STORM WATER PERMITS

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STORM WATER PERMITS AND HYDROSTATIC TEST WATER
DISPOSAL HANK STONEROOK, P.E. STONE
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE,
INC. WESTERVILLE, OHIO
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PRESENTATION GOALS

• Provide information about obtaining storm water
  permits for construction projects
• Provide information about hydrostatic test water
  disposal
• Give some examples of best management practices
  (BMPs)

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WHAT IS STORM WATER?

• Rainfall
• Surface water runoff
• Roof runoff

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STORM WATER IS NOT

• Car wash or power washer runoff (with detergents)
• Process wastewaters
• (Hydrostatic testing water is considered a
  process)
• Cooling water and condensate

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TYPES OF STORM WATER PERMITS

• Individual permits
• General permits
• Industrial permits
• Construction projects
• Hydrostatic test water
• Local and state/regional
• requirements

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CONSTRUCTION PERMITS

• Required for disturbances greater than one acre
• Requires development of a storm water pollution
  prevention (SWPP) plan
• Issued through Ohio EPA
• General Permit OHC000002

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HYDROSTATIC TEST WATER PERMIT

• Required if discharging test water
• Sampling required for new or used pipes
• Not required if pretested pipe or nitrogen
  testing performed
• Issued through Ohio EPA
• General Permit OHH000001

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APPLYING FOR A PERMIT

• Complete a Notice of Intent (NOI) application
• Include a map showing the outline of the project
• Calculate a fee
• Submit the NOI and fee to Ohio EPA, Office of
  Fiscal Administration, Box 1049, Columbus, OH
  43216-1049
• Allow about 30 days to obtain the general permit

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GENERAL PERMIT NOI FEES
Industrial Storm Water NOI         
Total Fee Due    350.00 Construction Storm
Water NOI Disturbed Acreage Base Fee
Additional Acreage Fee
Total Fee Due 1 - 5.99 acres 200 0 200  6 -
6.99 acres 200 20 220  7 - 7.99
acres 200 40 240  8 - 8.99 acres 200 60 260
  9 - 9.99 acres 200 80 280 10 - 10.99
acres 200 100 300 11 - 11.99
acres 200 120 320 12 - 12.99
acres 200 140 340 13 - 13.99
acres 200 160 360 14 - 14.99
acres 200 180 380 15 - 15.99
acres 200 200 400 16 - 16.99
acres 200 220 420 17 - 17.99
acres 200 240 440 18 - 18.99
acres 200 260 460 19 - 19.99
acres 200 280 480 20 acres and
up 200 300 500(max fee) All other
NOIs (including hydrostatic test water) Total
Fee Due    200.00

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WHAT IS IN THE GENERAL PERMIT FOR CONSTRUCTION?
Part I-Coverage Part II-NOI requirements Part
III-Storm water pollution prevention plans Part
IV -Notice of termination requirements Part
V-Standard permit conditions
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WHAT IS IN THE HYDROSTATIC TEST WATER GENERAL
PERMIT?
Part I-Coverage Part II-NOI requirements Part
III-Final effluent limitations and monitoring
requirements Part IV Special conditions
(sampling) Part V-Standard permit conditions
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STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION (SWPP) PLANS

• Written document
• Plan sheet
• Required for separate phases of a project
• Prepare at time of NOI submittal
• Retain on site during construction hours

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PLAN AVAILABLITY

• Available on site
• Include NOI and letter granting coverage
• Provide copy to MS4
• Make available to public if requested
• Must inform all contractors

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SWPP PLAN REQUIREMENTS

• Site description
• Controls
• Approved state or local plans
• Exceptions

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SITE DESCRIPTIONS

• Total area to be disturbed
• Calculation of runoff coefficients
• (pre and post construction)
• Implementation schedule
• Site map

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SITE MAP

• Limits of earth moving activities
• Soil types and contours
• Surface of site improvements
• Location of site improvements
• Location of erosion and sediment control devices
• Construction entrances and storage of equipment
  and supplies
• Location of stream crossings

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CONTROLS

• Non-structural preservation methods
• Erosion control practices
• Runoff control practices
• Sediment control practices
• Post construction requirements

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EROSION CONTROL PRACTICES Permanent
Stabilization
Table adapted from OEPA
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EROSION CONTROL PRACTICES Temporary
Stabilization
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Slope Stabilization
Slope Stabilization
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RUNOFF CONTROL PRACTICES

• Control erosion from disturbed areas
• Rock check dams
• Pipe slope drains
• Diversions to direct flow away from soils
• Protective grading practices

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Pipe slope drain
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Silt fence
Coarse gravel To remove mud
Temporary Construction Access
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SEDIMENT CONTROL PRACTICES

• Silt fences
• Inlet protection

Table adapted from OEPA
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Silt fence
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Silt fence- Note chain link support
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Inlet protection
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HYDROSTATIC TEST WATER DISPOSAL
What to include with the NOI application

• Source of water and quantity
• Description of disposal locations (heavily
  vegetated area no direct stream discharge,
  etc)
• Include a sketch of the sediment control device
• Line up a laboratory to test
• Check for 200.00

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Hydrostatic Test Water Analytical Testing
Parameters

Table adapted from OEPA
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Hydrostatic test water disposal
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Hydrostatic test water
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Erosion Control Devices
Erosion Control Devices
Disposal area
Silt fence with hydrostatic test disposal area in
background
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NOTICE OF TERMINATION

• Obtain form from Ohio EPA web site
• Include general permit number
• Include a reason to terminate
• Certify the form and submit to Ohio EPA