Stormwater Inspection Workflow

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Stormwater InspectionWorkflow

• Why are We all here today?

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California Regional Water Quality Control Board
Municipal Regional Stormwater NPDES Permit (MRP)

• Issued to Cities in Alameda, Contra Costa, San
  Mateo, Santa Clara Counties and the Cities of
  Fairfield-Suisun and Vallejo.
• References Sections of the Federal Clean Water
  Act.
• The Water Quality Control Plan for the San
  Francisco Bay Basin (Basin Plan)

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Provisions of the MRP

• C.1 Discharge Prohibitions
• C.2 Municipal Operations
• C.3 New Development
• C.4 Industrial and Commercial Site Controls
• C.5 Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
• C.6 Construction Site Control
• C.7 Public Information and Outreach
• C.8 Water Quality Monitoring
• C.9 Pesticides Toxicity Control
• C.10 Trash Load Reduction
• C.11-14 Mercury, PCB, Copper PBDE Controls
• C.15 Conditionally Exempt Discharges

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C.4 Industrial and Commercial Site Controls

• Each Permitee shall implement an industrial and
  commercial site control program at all sites
  which could reasonably be considered to cause or
  contribute to pollution of storm water runoff,
  with inspections and effective follow-up and
  enforcement to abate actual or potential
  pollution sources consistent with each
  Permittees respective ERP to prevent discharge
  of pollutants and impacts on beneficial uses of
  receiving waters

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Discharge of Pollutants

• During storms - oil, fertilizers, garbage, and
  other wastes, wash into storm drains and creeks
  untreated.
• Leaking sewer and faulty septic systems can
  increase bacterial levels, and reduce oxygen.
• Many streams are becoming impaired by increased
  sediment.
• Sediment hold pollutants.
• Toxic to humans as well as wildlife.

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Pollution Entering San Francisco Bay Comes From
Polluted Runoff

• Mercury from florescent lamps, batteries and
  thermometers
• Leaking oil, antifreeze and gasoline from cars
• Pesticides and herbicides from your home and
  garden
• Cooking oil from leaking trash containers at
  restaurants
• Motor oil waste from cars and small equipment
• Soaps and chemicals used to wash cars
• Copper dust from auto brake pads
• Rubber tire dust from auto tires
• Prescription medications
• Garbage
• Animal, and agricultural waste
• Hazardous waste

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How Does Environmental Health Get Involved
Environmental Healths Main Focus is Compliance
with Food, Haz Mat, Solid and Medical Waste
Regulations Environmental Health Issues Permits
and have the authority to inspect. Also,
Environmental Health has entered into a MOU with
each City (except for South San Francisco and
Daly City.)
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What does the MOU say?...

• County will conduct stormwater inspections at the
  facilities currently on our inventory Every Other
  Year (Medium Priority)
• Haz Waste Generators, HMBP sites, UST-AST
• Restaurants and Retail Food Related Facilities
• Facilities that have a Notice of Intent
• Mobile Businesses (Hazmat and Food Industries)
• County will inspect Target Facilities Annually
  (High Priority)
• Facilities on our inventory that was found during
  the previous inspection to be using inadequate
  BMPs (scored a 4 or more)
• Facilities that had a Non-StormWater (NSW)
  discharge at the previous inspection

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What does the MOU say?...

• County will respond to complaints or referrals
  form the public and work with City staff and
  business operators to resolve stormwater related
  issues at Target Facilities.

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Facilities that Environmental Health may not
Inspect

• Mobile Businesses
• Carpet Cleaners
• Automotive Detailers/Fleet Washers
• Surface Cleaners
• Demolition Contractors
• Pet Grooming
• Other -There may be very site and operation
  specific businesses or facilities that merit
  stormwater inspections.

• Stone, Tile, Marble, and Fabricators/Cutters
• Wholesale Food Facilities, such as food preparers
  suppliers for airlines
• Limousine Services
• Building Materials and Nursery Retailers
• Wholesale Greenhouses and Nurseries
• Kennels/Stables

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Work Flow at Environmental Health

1. District Inspector reviews their inventory to see
   which facility is due to be inspected (once every
   2 years)
2. They perform a routine stormwater inspection and
   properly fill out the Standard Inspection Report
   Form
3. Return to the office and enter their daily time
   accounting giving a 001 to the appropriate PR
   for that site in Envisions.
4. Enter any violations in Envisions
5. Put PR on top of Inspection Form and give to
   Jean to scan into XDrive

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Work Flow at Environmental Health

• 6. Jean will tabulate each inspection and also
  enter any violations or follow-up activities
  into Violation Spreadsheet which is issued to
  cities quarterly.
• 7. Dermot reviews all inspections weekly with
  Jean.
• 8. Any violation or follow up activity is given
  to Mae Gardner
• 9. Mae will visit these sites, and close out the
  violation or work with City staff and issue a
  fine and re- inspect until violation is corrected
• 10. Close out the violations on Envisions

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Problems Encountered with Work Flow

• Inspector does not turn in the Inspection Form to
  Jean-
• Waiting on HMBP, Sent off to SkyTech to be
  scanned
• Turn in inspection form, but dont enter into
  Envisions
• Inspector are behind on their current inventory -
• Stuck on Enforcement case, Audits, other
  priorities
• These problems are improving every quarter

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New Trends in Inspections

• Handhelds are coming, but not fast enough
• Additional Stormwater inspections to be requested
  at other Environmental Health facilities other
  than Haz Mat and Food (Dentist, Apartment
  Buildings, Landfills, Haulers)
• Request Inspections at facilities not permitted
  by Environmental Health.
• Additional Stormwater Areas of Activity to be
  checked (Bag and Styrofoam ban, Recycle and
  Trash Audit)

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