When stormwater flows through parking lots, chemical storage areas, areas of outside industrial activity, waste management areas, material loading / unloading operations and similar areas, it can pick up debris such as: chemicals, fertilizers, fecal bacteria, pollutants and other hazardous materials. This now-contaminated stormwater can then flow untreated directly into nearby bodies of water used for swimming, drinking, recreation and farming. Pollution spread by contaminated stormwater is a real problem and understanding your organization’s Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan is the purpose of this program.
- What the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) & Multi-Sector / Industrial General Permits (MSGP / IGP) are.
- How the stormwater pollution prevention team functions.
- What activities should be considered when conducting a site assessment of potential sources of stormwater pollution.
- What the various methods for minimizing the exposure of pollutants are.
- How facilities respond to spills and leaks effectively.
- How routine facility inspections, visual stormwater assessments and comprehensive annual site inspections should be conducted to monitor stormwater discharge.
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