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AGENDA REPORT - --
CITY OF MOORPARK BY:
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Kenneth C. Gilbert, Director of Public Works rd
DATE: March 8, 1999 (Council Meeting 3- 17 -99)
SUBJECT: Application for Re- issuance of Urban Stormwater Waste
Discharge Permit [NPDES]
OVERVIEW
The purpose of this report is advise the City Council of the content
and requirements to be set forth in the Stormwater Discharge Permit
to be re- issued to the City for the period commencing in August 1999
and extending through the year 2004. Said requirements are set forth
in a permit application to be submitted to the California Regional
Water Control Board ( RWQCB) later this month. Said permit
application is being submitted by the Ventura County Flood Control
District ( VCFCD) , on behalf of the City of Moorpark and other co-
permittees listed in the Ventura County Municipal Stormwater
Discharge Permit.
DISCUSSION
A. Permit Application
A copy of the Permit Application has been distributed to the
City Council under separate cover. Staff is also in receipt of
Volumes I & II of Appendices to the permit application, which
are on file in the Public Works Department (each volume of the
Appendices are approximately five hundred [500] pages in
length) .
B. Background
In approximately 1993 the City of Moorpark joined with the VCFCD
and the other cities in the County to develop and submit to the
RWQCB a "Countywide" application for a stormwater discharge
permit. Such a permit is required of every public agency by that
portion of the Federal Clean Water Act entitled the National
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NPDES Permit Application
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Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). A five year
permit was issued in 1994. That permit required each of the co-
permittees to work on the development of a number of programs
designed to reduce and /or eliminate pollutants conveyed by urban
stormwater via municipal storm drain systems to rivers and the
ocean. Working in concert with the other cities in the County,
and with the coordination efforts provided by the VCFCD, the
various programs outlined in the 1994 permit have been developed
and implemented.
The "five- year" permit issued in 1994 will expire in August.
VCFCD and its consultant have been working on the development of
the application for the re- issuance of a new five year permit. As
mentioned above, a copy of that permit application has been
provided to the City Council.
C. Program Summar
A summary of NPDES Program requirements contained in the subject
Permit Application is set forth in the Exhibit 1.
A. brief summary of the program elements is as follows:
• Program Management / Administration
• Programs for Residents
• Industrial Commercial
• Planning and Land Development
• Construction Sites
• Public Facilities
• Illicit Discharges
• Program Evaluation
• Stormwater Quality Monitoring
D. Permit
With few changes, it is expected that the permit to be issued
this summer will generally consist of the requirements set
forth in the permit application.
E. Fiscal Impact
During the first five -year permit cycle, the focus was on program
development and initial implementation. Consistent with RWQCB
requirements, the permit for the next five -year permit cycle (as
set forth in the permit application) will focus on completion of
program implementation, enforcement of program requirements and
evaluation of program effectiveness.
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Exhibit 1: NPDES Program Summary
March 10,1999
Page 1
The following is a list of the various elements of the NPDES program,
along with a summary of the tasks and /or requirements of those
programs.
ADMINISTRATION
Management Committee: City staff to attend monthly meetings of
the Ventura County Stormwater Quality Management Committee to
participate in decision regarding program development and
implementation. A staff representative from each City attends
these meetings.
Sub - Committees: City staff attends monthly meetings of a
number of sub - committees responsible for the development and
implementation of specific programs. A list of the sub-
committees is as follows:
• Residential / Public Outreach
• Public Infrastructure
• Land Development
• Construction
• Business and Illicit Discharge
Legal Authority
a. Ordinance: The City has already adopted a stormwater quality
ordinance, in compliance with the requirements of the City's
Discharge Permit. Said ordinance affords the City the
"police powers" deemed necessary to fully implement and
enforce program requirements.
b. Enforcement: During the next permit period it is expected
that it will be necessary to undertake enforcement actions
against individuals and /or businesses found to be in
violation of the City's stormwater quality ordinance and /or
the requirements of the various NPDES programs.
Compile Annual Compliance Data: Staff must provide information
to VCFCD on a semi - annual basis, which demonstrates the degree
to which the City is implementing and /or complying with program
requirements. Annual and Semi - Annual Compliance Reports are
submitted to the Regional Water Quality Control Board.
PROGRAMS FOR RESIDENTS
Education
a. Distribute Brochures, Etc.: Materials are made available to
the public at City counters. [ongoing]
b. Conduct Public Outreach Efforts: City staff "mans" public
displays and information booths at community events.
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Exhibit 1: NPDES Program Summary
March 10,1999
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c. Equivalent Contacts: The new permit will require the City to
quantify public outreach efforts and to demonstrate that
those efforts were successful in reaching minimum population
numbers. Various efforts will be given credit for one or
more "equivalent contacts ". By the third year of the permit,
outreach efforts should demonstrate total "equivalent
contacts" totaling one hundred percent (1000) of the City's
population.
d. Storm Drain Inlet Stenciling: All catch basins have been
stenciled with information advising the public that storm
drains convey water to the rivers and ocean and warning the
public to not dump anything into a catch basin. As required,
these inlet stencils will be re- painted.
e. Other Educational Outreach Efforts: Both the Countywide
Committee and the City will continue to be required to
undertake various public information outreach efforts.
f. School Education Program: The Countywide Committee has and
will continue to use local School Districts to distribute
public information materials related to NPDES.
g. Coordinate With Existing Solid Waste Education Programs:
The Countywide Committee has developed public outreach
information pertaining to proper refuse disposal practices
as they relate to the prevention of stormwater pollution.
Where applicable, these materials will be integrated into
various solid waste educational programs.
h. Yard/Landscape Maintenance Practices: Public outreach
information has been developed to advise the public about
proper landscape maintenance practices as they relate to the
prevention of stormwater pollution. It will be necessary for
the City to more effectively implement this program.
i. Vehicle Maintenance Practices: Public outreach information
has been developed to advise the public about proper
automobile maintenance practices as they relate to the
prevention of stormwater pollution. It will be necessary
for the City to more effectively implement this program.
• Reporting: The new permit will require that certain staff
members be identified as the "party responsible" for handling
public contacts pertaining to quality matters.
PROGRAMS FOR BUSINESSES
• Inspection and Education
a. Automotive:
- The City has retained the County Environmental Health
Department to perform stormwater quality inspection of
all automotive businesses in the City. These inspections
will be repeated on an annual basis.
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Exhibit 1: NPDES Program Summary
March 10,1999
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- City has and will continue to distribute training
materials to automotive businesses pertaining Best
Management Practices (BMPs) related to proper automobile
maintenance. Said BMPs are designed to prevent
stormwater pollution caused by automotive maintenance
activities.
b. Food Services:
- With assistance from the Business Outreach Sub -
Committee, City staff have developed and implemented a
program providing for stormwater quality inspection of
all restaurants within the City. These inspections will
be repeated on an annual basis and will be expanded to
include all food services facilities.
The City has and will continue to distribute training
materials to restaurants pertaining BMPs related to
restaurant activities. Said BMPs are designed to prevent
sources of stormwater pollution from restaurants.
C. Other Businesses: The new permit will require the City to
expand its outreach efforts to other businesses.
d. Compliance Efforts: The new permit will require the City to
take a more active follow -up role in assuring that business
found to be in non - compliance, do in fact undertake efforts
to meet the minimum standards. If necessary, the City will
be expected to undertake enforcement action to remove
sources of illicit discharge.
e. General Industrial Permit: The new permit will required the
City to identify business subject to the Industrial
Activities Storm Water General Permit.
Staff Training: The new
personnel responsible for
steps to provide training t o
to more effectively advise
stormwater quality issues a
PLANNING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
permit will require to identify
business inspections, and to take
those staff members to enable them
the business community regarding
nd requirements.
Land Use Planning & Zoning
a. General Plan: Update General Plan as required to ensure that
future developments are conditioned to require stormwater
quality controls.
b. Zoning:
- As Zoning Ordinances are updated, provide for the
implementation of stormwater quality controls.
- As Zone Changes are reviewed, include requirements for
stormwater quality controls.
- As projects are reviewed for compliance to CEQA, include
requirements for stormwater quality controls.
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Exhibit 1: NPDES Program Summary
March 10,1999
Page 4
• Development Standards
a. Plan Review: All projects must be checked for stormwater
quality impacts, including downstream erosion impacts.
b. Conditions: Prepare and use standard conditions of approval
to require stormwater quality measures.
C. Standards: Develop standards for the operation and
maintenance of stormwater pollution control measures.
d. Operations and Maintenance Plans: Require the development
of plans for the long -term maintenance and operation of
stormwater control measures.
e. Interdepartmental Coordination: Develop tracking system to
improve interdepartmental coordination and cooperation to
assure the development and implementation of proper
stormwater control measures.
• Development Community Education:
a. Site and Plan Review: Discuss stormwater quality issues
during review of projects.
b. Education: Provide educational materials to the development
community as required.
• Staff Training: Identify and train staff involved with the land
development process.
CONSTRUCTION SITES
• Private Construction:
a. NOI: Require proof of the filing of a Notice of Intent
(NOI) with the State prior to the issuance of grading
permits for projects subject to the State's General
Construction permit.
b. SWPCP: Require a Stormwater Pollution Control Plan (SWPCP)
to be filed with the City prior to the issuance of grading
permits for any project other than the construction of one
single- family residence.
c. Checklist: Develop and implement a checklist for inspection
of the installation of stormwater quality control measures.
d. Inspection: Inspect project sites for compliance.
e. Enforcement: Initiate enforcement actions if necessary.
• Public Projects:
a. NOI: The City shall file a Notice of Intent (NOI) with the
State prior to the commencement of work on any City project
subject to NPDES regulations.
b. SWPCP:
- City shall prepare a Stormwater Pollution Control Plan
(SWPCP) for all projects constructed by City forces,
which are subject to NPDES regulations.
- Require all City contractors to prepare a Stormwater
Pollution Control Plan (SWPCP) for each City contracted
project subject to NPDES regulations.
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Exhibit 1: NPDES
March 10,1999
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Program Summary
c. Performance: Require City contractors to comply with the
approved SWPCP.
d. Inspection: Inspect project sites for compliance.
e. Enforcement: Initiate enforcement action if necessary.
• Education:
a. Meetings: Discuss stormwater control measures and practices
with inspectors, city construction personnel and City
contractors.
i. Educational Materials: Disseminate educational materials
the construction community.
• Staff Training: Identify
construction activities.
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
and train staff involved with
• Storm Drain System Operation and Maintenance:
a. Quantify Effort Required: Establish threshold values for
cleaning catch basins, etc.
b. Inspection: Perform annual inspection of all City storm
drain facilities.
C. Maintenance: Perform storm drain maintenance activities in
a manner that minimizes impacts to stormwater quality.
d. Contractors: Require all storm drain maintenance
contractors to implement appropriate BMPs.
• Street Maintenance:
a. Street Sweeping: Clean all curbed streets at least six (6)
times per year.
b. Maintenance Activities: Perform street maintenance efforts
in a manner that minimizes impacts to stormwater quality.
c. Contractors: Require all street maintenance contractors to
implement appropriate BMPs.
• Corporation Yards:
a. SWPCP: Develop a Stormwater Pollution Control Plan (SWPCP)
for the Corporation Yard.
b. Inspection: Inspect Corporation Yard to confirm SWPCP is
being implemented.
c. Annual Update: Annually review and update the SWPCP.
• Staff Training: Identify and train staff with a need to know
stormwater pollution prevention regulations and practices.
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Exhibit 1: NPDES Program Summary
March 10,1999
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ILLICIT DISCHARGE CONTROL
• Incident Responses
a. Investigation: Investigate reports of suspected illicit
discharges and attempt to identify the source. If hazardous,
report spill to proper authority.
b. Cease and Desist Order: Request responsible party to cease,
contain and clean -up the spill. Initiate containment and
clean -up when responsible party cannot be identified.
c. Enforcement: Initiate enforcement action when necessary.
• Field Screening:
a. Inspections: Look for and document suspected sources of "dry
weather" flows and /or connections to the storm drain system.
b. Referral: Refer suspected cases to appropriate agency.
• Staff Training: Identify and train staff to be involved with
illicit discharge detection and /or response.
PROGRAM EVALUATION
• Performance Standards: Quantifiable performance standards have
been identified for most of the tasks listed above. Permit
compliance will require performance to those stated limits or
goals.
• internal Reporting: A number of systems and forms have and /or
will be developed to compile information required to document
permit compliance efforts.
• Annual Reports: As with the prior permit, the new permit will
require submittal of annual compliance reports to quantify the
manner in which the required programs have been implemented and
managed.
• Plan Revisions: Program evaluation information will be used to
revise the NPDES programs to make them more effective in
reducing stormwater pollution.
MONITORING
• Program Structure: A program has been established to provide
for the collection of water samples at sampling stations
established at various locations throughout the County. This
water quality monitoring program is managed by the VCFCD. The
purpose of this program is to compile data in an effort to
assess the effectiveness of the above described pollution
control efforts. A detail description of the monitoring program
is set forth on page 9 -1 of the permit application.
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Exhibit 1: NPDES Program Summary
March 10,1999
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• Discharge Characterization / Watershed Monitoring: During the
last permit cycle a number of monitoring sites were
established. Samples were taken and analyzed. Storm flows were
then characterized and quantified. Data on the results of that
effort are included in the permit application.
• Source Identification: One of the objectives of the next
permit cycle will be to identify Pollutants of Concern (POC)
and then develop response strategies to target the sources for
the POCs and to implement measure to reduce same.
• Program Effectiveness: The data collected will be used to
assess the effectiveness of the programs implemented to date,
and to revise and amend the program to improve effectiveness.
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