HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdopted 2014 SWMP Plan.pdfResolution No. 5035
Exhibit “A”
CITY OF AUBURN
2014 STORMWATER MANA GEMENT
PROGRAM PLAN
City of Auburn, WA
March 2014
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Regulatory Background ......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.3 City of Auburn Regulated Area.............................................................................................................................. 2
1.4 SWMP Implementation Responsibilities ............................................................................................................... 2
1.5 Document Organization ......................................................................................................................................... 2
2. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION............................................................................... 3
2.1 Permit Requirements ............................................................................................................................................. 3
2.2 Planned 2014 Compliance Activities..................................................................................................................... 3
3. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH........................................................................................................................ 4
3.1 Permit Requirements ............................................................................................................................................. 4
3.2 Planned 2014 Compliance Activities..................................................................................................................... 4
4. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION ........................................................................................................... 6
4.1 Permit Requirements ............................................................................................................................................. 6
4.2 Planned 2014 Compliance Activities..................................................................................................................... 6
5. ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION AND ELIMINATION ............................................................................................... 7
5.1 Permit Requirements ............................................................................................................................................. 7
5.2 Planned 2014 Compliance Activities..................................................................................................................... 7
6. CONTROLLING RUNOFF FROM NEW DEVELOPMENT, REDEVELOPMENT, AND CONSTRUCTION SITES ... 8
6.1 Permit Requirements ............................................................................................................................................. 8
6.2 Planned 2014 Compliance Activities..................................................................................................................... 9
7. MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE ...................................................................................................... 10
7.1 Permit Requirements ........................................................................................................................................... 10
7.2 Planned 2014 Compliance Activities................................................................................................................... 11
8. COMPLIANCE WITH TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD REQUIREMENTS ............................................................... 12
8.1 Planned 2014 Compliance Activities................................................................................................................... 13
9. MONITORING ................................................................................................................................................................. 14
9.1 Permit Requirements ........................................................................................................................................... 14
9.2 Planned 2014 Compliance Activities................................................................................................................... 14
APPENDIX A ....................................................................................................................................................................... 15
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 2-1. 2014 Stormwater Management Administration Program Work Plan ……………………………………...3
Table 3-1. 2014 Public Education and Outreach Work Plan ……………………………..…………….……………….5
Table 4-1. 2014 Public Involvement and Participation Work Plan………………………………………………………6
Table 5-1. 2014 Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Work Plan ………………………………………………..7
Table 6-1. 2014 Controlling Runoff from Development, Redevelopment, and Construction Sites Work Plan….….9
Table 7-1. 2014 Municipal Operations and Maintenance Work Plan…………………………………………….…….11
Table 8-1. 2014 Compliance with TMDL Load Requirements Work Plan…..………………….……………………...13
Table 9-1. 2014 Water Quality Monitoring Work Plan…………….……………………………………………………...14
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Overview
This document presents the City of Auburn’s Stormwater Management Program (SWMP). Preparation and
maintenance of this SWMP Plan is required by the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) as a
condition of the Western Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit (the Phase II Permit). The
Phase II permit covers discharges from regulated small municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s). The
SWMP Plan is intended to inform the public of the planned SWMP activities for the upcoming year.
The permit to discharge stormwater is designed to reduce the discharge of pollutants, protect water quality,
and meet the requirements of the federal Clean Water Act.
Appendix A includes acronyms and definitions from the Permit to help the reader understand the City’s
Stormwater Management Program.
1.2 Regulatory Background
The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program is a requirement of the
federal Clean Water Act, which is intended to protect and restore waters for “fishable, swimmable” uses. The
federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has delegated permit authority to state environmental
agencies, and these agencies can set permit conditions in accordance with and in addition to the minimum
federal requirements. In Washington, the NPDES-delegated permit authority is the Washington State
Department of Ecology (Ecology).
In Washington, municipalities with a population of over 100,000 are designated as Phase I communities and
must comply with Ecology’s Phase I NPDES Municipal Stormwater Permit. Auburn’s population is below
the 100,000 threshold, so the City must comply with the Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit. About 100
other municipalities in Washington must also comply with the Phase II Permit, as operators of small
municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s). Ecology’s Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit is available
on Ecology’s website at
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/stormwater/municipal/phaseIIww/wwphiipermit.html
The Permit allows municipalities to discharge stormwater runoff from municipal drainage systems into the
state’s water bodies (e.g., streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and aquifers) as long as municipalities implement
programs to protect water quality by reducing the discharge of “non-point source” pollutants to the
“maximum extent practicable” (MEP) through application of Permit-specified “best management practices”
(BMPs). The BMPs specified in the Permit are collectively referred to as the Stormwater Management
Program (SWMP) and grouped under the following Program components:
Public Education and Outreach
Public Involvement and Participation
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
Controlling Runoff from New Development, Redevelopment, and Construction Sites
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Municipal Operations and Maintenance
In addition to the SWMP components the Permit contains special conditions covering:
Compliance with Total Maximum Daily load requirements
Monitoring and Assessment
Reporting Requirements
The Permit issued by Ecology became effective on August 1, 2013 and expires on July 31, 2018. The Permit
requires the City to submit an annual report no later than March 31st of each year beginning in 2015, on
progress in SWMP implementation. The Permit also requires submittal of a SWMP Plan which describes
proposed SWMP activities for the current calendar year. The SWMP Plan is to be updated annually and be
included in the submittal of the previous year’s annual report.
1.3 City of Auburn Regulated Area
The Western Washington Phase II Permit applies to operators of regulated small MS4s that discharge
stormwater to waters of Washington State located west of the crest of the Cascade Range (west of the eastern
boundaries of Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King, Pierce, Lewis and Skamania counties). For cities, the
Permit requirements extend to those areas of each City that drain to MS4s. Most of Auburn drains to MS4s
that ultimately discharge into the Green River, the White River, or Mill Creek. In addition, some portions of
the City drain to regional infiltration basins.
1.4 SWMP Implementation Responsibilities
The Utilities Engineering Division in the Public Works Department coordinates the overall administration of
efforts to comply with Permit requirements. The work plan tables in each Chapter provide the lead
departments for the associated task. Other major departments/divisions included in the 2014 SWMP
implementation are Maintenance and Operations (M&O), Human Resources (HR), Development
Engineering, Permit Center, Innovation and Technology (IT), and Parks.
1.5 Document Organization
The contents of this document are based upon Permit requirements and Ecology’s “Guidance for City and
County Annual Reports for Western Washington, Phase II Municipal Stormwater General Permits.” The
program components of this SWMP are organized as listed in the Permit:
Section 2.0 addresses administering the City’s Stormwater Management Program.
Section 3.0 addresses public education and outreach.
Section 4.0 addresses public involvement and participation.
Section 5.0 addresses illicit discharge detection and elimination.
Section 6.0 addresses controlling runoff from new development, redevelopment, and construction
sites.
Section 7.0 addresses municipal operations and maintenance.
Section 8.0 addresses compliance with TMDL requirements.
Section 9.0 addresses monitoring.
Each section includes a summary of the relevant Permit requirements and a table showing the planned
activities for 2014. This document also includes acronyms and definitions in Appendix A for easy reference.
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2. STORMWATER MANAGEMEN T PROGRAM ADMINISTRATI ON
This section of the SWMP describes Permit requirements related to overall Stormwater Management
Program administration, and planned compliance activities for 2014.
2.1 Permit Requirements
The Permit (Section S5.A) requires the City to:
Develop and implement a Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) and prepare written
documentation (SWMP Plan) for submittal to Ecology by March 31 of each year. The purpose of the
SWMP is to reduce the discharge of pollutants from the municipal stormwater system to the maximum
extent practicable and thereby protect water quality. The SWMP Plan is intended to inform the public
of the planned SWMP activities for the upcoming calendar year, and any actions to meet the
requirements of S7 Compliance with Total Maximum Daily Load Requirements, and S8 Monitoring.
Implement a program for gathering, tracking, maintaining, and using information to evaluate SWMP
development, implementation and permit compliance and to set priorities.
Coordinate with other permittees on stormwater related policies programs, and projects within
adjacent or shared areas.
Coordinate between City departments to eliminate barriers to compliance with the terms of the permit.
2.2 Planned 2014 Compliance Activities
Auburn has positioned itself to maintain compliance. Table 2-1 presents the proposed work plan for the 2014
SWMP administration activities.
Table 2-1. 2014 Stormwater Management Administration Program Work Plan
Task ID Task Description Lead Compliance
Timeframe
SWMP-1
Revise and update the City’s Stormwater
Management Program Plan (SWMP Plan) to identify
planned SWMP activities for 2014.
Utilities
Engineering
The SWMP submittal is due
by March 31st of each year.
SWMP-2 Track program element implementation. Utilities
Engineering
Annual Reporting is due by
March 31st of each year
beginning in 2015.
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3. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
This section describes the Permit requirements related to public education and outreach, and planned
compliance activities for 2014.
3.1 Permit Requirements
The Permit (Section S5.C.1) requires the City to:
Prioritize and target education and outreach activities to specified audiences, including the general
public, businesses, residents/homeowners, landscapers, property managers, engineers, contractors,
developers, review staff and land use planners, and other City employees to reduce or eliminate
behaviors and practices that cause or contribute to adverse stormwater impacts.
Have an outreach program that is designed to improve the target audience’s understanding of the
problem and what they can do to solve it.
Create and/or partner with existing organizations to encourage residents to participate in stewardship
opportunities.
Measure the understanding and adoption of the targeted behaviors for at least one target audience in at
least one subject area. Use the resulting measurements to direct education and outreach resources
most effectively.
Track and maintain records of public education and outreach activities.
3.2 Planned 2014 Compliance Activities
The City plans to continue the program that has been developed over the last permit cycle. The target
audiences include:
The general public
Businesses (including home-based and mobile businesses)
Residents/homeowners
Landscapers
Property managers
Engineers, contractors, and developers
City plan review staff, land use planners, and other City employees.
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Table 3-1 presents the work plan for the 2014 SWMP public education and outreach activities.
Table 3-1. 2014 Public Education and Outreach Work Plan
Task ID Task Description Lead Compliance
Timeframe
EDUC-1
Continue collaboration with other NPDES
municipalities through Stormwater Outreach for
Regional Municipalities (STORM) and Puget Sound
Starts Here efforts to promote regional education and
outreach programs.
Utilities
Engineering
Refinements to existing
public education and
outreach activities are on-
going.
EDUC-2
Refine education and outreach strategy to supplement
existing education activities. An example would be
evaluating the current pet waste cleanup education
strategy and whether existing education activities
should be supplemented for better results.
Utilities
Engineering
EDUC-3
Implement new or modify existing education and
outreach activities. An example would be
implementing actions related to our Kid’s
Day educational activities based on the evaluation
done after the 2013 event.
Utilities
Engineering
EDUC-4
Staff training related to Surface Water Management
Manual Implementation/Technical Standards:
Permitting
Plan Review
Site Inspections
Maintenance Standards.
Utilities
Engineering
EDUC-5
Inform public employees, businesses and the general
public of the hazards associated with illegal
discharges and improper disposal of waste.
Utilities
Engineering Ongoing
EDUC-6
Provide stewardship opportunities such as planting
native plants and invasive species removal at the
Auburn Environmental park.
Planning and
Public Works
Divisions
2014
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4. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION
This section describes the Permit requirements related to public involvement and participation, and planned
compliance activities for 2014.
4.1 Permit Requirements
The Permit (Section S5.C.2) requires the City to:
Provide ongoing opportunities for public involvement and participation through advisory boards or
commissions, public hearings, watershed committees, public participation in developing rate structures
and budgets, or other similar activities. The public must be able to participate in the decision-making
processes, including development, implementation, and update of the SWMP.
Make the SWMP Plan and Annual Compliance Report available to the public, by posting on the City’s
website. Make any other documents required to be submitted to Ecology in response to Permit conditions
available to the public.
4.2 Planned 2014 Compliance Activities
The City of Auburn has a history of including the public in decision making. Table 4-1 below presents the
work plan for the 2014 SWMP public involvement and participation activities.
Table 4-1. 2014 Public Involvement and Participation Work Plan
Task ID Task Description Lead Compliance
Timeframe
PI-1 Provide public involvement opportunities for annual
SWMP update.
Utilities
Engineering Public involvement
opportunities will be available
before the March 31, 2014
submittal. PI-2 Make SWMP document Report available to public by
posting on the City website.
Utilities
Engineering
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5. ILLICIT DISCHARGE DE TECTION AND ELIMINAT ION
This section describes the Permit requirements related to illicit discharge detection and elimination (IDDE),
and planned compliance activities for 2014.
5.1 Permit Requirements
The Permit (Section S5.C.3) requires the City to:
Implement an ongoing program to detect and remove illicit discharges, connections, and improper
disposal, including any spills into the municipal separate storm sewers owned or operated by the City.
Maintain a storm sewer system map, have ordinances that prohibit illicit discharges, and implement an
ongoing program to detect and address illicit discharges.
Publicly list and publicize a hotline or other local telephone number for public reporting of spills and
other illicit discharges. Track illicit discharge reports and actions taken in response through close-out,
including enforcement actions.
Inform public employees, businesses and the general public of hazards associated with illegal
discharges and improper disposal of waste.
Train staff on proper IDDE response SOPs and train municipal field staff to recognize and report
illicit discharges.
Summarize all illicit discharges and connections reported to the City and response actions taken,
including enforcement actions, in the Annual Compliance Report; identify any updates to the SWMP.
5.2 Planned 2014 Compliance Activities
Table 5-1 presents the work plan for 2014 SWMP illicit discharge detection and elimination activities.
Table 5-1. 2014 Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Work Plan
Task ID Task Description Lead Compliance
Timeframe
IDDE-1 Continue to implement City-wide IDDE Program and
develop any necessary supplemental IDDE activities.
Utilities
Engineering Ongoing
IDDE-2
Continue to review and update storm system map to
address data gaps and Permit requirements.
Utilities
Engineering/IT
Ongoing
IDDE-3 Integrate illicit discharge field screening into the public
facility and catch basin inspection programs.
Utilities
Engineering 2014
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6. CONTROLLING RUNOFF F ROM NEW DEVELOPMENT,
REDEVELOPMENT, AND C ONSTRUCTION SITES
This section describes the Permit requirements related to controlling runoff from new development,
redevelopment, and construction sites, and planned compliance activities for 2014.
6.1 Permit Requirements
The Permit (Section S5.C.4) requires the City to:
Implement, and enforce a program to reduce pollutants in stormwater runoff (i.e., illicit discharges) to
the municipal separate storm sewer system from new development, redevelopment, and construction
site activities. The program must apply to both private and public projects, including roads, and
address all construction/development-associated pollutant sources.
Have adopted regulations (codes and standards), have plan review, inspection, and escalating
enforcement SOPs necessary to implement the program in accordance with Permit conditions,
including the minimum technical requirements in Appendix 1 of the Permit by December 31, 2016.
Review, revise and make effective local development-related codes, rules, standards, or other
enforceable documents to incorporate and require Low Impact Development (LID) principles and
LID best management practices (BMPs) with the intent of making LID the preferred and commonly-
used approach to site development by December 31, 2016.
Participate in watershed-scale stormwater planning under condition S5.C.4.c of the Phase I Municipal
Stormwater General Permit if required.
Have adopted regulations (codes and standards) and processes to verify adequate long-term operations
and maintenance of new post-construction permanent stormwater facilities and BMPs in accordance
with Permit conditions, including an annual inspection frequency and/or approved alternative
inspection frequency and maintenance standards for private drainage systems as protective as those in
Chapter 4 of Volume V of the 2012 Ecology Stormwater Management Manual for Western
Washington by December 31, 2016.
Provide copies of the Notice of Intent (NOI) for construction or industrial activities to representatives
of the proposed new development and redevelopment.
Provide training to staff on the new codes, standards, and SOPs and create public education and
outreach materials.
Record and maintain records of all inspections and enforcement actions by staff.
Summarize annual activities for the “Controlling Runoff” component of the Annual Compliance
Report; identify any updates to the SWMP.
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6.2 Planned 2014 Compliance Activities
The City has a program to help reduce stormwater runoff from new development and construction sites.
Table 6-1 presents the work plan for 2014 SWMP activities related to runoff control for new development,
redevelopment, and construction sites.
Table 6-1. 2014 Controlling Runoff from Development, Redevelopment, and Construction Sites Work
Plan
Task ID Task Description Lead Compliance
Timeframe
CTRL-1
Track and report construction, new development, and
redevelopment permits, inspections and enforcement
actions.
Planning/ Permit
Center On-going
CTRL-2
Conduct annual inspection of all treatment and flow
control BMPs/facilities (other than catch basins) – i.e.
private systems.
Utilities
Engineering On-going
CTRL-3
Begin process to update city code related to
controlling runoff from new development,
redevelopment and construction site projects.
Storm Drainage
Utility and
Building Division
2016
CTRL-4
Begin process to develop and adopt a stormwater
management manual equivalent to the 2012
Stormwater Management Manual for Western
Washington.
Storm Drainage
Utility and
Building Division
2016
CTRL-5
Begin process to review, revise and make effective
development-related codes, rules, standards, or other
enforceable documents to incorporate and require LID
principles and LID BMPs.
Storm Drainage
Utility and
Planning
Division
2016
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7. MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
This section describes the Permit requirements related to municipal operations and maintenance, and planned
compliance activities for 2014.
7.1 Permit Requirements
The Permit (Section S5.C.5) requires the City to:
Implement an O&M program, with the ultimate goal of preventing or reducing pollutant runoff from
municipal separate stormwater system and municipal O&M activities.
Implement maintenance standards for the municipal separate stormwater system that are at least as
protective as those specified in the 2012 Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington.
Conduct annual inspection of all municipally owned or operated permanent stormwater treatment and
flow control BMPs/facilities and perform maintenance as needed to comply with maintenance
standards.
Inspect all catch basins and inlets owned or operated by the City at least once no later than August 1,
2017 and every two years thereafter. Clean the catch basins if inspections indicate cleaning is needed
to comply with maintenance standards.
Check treatment and flow control facilities after major storms and perform repairs as needed in
accordance with adopted maintenance standards.
Have SOPs in place to reduce stormwater impacts associated with runoff from municipal O&M
activities, including but not limited to streets, parking lots, roads, or highways owned or maintained by
the City, and to reduce pollutants in discharges from all lands owned or maintained by the City.
Train staff to implement the SOPs and document that training.
Prepare Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs) for all heavy equipment maintenance or
storage yards identified for year-round facilities or yards, and material storage facilities owned or
operated by the City.
Summarize annual activities for the “Pollution Prevention and Operations and Maintenance for
Municipal Operations” component of the Annual Compliance Report; identify any updates to the
SWMP.
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7.2 Planned 2014 Compliance Activities
Table 7-1 presents the work plan for 2014 SWMP activities related to municipal operations and maintenance.
Table 7-1. 2014 Municipal Operations and Maintenance Work Plan
Task ID Task Description Responsible Schedule Notes
MOM-1
Conduct annual inspection of all treatment and flow
control (other than catch basins) in the public system
and perform maintenance as triggered by the
maintenance standards.
Utilities
Engineering On-going
MOM-2
Inspect 25% of the public catch basins before July 31,
2014 and perform maintenance as triggered by the
maintenance standards.
M&O On-going
MOM-3
Perform street sweeping to reduce the amount of
street waste that enters the storm drainage
conveyance system.
M&O Ongoing
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8. COMPLIANCE WITH TOTA L MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD
REQUIREMENTS
The federal Clean Water Act requires that Ecology establish “Total Maximum Daily Loads” (TMDL) for
rivers, streams, lakes, and marine waters that don’t meet water quality standards. A TMDL is a calculation of
the maximum amount of a pollutant that a water body can receive and still meet water quality standards.
After the TMDL has been calculated for a given water body, Ecology determines how much each source
must reduce its discharges of the pollutant in order bring the water body back into compliance with the water
quality standards. TMDL requirements are included in the stormwater NPDES permits for discharges into
affected water bodies.
Stormwater discharges covered under this Permit are required to implement actions necessary to achieve the
pollutant reductions called for in applicable TMDLs. Applicable TMDLs are those approved by the EPA
before the issuance date of the Permit or which have been approved by the EPA prior to the issue date of the
Permit or the date Ecology issues coverage under the Permit, whichever is later. Information on Ecology’s
TMDL program is available on Ecology’s website at www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/tmdl.
In accordance with Permit condition S7 Compliance with Total Maximum Daily Load Requirements the City
must comply with the following TMDL.
Name of TMDL Puyallup Watershed Water Quality Improvement Project
Document(s) for
TMDL
Puyallup River Watershed Fecal Coliform Total Maximum Daily Load – Water Quality
Improvement Report and Implementation Plan, June 2011, Ecology Publication No. 11-10-
040. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/biblio/1110040.html
Location of Original
303(d) Listings
Puyallup river 16712, 7498, White River 16711, 16708, 16709, Clear Creek 7501, Swan
Creek 7514, Boise Creek 16706
Area Where TMDL
Requirements Apply
Requirements apply in all areas regulated under the Permittee’s municipal stormwater
permit and discharging to water bodies listed within the specific requirement in this
TMDL section.
Parameter Fecal Coliform
EPA Approval Date September 2011
MS4 Permittee Phase I Permit: King County, Pierce County
Phase II Permit: Auburn, Edgewood, Enumclaw, Puyallup, Sumner
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Actions required of the City under this TMDL include:
Beginning no later than October 1, 2013, conduct twice monthly wet weather sampling of
stormwater discharges to the White River at Auburn Riverside High School to determine if specific
discharges from Auburn’s MS4 exceed the water quality criteria for fecal coliform bacteria.
o Data shall be collected for one wet season.
o Data shall be collected in accordance with an Ecology-approved QAPP.
o Data collected since EPA TMDL approval can be used to meet this requirement.
For any of the outfalls monitored, above showing discharges that exceed water quality criteria for
primary contact recreation: designate those areas discharging via the MS4 of concern as high priority
areas for illicit discharge detection and elimination efforts and implement the schedules and activities
identified in S5.C.3 of the Western Washington Phase II permit for response to any illicit discharges
found beginning no later than August 1, 2014.
Install and maintain pet waste education and collection stations at municipal parks and other
Permittee owned and operated lands adjacent to streams. Focus on locations where people
commonly walk their dogs.
8.1 Planned 2014 Compliance Activities
Table 8-1 presents the work plan for 2014 SWMP activities related to TMDL requirement compliance.
Table 8-1. 2014 Compliance with TMDL Load Requirements
Task ID Task Description Responsible Schedule Notes
TMDL-1 Conduct twice monthly wet weather sampling for fecal
coliform in accordance with the approved QAPP.
Utilities
Engineering
Wet Weather Season is
October through April
TMDL-2
Maintain pet waste education and collection stations
at municipal parks and other public lands adjacent to
the White River and it’s tributaries.
Parks
Department On-going
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9. MONITORING
This section describes the Permit requirements related to water quality monitoring, and planned compliance
activities for 2014.
9.1 Permit Requirements
The Permit (Section S8) requires the City to either conduct Status and Trends Monitoring, and Effectiveness
Studies, or pay annually into a collective fund to implement monitoring through the Regional Stormwater
Monitoring Program (RSMP). The City committed in 2013 to pay $45,096.00 annually into the collective
RSMP monitoring fund for both Status and Trends Monitoring and Effectiveness Studies.
All permittees are required to pay into the RSMP to implement the RSMP Source Identification Information
Repository (SIDIR). Auburn’s annual payment will be $2,614.00.
Payments will be due to the Department of Ecology by August 15th each year beginning in 2014.
The City is required to provide the following monitoring and/or assessment data in each annual report:
A description of any stormwater monitoring or studies conducted by the City during the reporting
period. If stormwater monitoring was conducted on behalf of the City, or if studies or investigations
conducted by other entities were reported to the City, a brief description of the type of information
gathered or received shall be included in the annual report.
An assessment of the appropriateness of the best management practices identified by the City for each
component of the SWMP; and any changes made, or anticipated to be made, to the BMPs that were
previously selected to implement the SWMP and why.
9.2 Planned 2014 Compliance Activities
Table 9-1 presents the work plan for 2014 SWMP monitoring activities.
Table 9-1. 2014 Water Quality Monitoring Work Plan
Task ID Task Description Lead Compliance
Timeframe
MNTR -1
Pay $47,710.00 annually into the RSMP collective
fund for implementation of Status and Trends
Monitoring, Effectiveness Studies, and the Source
Identification Information Repository.
Utilities
Engineering
Annual payment due by
August 15th, starting in 2014.
MNTR-2
Continue wet weather fecal coliform monitoring in
conjunction with the Puyallup River Watershed Fecal
Coliform TMDL.
Utilities
Engineering Through April 2014
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APPENDIX A
Acronyms and Definitions
The following definitions and acronyms are taken directly from the Phase II Permit and are reproduced here
for the reader’s convenience.
40 CFR means Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, which is the codification of the general and
permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the
federal government.
AKART means all known, available, and reasonable methods of prevention, control and treatment. See
also State Water Pollution Control Act, chapter 90.48.010 RCW and chapter 90.48.520 RCW.
All known, available and reasonable methods of prevention, control and treatment refers to the State
Water Pollution Control Act, chapter 90.48.010 RCW and chapter 90.48.520 RCW.
Applicable TMDL means a TMDL which has been approved by EPA on or before the issuance date of
this Permit, or prior to the date that Ecology issues coverage under this Permit, whichever is later.
Beneficial Uses means uses of waters of the state which include but are not limited to use for
domestic, stock watering, industrial, commercial, agricultural, irrigation, mining, fish and wildlife
maintenance and enhancement, recreation, generation of electric power and preservation of
environmental and aesthetic values, and all other uses compatible with the enjoyment of the public
waters of the state.
Best Management Practices are the schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance
procedures, and structural and/or managerial practices approved by Ecology that, when used singly
or in combination, prevent or reduce the release of pollutants and other adverse impacts to waters
of Washington State.
BMP means Best Management Practice.
Bypass means the diversion of stormwater from any portion of a stormwater treatment facility.
Census defined urban area means Urbanized Area.
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Circuit means a portion of a MS4 discharging to a single point or serving a discrete area
determined by traffic volumes, land use, topography or the configuration of the MS4.
Component or Program Component means an element of the Stormwater Management Program listed
in S5 Stormwater Management Program for Cities, Towns, and Counties or S6 Stormwater
Management Program for Secondary Permittees, S7 Compliance with Total Maximum Daily Load
Requirements, or S8 Monitoring of this permit.
Co-Permittee means an owner or operator of an MS4 which is in a cooperative agreement with at least
one other applicant for coverage under this permit. A Co-Permittee is an owner or operator of a
regulated MS4 located within or in proximity to another regulated MS4. A Co- Permittee is only
responsible permit conditions relating to discharges from the MS4 the Co- Permittee owns or
operates. See also 40 CFR 122.26(b)(1)
CWA means Clean Water Act (formerly referred to as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or Federal
Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972) Pub.L. 92-500, as amended Pub. L. 95-217, Pub.
L. 95-576, Pub. L. (6-483 and Pub. L. 97-117, 33 U.S .C. 1251 et.seq).
Director means the Director of the Washington State Department of Ecology, or an authorized
representative.
Entity means a governmental body, or a public or private organization.
EPA means the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
General Permit means a permit which covers multiple dischargers of a point source category within a
designated geographical area, in lieu of individual permits being issued to each discharger.
Ground water means water in a saturated zone or stratum beneath the surface of the land or below a
surface water body. Refer to chapter 173-200 WAC.
Hazardous substance means any liquid, solid, gas, or sludge, including any material, substance, product,
commodity, or waste, regardless of quantity, that exhibits any of the physical, chemical, or biological
properties described in WAC 173-303-090 or WAC 173-303-100.
Heavy equipment maintenance or storage yard means an uncovered area where any heavy equipment,
such as mowing equipment, excavators, dump trucks, backhoes, or bulldozers are washed or
maintained, or where at least five pieces of heavy equipment are stored on a long- term basis.
Highway means a main public road connecting towns and cities.
Hydraulically near means runoff from the site discharges to the sensitive feature without significant
natural attenuation of flows that allows for suspended solids removal. See Appendix 7 Determining
Construction Site Sediment Damage Potential for a more detailed definition.
Hyperchlorinated means water that contains more than 10 mg/Liter chlorine.
Illicit connection means any infrastructure connection to the MS4 that is not intended, permitted or used
for collecting and conveying stormwater or non-stormwater discharges allowed as specified in this
permit (S5.C.3 and S6.D.3). Examples include sanitary sewer connections, floor drains, channels,
pipelines, conduits, inlets, or outlets that are connected directly to the MS4.
Illicit discharge means any discharge to a MS4 that is not composed entirely of stormwater or of non-
stormwater discharges allowed as specified in this permit (S5.C.3 and S6.D.3).
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Impervious surface means a non-vegetated surface area that either prevents or retards the entry of water
into the soil mantle as under natural conditions prior to development. A non- vegetated surface area
which causes water to run off the surface in greater quantities or at an increased rate of flow from the
flow present under natural conditions prior to development. Common impervious surfaces include,
but are not limited to, roof tops, walkways, patios, drivewa ys, parking lots or stormwater areas,
concrete or asphalt paving, gravel roads, packed earthen materials, and oiled, macadam or other
surfaces which similarly impede the natural infiltration of stormwater.
Land disturbing activity means any activity that results in a change in the existing soil cover (both
vegetative and non-vegetative) and/or the existing soil topography. Land disturbing activities
include, but are not limited to clearing, grading, filling and excavation. Compaction that is
associated with stabilization of structures and road construction shall also be considered land
disturbing activity. Vegetation maintenance practices, including landscape maintenance and
gardening, are not considered land disturbing activity. Stormwater facility maintenance is not
considered land disturbing activity if conducted according to established standards and procedures.
LID means Low Impact Development.
LID BMP means low impact development best management practices.
LID Principles means land use management strategies that emphasize conservation, use of on- site
natural features, and site planning to minimize impervious surfaces, native vegetation loss, and
stormwater runoff.
Low Impact Development means a stormwater and land use management strategy that strives to mimic
pre-disturbance hydrologic processes of infiltration, filtration, storage, evaporation
and transpiration by emphasizing conservation, use of on-site natural features, site planning, and
distributed stormwater management practices that are integrated into a project design.
Low impact development best management practices means distributed stormwater management
practices, integrated into a project design, that emphasize pre-disturbance hydrologic processes of
infiltration, filtration, storage, evaporation and transpiration. LID BMPs include, but are not limited to,
bioretention/rain gardens, permeable pavements, roof downspout controls, dispersion, soil quality and
depth, vegetated roofs, minimum excavation foundations, and water re-use.
Material Storage Facilities means an uncovered area where bulk materials (liquid, solid, granular,
etc.) are stored in piles, barrels, tanks, bins, crates, or other means.
Maximum Extent Practicable refers to paragraph 402(p)(3)(B)(iii) of the federal Clean Water Act which
reads as follows: Permits for discharges from municipal storm sewers shall require controls to reduce
the discharge of pollutants to the maximum extent practicable, including management practices, control
techniques, and system, design, and engineering methods, and other such provisions as the
Administrator or the State determines appropriate for the control of such pollutants.
MEP means Maximum Extent Practicable.
MS4 means municipal separate storm sewer s ystem.
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System means a conveyance, or system of conveyances
(including roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches,
manmade channels, or storm drains):
(i) Owned or operated by a state, city, town, borough, county, parish, district, association, or other
public body (created by or pursuant to state law) having jurisdiction over disposal of wastes,
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stormwater, or other wastes, including special districts under State law such as a sewer district,
flood control district or drainage district, or similar entity, or an Indian tribe or an authorized
Indian tribal organization, or a designated and approved management agency under section 208
of the CWA that discharges to waters of Washington State.
(ii) Designed or used for collecting or conveying stormwater.
(iii) Which is not a combined sewer;
(iv) Which is not part of a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) as defined at 40 CFR
122.2.; and
(v) Which is defined as “large” or “medium” or “small” or otherwise designated by
Ecology pursuant to 40 CFR 122.26.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System means the national program for issuing, modifying,
revoking, and reissuing, terminating, monitoring and enforcing permits, and imposing and enforcing
pretreatment requirements, under sections 307, 402, 318, and 405 of the Federal Clean Water Act, for
the discharge of pollutants to surface waters of the state from point sources. These permits are
referred to as NPDES permits and, in Washington State, are administered by the Washington
Department of Ecology.
Native vegetation means vegetation comprised of plant species, other than noxious weeds, that are
indigenous to the coastal region of the Pacific Northwest and which reasonably could have been
expected to naturally occur on the site. Examples include trees such as Douglas Fir, western hemlock,
western red cedar, alder, big-leaf maple; shrubs such as willow, elderberry, salmonberry, and salal; and
herbaceous plants such as sword fern, foam flower, and fireweed.
New development means land disturbing activities, including Class IV General Forest Practices that are
conversions from timber land to other uses; structural development, including construction or
installation of a building or other structure; creation of hard surfaces; and subdivision, short
subdivision and binding site plans, as defined and applied in chapter 58.17
RCW. Projects meeting the definition of redevelopment shall not be considered new
development. Refer to Appendix 1 for a definition of hard surfaces.
New Permittee means a city, town, or county that is subject to the Western Washington
Municipal Stormwater General Permit and was not subject to the permit prior to August 1,
2013.
New Secondary Permittee means a Secondary Permittee that is covered under a municipal
stormwater general permit and was not covered by the permit prior to August 1, 2013.
NOI means Notice of Intent.
Notice of Intent means the application for, or a request for coverage under a General Permit
pursuant to WAC 173-226-200.
Notice of Intent for Construction Activity means the application form for coverage under the
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Construction Stormwater General Permit.
Notice of Intent for Industrial Activity means the application form for coverage under the
General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activities.
NPDES means National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
Outfall means point source as defined by 40 CFR 122.2 at the point where a discharge leaves the MS4 and
discharges to waters of the State. Outfall does not include pipes, tunnels, or other conveyances which
connect segments of the same stream or other surface waters and are
used to convey primarily surface waters (i.e. culverts).
Permittee unless otherwise noted, the term “Permittee” includes city, town, or county Permittee, Co-
Permittee, New Permittee, Secondary Permittee, and New Secondary Permittee.
Physically Interconnected means that one MS4 is connected to another storm sewer system in such a wa y
that it allows for direct discharges to the second system. For example, the roads with drainage systems
and municipal streets of one entity are physically connected directly to a storm sewer system belonging
to another entity.
Project site means that portion of a property, properties, or right-of-ways subject to land disturbing
activities, new hard surfaces, or replaced hard surfaces. Refer to Appendix 1 for a definition of hard
surfaces.
QAPP means Quality Assurance Project Plan.
Qualified Personnel means someone who has had professional training in the aspects of stormwater
management for which they are responsible and are under the functional control of the Permittee.
Qualified Personnel may be staff members, contractors, or volunteers.
Quality Assurance Project Plan means a document that describes the objectives of an
environmental study and the procedures to be followed to achieve those objectives.
RCW means the Revised Code of Washington State.
Receiving waters means bodies of water or surface water s ystems to which surface runoff is discharged
via a point source of stormwater or via sheet flow. Receiving waters may also be ground water to
which surface runoff is directed by infiltration.
Redevelopment means, on a site that is already substantially developed (i.e., has 35% or more of existing
hard surface coverage), the creation or addition of hard surfaces; the expansion of a building footprint
or addition or replacement of a structure; structural development including construction, installation or
expansion of a building or other structure; replacement of hard surface that is not part of a routine
maintenance activity; and land disturbing activities. Refer to Appendix 1 for a definition of hard
surfaces.
Regional Stormwater Monitoring Program means, for all of western Washington, a stormwater-
focused monitoring and assessment program consisting of these components: status and trends
monitoring in small streams and marine nearshore areas, stormwater management program
effectiveness studies, and a source identification information repository (SIDIR). The priorities and
scope for the RSMP are set by a formal stakeholder group. For this permit term, RSMP status and
trends monitoring will be conducted in the Puget Sound basin only.
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Regulated Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System means a Municipal Separate Storm
Sewer System which is automatically designated for inclusion in the Phase II stormwater permitting
program by its location within an Urbanized Area, or by designation by Ecology and is not eligible
for a waiver or exemption under S1.C.
RSMP means Regional Stormwater Monitoring Program.
Runoff is water that travels across the land surface and discharges to water bodies either directly or
through a collection and conveyance system. See also “Stormwater.”
Secondary Permittee is an operator of a regulated small MS4 which is not a city, town or county.
Secondary Permittees include special purpose districts and other public entities that meet the criteria
in S1.B.
Sediment/Erosion-Sensitive Feature means an area subject to significant degradation due to the effect of
construction runoff, or areas requiring special protection to prevent erosion. See Appendix 7
Determining Construction Site Sediment Transport Potential for a more detailed definition.
Shared water bodies means water bodies, including downstream segments, lakes and estuaries that
receive discharges from more than one Permittee.
SIDIR means Source Identification Information Repository.
Significant contributor means a discharge that contributes a loading of pollutants considered to be
sufficient to cause or exacerbate the deterioration of receiving water quality or instream habitat
conditions.
Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System means an MS4 that is not defined as “large” or
“medium” pursuant to 40 CFR 122.26(b)(4) & (7) or designated under 40 CFR 122.26 (a)(1)(v).
Source control BMP means a structure or operation that is intended to prevent pollutants from coming
into contact with stormwater through physical separation of areas or careful management of activities
that are sources of pollutants. The SWMMWW (2012) separates source control BMPs into two types.
Structural Source Control BMPs are physical, structural, or mechanical devices, or facilities that are
intended to prevent pollutants from entering stormwater. Operational BMPs are non-structural
practices that prevent or reduce pollutants from entering stormwater. See Volume IV of the
SWMMWW (2012) for details.
Stormwater means runoff during and following precipitation and snowmelt events, including surface
runoff, drainage or interflow.
Stormwater Associated with Industrial and Construction Activity means the discharge from any
conveyance which is used for collecting and conveying stormwater, which is directly related to
manufacturing, processing or raw materials storage areas at an industrial plant, or associated with
clearing, grading and/or excavation, and is required to have an NPDES permit in accordance with 40
CFR 122.26.
Stormwater Management Program means a set of actions and activities designed to reduce the discharge
of pollutants from the MS4 to the MEP and to protect water quality, and
comprising the components listed in S5 (for cities, towns and counties) or S6 (for Secondary
Permittees) of this Permit and any additional actions necessary to meet the requirements of
applicable TMDLs pursuant to S7 Compliance with TMDL Requirements, and S8 Monitoring and Assessment.
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Stormwater Treatment and Flow Control BMPs/Facilities means detention facilities, treatment
BMPs/facilities, bioretention, vegetated roofs, and permeable pavements that help meet Appendix 1
Minimum Requirements #6 (treatment), #7 (flow control), or both.
SWMMWW means Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington (2005).
SWMP means Stormwater Management Program.
TMDL means Total Maximum Daily Load.
Total Maximum Daily Load means a water cleanup plan. A TMDL is a calculation of the maximum
amount of a pollutant that a water bod y can receive and still meet water quality standards, and an
allocation of that amount to the pollutant’s sources. A TMDL is the sum of the allowable loads of a
single pollutant from all contributing point and nonpoint sources.
The calculation must include a margin of safety to ensure that the water body can be used for the
purposes the state has designated. The calculation must also account for seasonable variation in water
quality. Water quality standards are set by states, territories, and tribes. They identify the uses for each
water body, for example, drinking water supply, contact recreation (swimming), and aquatic life support
(fishing), and the scientific criteria to support that use. The Clean Water Act, section 303, establishes
the water quality standards and TMDL programs.
Tributary conveyance means pipes, ditches, catch basins, and inlets owned or operated by the
Permittee and designed or used for collecting and conveying stormwater.
UGA means Urban Growth Area.
Urban Growth Area means those areas designated by a county pursuant to RCW 36.70A.110.
Urbanized Area is a federally-designated land area comprising one or more places and the adjacent
densely settled surrounding area that together have a residential population of at least 50,000 and
an overall population density of at least 1,000 people per square mile. Urbanized Areas are
designated by the U.S. Census Bureau based on the most recent decennial census.
Vehicle Maintenance or Storage Facility means an uncovered area where any vehicles are regularly
washed or maintained, or where at least 10 vehicles are stored.
Water Quality Standards means Surface Water Quality Standards, chapter 173-201A WAC, Ground
Water Quality Standards, chapter 173-200 WAC, and Sediment Management Standards, chapter
173-204 WAC.
Waters of the State includes those waters as defined as "waters of the United States" in 40 CFR Subpart
122.2 within the geographic boundaries of Washington State and "waters of the state" as defined in
chapter 90.48 RCW which includes lakes, rivers, ponds, streams, inland waters, underground waters,
salt waters and all other surface waters and water courses within the jurisdiction of the State of
Washington.
Waters of the United States refers to the definition in 40 CFR 122.2.