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By Margaret Buranen Having reliable water-quality and -quantity data makes stormwater management much more effective. Technological advances in monitoring and collecting tools have made possible real-time data that can be custom-programmed for the site. A Green Roof in Pennsylvania In southwestern Pennsylvania, an average rainstorm can produce 2 inches of rain in a 24-hour period. Even 2 inches of rain falling on a roof can result in runoff of more than 600 gallons of water. As little as 1/10 inch of ra...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: BMP Manufactured, Illicit Discharge, Water-quality Monitoring
(PHILADELPHIA – April 12, 2012) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement with ST Products resolving alleged Clean Water Act violations at the company’s metal tube fabrication facility in Duncansville, Blair County, Pa. ST Products agreed to pay a $75,000 penalty for allegedly exceeding permit limits when discharging industrial wastewater pollutants to the wastewater treatment plant operated by the Borough of Hollidaysburg (BOH) in Frankston Township, Blair County, Pa. The BO...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Illicit Discharge
By Harry Stark
The Cuyahoga County Board of Health (CCBH) Watershed Protection Unit was developed and designed to protect public health and our water-quality resources from the impact of point-source and nonpoint-source pollution. The Watershed Protection Unit stresses the use of watershed-based planning within the CCBH as well as collaborative efforts with partnering agencies. This unit has been evolving and expanding over the last several years and now includes a variety of activities to assist our communities and o...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Illicit Discharge, Water Quality Monitoring, Watershed Projects
By Steve Goldberg
“Illicit discharges,” according to the EPA, “are generally any discharge into a storm drain system that is not composed entirely of stormwater. The exceptions include water from fire fighting activities and discharges from facilities already under NPDES permit.” EPA further explains, “Illicit discharges are a problem because, unlike wastewater which flows to a wastewater treatment plant, stormwater generally flows to waterways without any additional treatment. “Illicit discharges enter the system throug...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Illicit Discharge, Program Management, Regulatory Issues
By Kevin Hogan
Municipalities regulated under the EPA Phase II final rule for municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) are required to identify and eliminate illicit discharges within their municipal boundaries. Illicit discharges can come from a variety of different sources, and in residential communities, they are most often from direct and indirect connections between the sanitary and storm sewer systems. Tracking down and identifying the sources of illicit discharges in a storm sewer system can be a very expe...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Illicit Discharge, Inspections, Maintenance
By Carol Brzozowski
Industrial stormwater programs throughout the United States have been highly effective in changing the habits of those who operate industries with the potential to create water-quality havoc through runoff from their properties. “[Good housekeeping practice] is not rocket science,” says John Lewis, an environmental specialist and the lead stormwater inspector for the Sacramento County Environmental Management Department. “But it’s not intuitive, and you’re fighting entrenched habits. People have thought...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Illicit Discharge, Program Management, Regulatory Issues
By Elizabeth M Dietzmann
Most of you reading this column will have no idea who I am. I am an attorney—but don’t stop reading! I practice almost exclusively in the areas of utility law, so I might actually have something to say that you might be interested in reading. I primarily focus on drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater issues. In the wastewater arena, I happen to do lots of specialized work with septic systems and clustered or small community wastewater systems (also called “decentralized” systems by the EPA). I also...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Illicit Discharge, Program Management, Regulatory Issues
By Beth Krumrine
Coastal Delaware is both environmentally and recreationally rich, with seemingly endless outdoor opportunities such as boating, sailing, kayaking, crabbing, birding, and fishing. Its deep cultural history is rooted in farming, once the staple of life in the area. Although farming is still a viable economic mainstay in coastal Delaware, it now shares the landscape with businesses and housing that support the growing tourism and retirement market. Farmland is rapidly being replaced by parking lots, ro...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: BMP Post Construction, Illicit Discharge, Program Management
By Jeff Dengler, John Brasino
Car Wash Runoff The purpose of this article is to report the measured, acute impacts of driveway car washing. Water from residential driveway or fund-raising car wash events is typically allowed to run down the street or parking lot and into the nearest storm drain. This wastewater may carry detergents, trace amounts of metals, and small amounts of fuels and automotive fluids. Because this water goes untreated into the nearest stream, it has the potential to harm fish and other marine life in the stream...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Illicit Discharge, Research, Water-quality Monitoring
By Paul Hull
There’s more to illicit discharge detection than just finding the culprits.... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Illicit Discharge, Inspections, Program Management
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