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CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS REGIONAL STORMWATER COALITION:

Products, Benefits, Sharing of Resources Presented by Jon W. Gregory, P.E.

Overview

• Benefits of regional stormwater collaboration
• Review specific products and resources
• Planning a stormwater program as a collaborative
• Educating stakeholders and local residents

Central Massachusetts Regional Stormwater Coalition

Central Massachusetts Regional Stormwater Coalition Primary Tasks

• 1. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Template
• 2. 15 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Structure inspections, sampling, spill response, water

quality screening, locating illicit discharges,

• 3. Training and Outreach Materials
• Pamphlets, DVDs, public TV broadcasts
• 4. Educational Website
• centralmastormwater.org
• 5. BMP Toolbox

Central Massachusetts Regional Stormwater Coalition Primary Tasks

• 6. Facility Specific SWPPP Figures
• 7. Guidance on Effective Implementation of Illicit

Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE Plans)

• 8. People GIS Online Mapping Platform and Database
• 9. Leica GPS Data Collection and Mapping Devices
• Two week rotating schedule among members
• 10. Provide Services to Expansion Communities
• 13 original communities expanded to 28

Central Massachusetts Regional Stormwater Coalition Primary Tasks

• 11. Water Quality Sampling Kits
• Two kits rotate among Coalition members
• 12. MSGP Training
• 13. Draft MS4 Permit Review
• Input from all members. 12-page response letter.

Central Massachusetts Regional Stormwater Coalition Primary Tasks

• 14. One-on-One Support and Training
• 8 hours of consulting services annually
• 15. Stormwater Budgeting Workshops
• Preparing for issuance of MS4 permit
• 16. Sustainable Financing Workshops
• Third party presentation on stormwater sustainable

financing

Coalition Initiatives - MS4 Permit Six Minimum Control Measures (MCMs)

• 1. Public Education and Outreach
• 2. Public Participation
• 3. Illicit Discharge Detection and

Elimination Program

• 4. Construction Site Stormwater

Runoff Control

• 5. Post Construction Stormwater

Management

• 6. Good Housekeeping and

Pollution Prevention for Permittee Owned Operations

Coalition Resources

Coalition Resources

Leica GPS Locating

Coalition Resources

Ortho Base Map Inspection Form

People GIS

Coalition Resources

Outfall Inspection and Inventory

Coalition Resources

Outfall Inspection and Inventory

Coalition Resources

Outfall Inspection and Inventory

Coalition Resources

Outfall Inspection and Inventory

Coalition Resources

• Methods for controlling non-stormwater discharge

pollutants into the MS4 to comply with NPDES

• Coalition communities shared and assisted with bylaws
• 2003 MA MS4 Permit required each permittee to

develop, implement, and eliminate illicit discharges Illicit Discharge Bylaw

Coalition Resources

• Prevent pollutants from entering MS4
• Prohibit illicit connections and unauthorized discharges
• Require the removal of all illicit discharges
• Comply with state and federal regulations
• Establish legal authority to safeguard compliance with

the provisions of the bylaw through inspection, monitoring, and enforcement Illicit Discharge Bylaw

Coalition Resources

Virtual Town Hall Stormwater Webpage Hyperlink to CMRSWC Website CMRSWC Website

Public Education

Other Coalition Resources

• Educational meeting of department heads
• Statement of IDDE responsibilities
• IDDE Communications Packet
• Highway garage SWPPP
• Supplement summary to

MS4 Annual Report

Future Coalition Resources

• Use of water quality kits and

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for outfall sampling

• Continued education on

requirements of new MS4 Permit

• PeopleGIS to add piping features
• Public education materials
• Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)

education

• Best Management Practices (BMPs)

Conclusions

• Regional collaboration is invaluable in helping

individual members meet compliance goals

• Sharing of ideas and concepts among group members

contributes to regional compliance

• Municipalities work collaboratively and share

resources/ideas; each individual coalition member must meet MS4 compliance requirements

Conclusions

• Coalition is there for

support and to share resources, but each municipality must provide financial resources and personnel to complete stormwater related tasks

Questions?