittees are authorized to discharge storm water from the MS4 according to the management program described in the November 18, 1991 Part 1 and November 16, 1992 Part 2 NPDES MS4 permit application. Where this permit specifies modified, different, or other storm water management program activities, the permittee is responsible for compliance with this permit. B. Completion of application Parts 1 and 2 Not Applicable C. Storm Water Management Program (SWMP) Elements 1. Operation and maintenance of structural controls a. System inventory i. The permittee shall conduct an inventory of the storm water drainage system and shall include: location of inlets, outfalls, manholes, junction boxes, culverts, bridges and concrete channels; physical descriptions of the drainage structures including the material of construction and geometry; and observations of the structural integrity, obstruction to flow, and the presence of oil, grease or abnormal color or odor. ii. iii. The City shall begin this inventory with a pilot project, to establish procedures, methods and information fields and to assess the maintenance needs and the costs of the GIS system. This inventory shall encompass all areas within the City boundaries, and shall be performed watershed by watershed according to a written order of priority.
6 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 6 iv. The inventory data shall be compiled in Geographic Information System (GIS) format. b. The permittee shall develop and implement a program of periodic inspections of storm water quality control structures that are a part of the MS4, as described below: i. prior to completing the GIS inventory, inspections should be performed according to a set of priorities; structures that serve industrial facilities, landfills, major commercial facilities and airports will receive priority attention; ii. iii. iv. prior to completing the GIS inventory, perform inspections on the 64 major structural controls identified in Part 1 of the NPDES permit application; inspect for evidence of failed structural controls and generally assess operating condition and performance capacity; collect the types of data necessary for prioritizing emergency maintenance and scheduling routine maintenance; and v. establish a recordkeeping system that incorporates results of inspections into the GIS system, and thereby enables the storm water program manager to establish priorities for future inspections. c. Develop and implement the most effective and preferred maintenance methods, practices and procedures, for achieving optimum performance of the drainage system. i. In developing such preferred methods, the City shall address litter control and cleanup; installation and maintenance of check dams; minimizing potential of erosion in grass-lined wet weather conveyances because of maintenance practices therein; timing of conveyance maintenance; reseeding of conveyances; and ii. The City shall prepare a Maintenance Practices Manual that will describe these maintenance methods. d. Develop, implement and enforce maintenance requirements for the management of privately owned or operated wet weather conveyances and storm water quality control structures (e.g. detention ponds, infiltration basins, sand filters, water quality inlets, oil skimmers) that discharge into the Chattanooga MS4, including: i. requiring new developments to provide details of system inventory to the City in appropriate, electronic format (GIS compatible); ii. developing a set of general maintenance standards for privately operated wet weather conveyances and storm water quality control structures; the City shall write maintenance standards that recognize State stream alteration permitting requirements pursuant to T.C.A.
7 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page and Aquatic Resource Alteration Rule Chapter ; iii. iv. a City ordinance which codifies the requirement for system maintenance through agreement at the time of plans approval; and a credit mechanism in the storm water service fee program that gives credit to a developer when one installs storm water controls that reduce operational and administrative demands on the Chattanooga Storm Water Management Division (SWMD). Some typical maintenance activities are listed in Part IX. in the definition of "Maintenance." e. Develop and implement a schedule of routine maintenance practices (this element greatly depends on completion of the GIS inventory), ensuring that the types of data necessary for scheduling routine maintenance are collected and recorded in the course of compiling the GIS system inventory. f. Develop and implement a monitoring and evaluation program to measure the effectiveness of the above-described program elements, including the following: i. identifying priority watersheds and sub-basins, where approved maintenance procedures have not been implemented; ii. establishing baseline ambient water quality in these priority areas; iii. comparing water quality in the same areas before and after improved maintenance precedures have been implemented. g. This permit does not convey authority to the City of Chattanooga to alter streams or otherwise engage in activities that would require or do require permitting under the Division's Aquatic Resource Alteration Permitting system. 2. Control of discharges from areas of new development and significant redevelopment a. The permittee shall identify how storm water quality issues will be considered and incorporated into the municipality's land use planning process. b. The City shall develop and publish a Best Management Practices Manual for land development and management activities: i. which shall include detailed specifications for a variety of BMP's that should be incorporated into land development projects to control storm water runoff to achieve both quantity and quality objectives; ii. which shall be promulgated to developers in a usable form; and iii. which shall provide quantative assessments of the effectiveness of each BMP for pollutant removal.
8 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 8 c. The permittee shall develop and implement performance standards or design standards for detention and treatment of storm water runoff; i.e. to capture the first flush of storm events and provide settling time and remove pollutants. d. The City must ensure that construction plans at new developments and significant redevelopment are reviewed for compliance with design criteria for water quality controls. e. The permittee shall conduct controlled evaluations of various operating BMP's, including at least one pilot project, and keep an ongoing table of results and maintain expertise in the use of these BMP's. f. The permittee shall describe a master planning effort by investigating the following matters and setting forth a strategy to address each matter: i. changes to laws, ordinances, rules, etc. ii. educating and involving the city council and Regional Planning Agency; iii. design criteria for new development, including restrictions on impervious area; use of pervious paving material; identifying opportunities for local and regional detention basins; provisions for recharge of groundwater; and restrictions for development in steeply sloped areas; iv. changes to administrative procedures; and v. education of land developers. g. The permittee shall identify and prioritize all areas where significant levels of development are expected to occur and schedule master planning for these areas. h. The permittee shall develop a pilot master plan for the area with highest priority, identified per subitem 2.g. above. i. The permittee shall proceed with master planning in other areas, in order of priority. 3. Roadways a. Develop a set of recommendations to reduce vehicle emissions and discharge of fluids (oil, fuel, etc.) from municipally operated vehicles, including: i. vehicles for fire and police, garbage pickup, street sweeping, public works, school bus services and public transit; ii. seeking assistance from operating departments of the City, from the Air Pollution Control Board, TVA and local universities; and iii. publish and promulgate a report among department managers and City officials. b. Review the current deicing practices and implement changes as appropriate. In addition, ensure that deicing chemicals are properly stored and covered at City Yards.
9 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 9 c. Develop and implement a modified street sweeping program, including as follows: i. a study of street sweeping operations, examining: priority sweeping areas and frequency of sweeping; equipment types and effectiveness of vacuum type sweepers; sidewalk sweeping frequency in priority areas; proper disposal of street sweepings and flush water; changes in parking ordinances; and requirements for vacuum sweeping of large commercial parking areas. ii. implementing changes per the above described study to the maximum extent practicable d. Review existing traffic management practices and develop plans, guidelines, BMP's and recommendations to reduce the adverse impacts on quality of receiving waters, as described below: i. focus on major roadways; ii. describe feasible new ways to convey, capture and treat the storm water runoff from primary roadways; and iii. compile a report, including schematic drawings, that will serve as a guide for the City's roadway improvement program. e. The permittee shall review its road design criteria, road construction requirements, and road maintenance practices; and produce a manual of design and maintenance practices for Chattanooga roadway construction and maintenance; and ensure that pollution prevention plan practices, described in the storm water application for City Yards, are implemented at City Yards. The manual shall clearly address sensitive areas such as areas adjacent to streams, wetlands and floodplains. f. The permittee shall implement routine and preventive maintenance of catch basins. 4. Flood control projects a. The permittee shall evaluate existing flood control facilities for retro-fitting with water quality and pollution control structures, including: i. map of all the available structures, ponds and creeks that could be enhanced for water quality features; and ii. evaluating these structures based on type, location, watershed, ownership, and opportunity for retro-fit. b. The permittee shall institute procedures to assure that flood management projects assess the impacts on the water quality of receiving waters, including steps of communication betweeen the involved parties: government agencies, developers, etc..
10 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page Program to monitor pollutants in runoff from municipal waste management facilities (landfills and sites used for the treatment, storage and/or disposal of municipal waste, including waste transfer facilities, land application sites, maintenance and storage facilities for rolling stock and equipment) a. The City shall prepare a BMP guidance document to be used for municipal waste management facilities, including both structural and non-structural BMP's. b. The SWMD shall review and inspect pollution prevention programs at each municipalsolid waste management facility in the City and provide guidance for compliance with the plans and with the SWMD's guidance document. c. The permittee shall develop and implement a montoring program for facilities identified in item 5. above. This monitoring program may be integrated with the monitoring program described in subitem 8.e. "Industrial monitoring program." d. The SWMD shall establish a written memorandum of understanding (MOA) among the SWMD and other City operations that defines responsibilties and funding obligations for the implementation of water quality requirements. It shall clearly define the common and different areas of responsibility between the SWMD and the CSO program and allocation of funding betweeen these two operations. 6. Use of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers a. The permittee shall ensure that the public is made aware of the proper use, handling, storage and disposal of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers, through the following efforts: identifying and acquiring information for distribution to the public; and feature articles in the SWMD's newsletter on use of PHF's exploring use of mass mailings, public meetings, handouts, radio, television, hotline b. The SWMD shall develop a guidance document in the form of a brochure for property owners for alternative BMP's for the use and control of vegetation; such as lawn grasses known to require less watering and fertilizer; timely application of fertilizer; landscaping that requires less fertilizing c. Work with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, and other institutions with an interest in pest management, to find and implement practical applications of non-chemical pest control techniques. d. The SWMD shall review current municipal PHF usage and management activities and develop a PHF BMP guidance document; which addreses application techniques, alternative chemicals, alternate landscaping, soils testing, training, integrated pest management (non-chemical management), stream buffers and weather restrictions.
11 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 11 e. Implement a PHF monitoring program to identify sources of PHF's and problem areas, to detect improper usage and to evaluate the effectiveness of this element (Use of PHF's) of the City's SWMP. 7. Illicit discharges and improper disposal a. General requirement The permittees shall implement an ongoing program to detect and remove (or require the discharger to the MS4 to remove) illicit discharges and improper disposal into the storm sewer system. Elements of such a program are described in Subitems b. through i. below. b. Inspections, ordinances, and enforcement measures i. Non-storm water discharges to the MS4 shall be effectively prohibited by the permittees through various methods, that include at a minimum the use of inspections, ordinances, and enforcement. ii. The permittees, however, may allow the following nonstorm water discharges to the MS4 where the permittee has not identified them as causes of pollution in waters of the State of Tennessee: water line flushing; landscape irrigation; diverted stream flows; rising ground waters; uncontaminated ground water infiltration (as defined at 40 CFR (20)) to separate storm sewers; uncontaminated pumped ground water; discharges from potable water sources; foundation drains; air conditioning condensate; irrigation water; springs; water from crawl space pumps; footing drains; lawn watering; individual residential car washing; flows from riparian habitats and wetlands; dechlorinated swimming pool discharges; street wash waters (water the City sprays on streets for the purpose of washing debris off the pavement); and discharges or flows from emergency fire fighting activities. The permittee shall identify those non-storm waters listed above which will be allowed to discharge into the MS4. The permittee shall describe any conditions to be placed on these allowable discharges. In particular, pollution control measures for street wash waters and for for fire fighting waters must be addressed in the first annual report and as necessary thereafter.
12 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 12 iii. iv. New or revised ordinances must include a perspicuous description of "illicit discharge," and must provide, to the extent necessary for effective inspections, procedures of entry (to facility properties), inspection and monitoring. The permittees shall put ordinances in place, or revise existing ordinances, to prohibit clearly illicit connections and illegal dumping into the MS4, and the ordinance shall incorporate the capability to enforce the prohibition and to assess penalties for noncompliance with the ordinance. v. The permittees shall develop and put in practice enforcement procedures for the illicit discharges and improper disposal program. vi. Permittees shall provide in the first Annual Report, a photocopy of the signed adopted ordinance(s) described in section iii. above and the enforcement procedures described in section iv. above. c. Field screening program i. The permittees shall continue to implement and improve its ongoing program to determine whether non-storm water entries are present in the storm drainage system, and to identify locations and sources of nonstorm waters, including: I II III IV V improving methods; selecting alternative parameters; assigning additional personnel; custom design of program for each of the eight Chattanooga Watershed Management Units; and developing target priority areas for field screening. (This program may be considered a continuation of field screening activities done for Part 1 of the NPDES application.) ii. iii. The permittees shall continue the existing program with a minimum of four inspectors, two specially equipped vans and one supervisor. Inspectors shall be trained and equipment maintained. The ongoing field screening effort shall be conducted according to priorities. The priorities given in the Part 2 application shall be followed: i. contaminated Part 1 field screen sites and/or areas; ii. Part 1 known outfalls that were not screened in the Part 1 screening effort; iii. newly documented outfalls; and iv. low priority Part 1 field screen sites. iv. Field screening activities, including locations, times, parameters and sampling results, discovered sources of flows, etc. shall be documented in an
13 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 13 electronic database format, compatible with the GIS. The data must be documented so that they can be tracked, organized and otherwise analyzed by computer. v. Listed below in Table II.C.1. is a set of minimum dry weather field screening activities. The minimum level of surveillance for the field screening program shall be based upon a 0.50-mile grid system, with each grid area containing at least one field screening location. In industrial and heavy commercial areas, the minimum level of surveillance shall be based upon a 0.25-mile grid system, with each grid area containing at least one field screening location. Under this program, all grid areas of the MS4 must be screened once during the permit term. Some grid areas may require more than one field screening location or a more frequent inspection schedule, as noted in the table below. In lieu of the grid system, the permittees may choose to field screen at all outfalls.
14 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 14 Table II.C.1. GRID MAP COVERING AREA SERVED BY MS4 or ALL OUTFALLS Industrial Land Use Heavy Commercial Land Use All Other Land Uses Entire MS4 System FREQUENCY OF FIELD SCREENING 0.25-mile grid or all outfalls Once / 2 years 0.25-mile grid or all outfalls Once / 2 years 0.50-mile grid or all outfalls Once / 2 years One third of the outfalls or one third of the grid areas screened during permit years three, four, & five with the entire MS4 screened once / 5 years vi. vii. The permittee shall develop and implement a stream inspection program to identify direct discharges to waters of the State. The program shall arrange for the inspection of every accesible stream segment, via walking of streams and/or riding boats through the waters. The permittee shall develop and implement a wet weather surveillance program to locate sites of intentional improper disposal during wet flush conditions. This program shall include the location of key monitoring points along priority creeks. d. Investigations of non-storm water discharges i. The permittees shall develop and implement standard procedures to be followed to investigate portions of the MS4 that, based on the results of the field screen or other appropriate information, indicate a reasonable potential of containing illicit discharges or other sources of non-storm water. ii. iii. Written notification to the Division of Water Pollution Control of each illicit connection discovered shall be an element of the standard procedures. Notifications may be in summary form; e.g., a list delivered to the Division once per quarter or other frequency agreed to by both parties. The permittee shall see that field investigators are trained to investigate illicit discharges and/or
15 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 15 improper disposal and shall purchase and maintain the equipment necessary to the effort. These shall be trained in the use of equipment, investigative procedures, water quality analysis, safety measures and enforcement procedures. iv. Investigations, and results of those investigations, including locations, times, parameters and sampling results, discovered sources of flows, etc. shall be reported and documented in a format usable with the GIS. v. The SWMD shall develop and follow legally sound procedures in pursuing investigations of non-storm water discharges, such as guidelines for entry, investigation of private property, notification protocols, and documenting evidence. e. Procedures to prevent, contain and respond to spills i. Investigate and analyze the types and causes of emergency spills, with a view toward preventing spills in the future: I II III Initiate research inquiries with other agencies; Summarize in a brief report trends, common causes, and statistical inferences; and Include pertinent information from storm water pollution prevention plans in the GIS database ii. iii. iv. Develop spill cleanup guidelines, that minimize impacts to receiving waters, in conjunction with the City Fire Department. Provide storm water system and receiving water mapping to Emergency Preparedness officials for the identification of downstream risk areas. Exchange data with these officials. In particular, incorporate into the GIS database industries with stores of hazardous chemicals, explosives, and water priority chemicals. Seek to prevent spills at various industries by identifying those with greater potential for spills or fugitive releases; by requiring SPCC and/or SWPPP plans at these facilities; by inspecting them for compliance with the plans. v. The City shall set forth in written form the categories (sizes, materials, etc.) of spills for which the City itself will function as lead respondent. Also the City shall describe the different functions and responsiblities among the City, the County Emergency Response Team, TEMA, the Fire Department, etc. in case of spill. f. Public participation The permittees shall develop and implement a program that informs the public on how to report spills, illegal dumping, illicit connections and water quality problems.
16 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 16 The program shall teach the public what to look for and how to report incidents. The permittees shall establish a 24-hour telephone hotline. g. Proper management and disposal of oil and toxic materials i. The permittees shall effectively prohibit the discharge or disposal of used motor vehicle fluids and household hazardous wastes and other toxic materials into the MS4. ii. To satisfy the requirements of this item, the permittees shall educate the public on the correct disposal of these wastes. h. Limitation of sanitary sewer seepage i. The City shall develop and implement a program, in cooperation with the Chattanooga Waste Resources Division to reduce and eliminate the inflow, infiltration and discharge of sanitary sewage into the storm water system and community waters. ii. iii. iv. Corrective actions must follow an order of priority, with Chattanooga Creek included in intitial efforts. Field screening procedures, more fully described in subitems c. and d. above, shall include tests that will indicate sanitary wastes. The locations of known sanitary sewer leaks to storm sewer shall be included in the Annual Report and/or in more frequent summary reports to the Division as agreed upon by WPC and the SWMD. 8. Monitor and control industrial and high risk runoff a. General requirement Chattanooga shall develop and implement a program to monitor and control, to the MEP, pollutants in runoff from the following types of industries and activities: i. municipal landfills; ii. iii. iv. hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities; industries subject to reporting requirements pursuant to SARA Title III section 313; and industrial facilities that the municipal permit applicant determines are contributing a substantial loading of pollutants to the municipal separate storm sewer system. b. Digital database
17 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 17 The permittees shall set up a digital database, compatible with GIS, of industrial facilities in the City, which shall include the following types of industries: i. those defined in subitem 8.a. above; ii. iii. iv. facilities with individual NPDES permits; facilities with coverage under a general permit, such as the storm water general permit; facilities under the pretreatment program; and v. facilities defined as industries by the EPA storm water application rule of November 16, This database will include, for example, NPDES permit numbers, if applicable, compliance information, property information, and water quality information. The permittees shall establish an administrative mechanism to update this database at least yearly and provide a listing in each Annual Report of any additionally identified industrial facilities which discharge storm water into the MS4. c. Inspections The permittees shall develop and implement a program, as described in Section on pages of the Part 2 application, to inspect the industrial facilities identified in subitem 8.a. above. i. Cycles of systematic inspections shall be performed: all facilities once in the first two years of the permit and each facility once per three years thereafter. ii. iii. The permittees shall establish and follow a set of priorities for both the systematic inspections and for inspections in response to illicit discharges, improper disposal, water quality monitoring or complaints. The priorities shall also assure that those facilities where problem-based inspections uncovered a site management problem are revisited in a timely manner to verify that corrective actions have been taken. The inspection procedures must recognize and coordinate with existing programs, namely SARA Title III inspections performed by the Chattanooga Fire Department, pretreatment inspections performed by the Chattanooga Waste Resource Division, and NPDES inspections performed by Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The permittee shall identify and document modifications, or recommended modifications, that should be made to the existing inspection programs, and provide the Division with copies of this material.
18 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 18 iv. The permittee shall develop procedures for inspections. This includes a manual (p. 107) for inspectors and an inspection checklist. Inspectors shall be trained initially and at least once per year thereafter. d. Industrial runoff management The permittee shall provide assistance to its industries in preventing contamination of storm water runoff, by way of guidance materials, workshops, and technical assistance both on site and in review of storm water pollution prevention plans. e. Industrial monitoring program The permittee shall develop and implement a monitoring [or self monitoring] program for facilities identified in subitem 8.a. above. The monitoring program shall include the collection of quantitative data on the following constituents: any pollutants limited in an existing NPDES permit for an identified facility; any pollutants limited in effluent limitations guidelines subcategories; oil and grease; chemical oxygen demand (COD); ph; biochemical oxygen demand, five-day (BOD 5 ); total suspended solids (TSS); total phosphorous; total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN); nitrate plus nitrite nitrogen; and any information on discharges required under 40 CFR (g)(7)(iii) and (iv)*. * requires that one do quantitative testing of discharges for parameters listed in Tables II, III, IV and V of of Appendix D of 40 CFR which one knows or has reason to believe are present above certain threshold concentrations These data shall shall be entered into the GIS and analyzed for patterns, trends, potential sources, and modifications to the monitoring program. The permittees must include at a minimum the following in their program: written sampling procedures on the chemical analyses to perform, sampling methods, priorities for sites to sample and a sampling schedule; trained sampling personnel; two automatic samplers; and database of results.
19 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 19 Prior to making a final sampling plan, the permittees shall become familiar with the following articles in the book Stormwater NPDES Related Monitoring Needs, Ed. Torno, 1994: "Overview of Stormwater Monitoring Needs," Cave and Roesner; "NPDES Monitoring - Atlanta, Georgia Region," Thomas and McClelland; and "NPDES Monitoring - Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Area," Brush et al. The permittees shall submit, within twelve months of permit effective date, a sampling plan to the Division for review and approval. Sampling shall be done at four sites per year at least. f. Followup In cases where contaminated industrial storm water discharges are eliminated or contamination is significantly reduced, the SWMD shall document, if possible, the beneficial effect on receiving streams. 9. Construction site runoff a. General requirement The permittee shall develop and implement a program to reduce to the MEP the discharge of pollutants from construction sites into the MS4 and waters of the State. b. Site planning for impacts to waters of the State The permittee shall develop and implement a procedure for site planning whereby developers and the municipality must consider impacts on water quality of nearby waters of the State due to the construction activity itself and due to post construction activities that will take place on the site, as follows: i. Land developers shall submit to the SWMD a storm water pollution prevention plan that describes not only traditional erosion and sediment control measures, but also construction site planning and permanent postconstruction features (both natural and constructed) that will minimize post-construction impacts to waters of the State; ii. iii. The SWMD shall review these plans as described in Section on page 122 of the Part 2 application; and The SWMD shall provide, in its site planning procedures, for compliance with State stream alteration permitting requirements pursuant to T.C.A and Aquatic Resource Alteration Rule Chapter c. The SWMD shall upgrade the existing "Best Mangaement Practices (BMP) Manual" to add BMP's and control measures
20 for other pollutants, such as petroleum products, construction site chemicals, wastes and debris. Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 20 d. The permittee shall not issue a grading or building or storm water approval to sites involving five or more acres of disturbed area unless the applicant for grading permit provides the permittee with proof of coverage under the State of Tennessee's permit for storm water runoff from construcitons sites, Rule e. Inspection and enforcement The City shall improve its construction site inspection and enforcement procedures by carrying out the following: i. institute a program of self-reporting by construction site operators, as described on page 128 and 129 of Section of the Part 2 application; ii. iii. setting up clearly defined procedures for enforcing ordinances, permits and control plans; and to train and educate SWMD construction site inspectors, develop a "Construction Site Water Quality Inspection Manual," and hold at least annual training of inspectors. f. Education on erosion and sediment control The City shall implement an ongoing education program for construction site operators and preparers of construction site pollution prevention plans, as follows: i. addressing control technology, construction practices, best management pratices, water quality impacts, inspection procedures and legal issues; and ii. holding at least annual seminars for site operators and plan preparers; D. Area-specific storm water management program requirements Reserved. E. Deadlines for compliance Except as provided in Part III, compliance with the storm water management program shall be required 90 days from the effective date of the permit. F. Interagency agreements The storm water management program, together with any attached interagency agreements or interagency agreements developed subsequent to the effective date of the permit, shall clearly identify the roles and responsibilities of the permittee and the other agency. Following the effective date of the permit, interagency agreements developed and implemented must be included in the Annual Report that covers the permit year in which the agreement became effective.
21 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 21 G. Legal authority To the extent allowed by law, the permittee shall ensure legal authority to control discharges to and from those portions of the MS4 over which it has jurisdiction. This legal authority may be a combination of statute, ordinance, permit, contract, order or inter-jurisdictional agreements between the permittee and the other agency with adequate existing legal authority to accomplish items i.-vi. below: i. to control the contribution of pollutants to the MS4 by storm water discharges associated with industrial activity and the quality of storm water discharged from sites of industrial activity; ii. iii. iv. to prohibit illicit discharges to the MS4; to control the discharge of spills and the dumping or disposal of materials other than storm water (e.g. industrial and commercial wastes, trash, used motor vehicle fluids, leaf litter, grass clippings, animal wastes, etc.) into the MS4; to control through interagency or inter-jurisdictional agreements among permittees the contribution of pollutants from one portion of the MS4 to another; v. to require compliance with conditions in ordinances, permits, contracts or orders; and vi. to carry out all inspection, surveillance and monitoring procedures necessary to determine compliance with permit conditions. H. Storm water management program resources Each permittee shall provide adequate finances to implement their activities under the Storm Water Management Program. Each permittee shall also have a source of funding for implementing all other requirements included within this NPDES storm water permit. I. Storm water management program review and modification 1. Program Review: Each permittee shall participate in an annual review of the current Storm Water Management Program (SWMP) in conjunction with preparation of the Annual Report required under subparts V. A., B., and C. of the permit. 2. Program Modification: The permittee(s) may modify the SWMP during the life of the permit in accordance with the following procedures: a. Modifications that add, but neither subtract nor replace, components, controls, or requirements to the approved SWMP may be made by the permittee(s) at any time. A description of the modification shall be included in the subsequent Annual Report. b. Modifications that replace an ineffective or infeasible best management practice (BMP), which is specifically identified in the SWMP along with an alternate BMP, may be made by the permittee(s) at any time. A description of the replacement
22 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 22 BMP shall be included in the subsequent Annual Report along with the following information: (1) an analysis of why the former BMP was ineffective or infeasible (including cost-prohibitive); (2) expectations on the effectiveness of the replacement BMP; and (3) an analysis of why the replacement BMP is expected to achieve the goals of the BMP which was replaced. c. Modifications to adjust the schedule for maintenance activities or the frequency of inspections or monitoring identified in the SWMP may be made by the permittee(s) on an annual basis. The permittees must include in the subsequent Annual Report a description of the adjustment to schedule along with the following information: (1) an analysis of why the former schedule was ineffective or infeasible; (2) expectations on the effectiveness of the replacement schedule; and (3) an analysis, if applicable, of why the replacement schedule will ensure the optimization of equipment use. d. Modifications that subtract components, controls, or requirements of the SWMP may not be made by the permittee(s) unless it can be clearly demonstrated that with the elimination of this component, the SWMP will continue to achieve a reduction in pollutants to the MEP and shall not cause or contribute to violations of State water quality standards in the receiving stream. In the case where this type of modification is appropriate, the permittee(s) may make the required modification and shall include in the subsequent Annual Report a description of the component which has been eliminated along with the following information: (1) an analysis of why the component was ineffective or infeasible; and (2) a detailed explanation of why, with the elimination of this component, the SWMP will continue to achieve a reduction in pollutants to the MEP and shall not cause or contribute to violations of State water quality standards in the receiving stream. e. Modifications included in the Annual Report shall be signed in accordance with subpart VII.K. by all permittees affected by that modification, and shall include a certification that all affected permittees were given an opportunity to comment on proposed changes. 3. Transfer of Ownership, Operational Authority, or Responsibility for Storm Water Management Program Implementation: The permittee(s) shall implement the SWMP on all new areas added to their portion of the municipal separate storm sewer system (or for
23 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 23 which they become responsible for implementation of storm water quality controls) as expeditiously as practicable. Implementation of the program in any new area shall consider the plans in the SWMP of the previous MS4 ownership. Prior to annexation of land, the permittee shall include a schedule for extending the SWMP to the annexed areas. At least 30 days prior to transfer of operational authority or responsibility for implementing the SWMP, all parties shall prepare a single schedule for transfer of responsibility for implementing the SWMP on the affected portions of the MS4. This schedule shall be included in the Annual Report. Go to next page.
24 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 24 PART III. SCHEDULES FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLIANCE The permittee(s) shall comply with the following schedules for Storm Water Management Program implementation and augmentation, and for permit compliance. A. Schedule for development and implementation of SWMP elements and programs The program elements listed below are taken from Part II, subpart C. of this permit. 1. Operation and maintenance of structural storm water controls and of the storm water collection system Permit Activity Reference Part II. C.1.a. page 5 II.C.1.b. page 6 Conduct an inventory of the storm water drainage system. Prioritize watersheds.... Begin inventory.... Complete inventory.... Develop and implement inspection a program of periodic inspections of storm water quality control structures Date Due/ Frequency 12 months 12 months 36 months Immediately II.C.1.c. page 6 II.C.1.d. page 7 II.C.1.e. page 7 II.C.1.f. page 7 Additionally, Chattanooga shall report on the progress of the inventory and of inspection and maintenance procedures and schedules yearly. Most effective and preferred maintenance methods included in Maintenance Practices Manual Develop, implement and enforce maintenance requirements for private storm water structures Develop and implement routine maintenance practices Monitoring and evaluation program Annual Report 24 months 24 months 48 months 36 months 2. Control of discharges from areas of new development and significant redevelopment Permit reference Activity Date Due/ Frequency II.C.2.a. Identify how storm water quality issues will be considered and incorporated 12 months page 8 into the municipality's land use planning process. II.C.2.b. BMP Manual for land development and management activities 12 months page 8 II.C.2.c. Performance stds./design stds. for first flush runoff 12 months page 8 II.C.2.d. Implement program of plans review of new developments and significant 12 months page 8 redevelopment II.C.2.e. page 8 Controlled evaluations of BMP's Begin 12 months & continue
25 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 25 II.C.2.f. page 8 II.C.2.g. page 9 II.C.2.h. page 9 II.C.2.i. page 9 Define master planning effort. Identify and prioritize all areas where significant levels of development are expected to occur. Develop a pilot master plan for the area with highest priority. Continue on schedule to do master planning in other areas. 12 months 24 months 36 months Annual reports/per schedule 3. Roadways Permit Activity reference Existing Catch basin cleaning, downtown street sweeping, best management practices programs in the use of deicing chemicals and herbicides, controls at salt storage areas II.C.3.a. Vehicle emission control report page 9 II.C.3.b. Review current deicing practices and make recommendations page 9 II.C.3.c. page 9 II.C.3.d. page 9 II.C.3.e. page 10 II.C.3.f. page 10 Modified street sweeping program Study... Implement changes.... Traffic management report Roadway BMP's Manual Routine preventive maintenance on catch basins Date Due/ Frequency Immediately 60 months 12 months 36 months 42 months 48 months 48 months 36 months 4. Flood control projects Permit Activity reference II.C.4.a. Evaluate existing flood control for retro-fitting page 10 II.C.4.b. Procedures for incorporating water quality features page 10 Date Due/ Frequency 24 months 36 months 5. Discharges from landfills and other solid waste management facilities Permit Activity reference II.C.5.a. BMP Guidance Document page 10 II.C.5.b. Review SWPPP's and provide guidance page 11 II.C.5.c. Monitoring program, including sampling storm water runoff once per year page 11 from City Yards and 36th Street landfill Date Due/ Frequency 24 months Annually Begin at 12 months/ Annual
26 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 26 II.C.5.d. page 11 Memorandum of understanding among SWMD and other City operations sampling 12 months 6. Application of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizer Permit Activity reference II.C.6.a. Teaching public proper use and disposal of household hazardous wastes page 11 II.C.6.b. page 11 II.C.6.c. page 11 II.C.6.d. page 12 II.C.6.e. page 12 Guidance document/brochure for alternative landscaping BMP's Develop practical applications of alternative, integrated pest management. Date Due/ Frequency Annually, and as necessary 24 months Annually Guidance manual for municipal usage of PHF's Begin 36 months; complete 48 months PHF monitoring program Begin 36 months; Continue. 7. Illicit discharges and improper disposal Permit Activity reference II.C.7.b.ii. Identify allowable discharges of non-storm water and describe conditions. page 12 II.C.7.b. page 12 II.C.7.c. page 13 II.C.7.c.vi. page 15 II.C.7.c.vii.page 15 II.C.7.d. page 15 II.C.7.e. Inspections, ordinances and enforcement measures Promulgate new or revised ordinances regarding illicits and illegal dumping and enforcement and penalties; provide copy of ordinances to Division.... Develop enforcement procedures.... Field screening Develop program.... Initiate field screening.... Training of inspectors... Stream inspection program Initiation of program... Establish schedule of inspections... Continue on regular basis. Wet weather inspections Initiation of program... Identify key monitoring points... Investigations of non-storm water Develop program.... Implement program.... Procedures to prevent, contain and respond to spills Date Due/ Frequency 12 months 12 months 12 months 12 months Beginning of year two Annually 12 months 12 months 12 months 12 months 12 months Beginning of year two
27 Chatt. MS4 Permit Page 27 page 16 Report of spill analysis... Spill cleanup guidelines... System mapping to emergency officials... Risk assessment of various facilities (industries, etc.)... Define facilities.... Require SWPPP plans.... Set up facility files.... Risk assessment ranking months 12 months 12 months 12 months 24 months 24 months 24 months II.C.7.f. page 14 II.C.7.g. page 16 II.C.7.h. page 17 Public notification Develop a program that informs the public to report spills, etc.... Include summary of program in subsequent Annual Report.... Public reporting and facsimile line.... Oils, toxics and household hazardous wastes Educate public on proper disposal, including supporting and promoting recycling of used oil.... Operate household hazardous waste turn-in site(s) Open facilties... Operate facilities.... Limiting sanitary sewer seepage Implement program with Waste Resources Division to eliminate sanitary sewer inflows.... Pilot project in CSO area months 24 months 24 months 12 months 24 months 1/quarter 12 months 12 months 8. Industrial and high risk runoff Permit reference II.C.8.b. page 18 II.C.8.c. page 18 II.C.8.d. page 19 II.C.8.e. page 19 Activity Digital database. Structure, initial known industrial sites, entry procedures, etc. set up... Update in Annual Reports.... Inspection program Inspection methods, criteria and procedures written; submitted to Division... Inspector manuals, checklists... Recommended modifications to other inspection programs.... Inspector training... "Industrial Facilities Water Quality Inspection Manual"... Implement inspection program.... Date Due/ Frequency 6 months Annually 18 months 18 months 18 months Annually 36 months 18 months Industrial guidance materials months & Annually Industrial monitoring Proposed sampling plan (to Division for review) months Training of staff months Sampling four to eight sites per year months and annually 9. Construction site runoff Permit reference Activity Date Due/ Frequency