Part I: General Conditions No comments (NC) NC NC NC Part II: Summary of Receiving Waters Comments: Develop scope of work for regional GIS effort to overlay MS4 areas with georeferenced assessment units, impaired waters, and outfalls; then crosscheck with 303(d) list to id. waters (RPCs? DES?) Pay attention to 17 month timeline as this idea moves forward Benefits: All communities use same method NC Comments: Identify entity for GIS/regional collaboration to assist communities (as in, RPCs, SWA, others) Identify which 303(d) list to use – cut off point Question for EPA Assess communities’ GIS capacity – some may be helped by regional collaboration, others may not need help with GIS NC
Use existing available information – what is available at DES already? Part II Next Steps Action: Convene subcommittee to develop next steps for regional GIS effort Part III: Stormwater Management Program Summary MCM 1: Public Education and Outreach Comments: Shared opportunities exist; next steps, id. specific activities – subcommittees would be helpful especially to address specific messages (as in nitrogen) Identify regional entities who could help – NROC? Others? Comments: existing etc. (Example: Rye’s catch basin cleaning door hanger – has potential to hit multiple audiences and messages; also, pet waste messaging) Comments: Coordinate with other regional groups to leverage messaging – GB 2020, etc. For N impaired waters, for construction, could do a shared approach? NC
MCM 1Next Steps Action: Revisit shared opportunities at a later date; consider subcommittees – develop scope of work MCM2: Public Involvement and Participation Comments: Put NOI in a form that could be shared with public, muni boards, etc. (as in town council other boards). Output would be a shared template/fact sheet/exec. summary/bullet points all could use NC Comments: Define scope of “public comment” Comments: Cross check existing municipal activities to identify ongoing programs that might be able to be used to demonstrate compliance MCM 2 Next Steps Action: Revisit when towns have NOIs, then develop scope of work and id. who will do it MCM3: Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination SSO Inventory NC NC NC Comments: Municipalities Are likely already this doing under CWA or other regulatory responsibilities so
Management in New and plans for on-site control Comments: Develop shared, regional understanding of what “ensure” means NC Comments: RE ensuring long term operation and maintenance: What is Env-Wq 1507.08 – what does it say for maintenance? May need to review for group? NC Target properties for IC reduction Comments: Develop shared opportunity to standardize and use UNHSC’s hot spot mapping approach and update it to fit new permit requirements (use new EPA pollutant NC NC NC development
loading CEs/rates); easy to complete Allow GI NC NC NC NC Street and parking lot design guidelines Comments: Have RPCs audit municipal street designs to id conflicts and opportunities for improvement that will enable compliance Connect municipalities to existing resources for roads/parking lots (for example, Center for Watershed Protection criteria and audit documents); also look to SWA regs. for parking lot designs Comments: road and parking lot criteria – potential to align with CWP criteria ordinances to determine if there are conflicts NC NC Ensure stormwater controls for new NC NC Comments: Identify which municipalities need Comments: SWA model standards should
and will prevent/minimize water quality impacts help/connection to existing regional resources Develop shared interpretation of new/re-dev re municipal projects (as in: a school) be a need to align regs to require same for public/private suffice for compliance PREP has funding to help communities update regs Resources and models exist MCM 5 Next Steps Action: MCM 6: Muni. Good Housekeeping and PP Comments: In general, standardized methods, definitions, approaches are needed NC NC Written O & M for parks, open spaces, buildings, Comments: Develop shared approach and NC NC Comments: Leverage Central MA resources
Road salt optimization Comments: Participate in Green SnoPro program through T2 DES has salt reduction plans to help create templates Comments: towns likely participate in SnoPro – identify those who don’t? NC NC MCM 6 Next Steps Action: Actions for Meeting TMDLS NC NC NC NC Actions for meeting requirements for WQ limited waters Comments: Develop list of what pollutants we be controlling NC NC NC Part IV: Notes and Additional Information NC NC NC NC Documentation for parts of 2.2.2 NC NC NC NC