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Construction StormwaterProgram

• Ronald Poe

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Sediment / Erosion Control Acronyms

• NPDES National Pollutant Discharge
  Elimination System
• SWPPP Stormwater Pollution Prevention
  Plan
• SWMP Stormwater Management Plan
• CSW Construction Stormwater
• BMP Best Management Practice
• NOI Notice of Intent
• NOT Notice of Termination

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Timeline of Events

• Clean Water Act - 1974
• NPDES Phase 1 1992
• NE General Construction Stormwater Permit - 1997
• NPDES Phase 2 2003
• NE General Construction Stormwater Permit
  2007???

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Spring 2005 - Program Changes

• NDEQ requested compliance with water quality
  permits

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Minimum Requirements of CSW

• SWPPP required on projects with disturbance of 1
  acre or more
• Erosion Control Plan updated throughout
  construction
• Inspect every 7 days and after every ½ of rain
• Permit in effect until the site is 95
• re-vegetated

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Potential Permit Changes

• File Notice of Termination at 70 vegetative
  cover
• Inspect every 14 days and half inch of rain
• 7 days allotted for repairs of BMPs
• Revisions to SWPPP Manuals
• Signatures on all reports and forms

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• I certify, under penalty of law, that this
  document and all attachments were prepared under
  my direction or supervision in accordance with a
  system designed to assure that qualified
  personnel properly gathered and evaluated the
  information submitted. Based on my inquiry of
  the person or persons who manage the system or
  those persons directly responsible for gathering
  the information, the information submitted is, to
  the best of my knowledge and belief, true,
  accurate, and complete. I am aware that there
  are significant penalties for submitting false
  information including the possibility of fine and
  imprisonment for knowing violations.

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404 Permit and Erosion Control

• Must do what is stated
• in the permit
• September 15 rule
• Seed tags turned into
• ACOE for wetland areas
• Specific species not
• allowed in mix

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Roadside Stabilization Unit Responsibilities

• Review all projects for final erosion control
  needs and
• make recommendations to the Designers
• Develop seed mixes and specifications
• Determine which projects require NOIs
• Write NOIs and get NDEQ approval
• Create the initial SWPPP manual
• Monitor projects for compliance and educate field
  
• personnel
• Maintain Erosion Control Approved Products List
• MS4 Permit development
• Spring 2007 - Vegetation Management

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Focus of 2008

• Education
• Training
• Certification

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Site Stabilization

• Appropriate Site Design
• Erosion Control
• Sediment Control

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Erosion Control vs. Sediment Control

• Reduces the
• impact of the
• raindrop
• Keeps soil
• particles in place

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Erosion Control vs. Sediment Control

• Used to trap and
• contain sediment
• once it starts to
• move
• LAST RESORT!

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NDORs Best Management Practices

• Currently updating Standard Plans
• and Specifications
• Reviewing BMPs for future use

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Research and Development

• University of Nebraska
• Texas Transportation Institute
• NDOR/Product Manufacturers

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Future Training Opportunities

• Erosion Control Design
• Erosion Control for
• Construction
• Project Specific
• Product Distributors
• AGC
• IECA

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