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Section 404 regulates dredge / fill permitting into waters of the US administered by
USACE
CZARA Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA) of 1990 requires
coastal zone states to develop Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs
section 6217 nonpoint source in coastal areas
stormwater stormwater runoff, snow melt runoff, and surface runoff and drainage
NPDES stormwater regulation say stormwater must be in any discernable, confined, and
discrete conveyance, including but not limited to any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, well, discrete
fissure, container, rolling stock, concentrated feeding operation....
waters of the US waters used for interstate or foreign commerce
all interstate waters including wetlands
,all other waters, the use ofr degeration of which would affect interstate or foreign commerce
impoundments of waters
territorial sea
wetlands adjacent to waters above
Phase II December 1999, require construction sites disturbing equal to or greater than 1
acre and less than 5 to control pollutants in stormwater runoff.
SWMP Stormwater Management Plan
6 minimum measures of SWMP Public Education and Outreach
Public Participation / Involvement
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
Construction Site Runoff Control
Post Construction Runoff Control
Pollution Prevention / Good Housekeeping
(PPICPP)
,Purpose of Clean Water Act protect the beneficial uses of surface waters
Water quality standards must do the following Include provisions for restoring and
maintaining the chemical, physical and biological integrity of state waters
Achieve a level of water quality that provides for the protection and propogration of fish,
shellfish and wildlife and recreation in an on the water
Consider the use and value of state waters for public water supplies, propagation of fish and
wildlife, recreation, agriculture and navigation
TMDL Total Maximum Daily Loads
define the amount of a particular pollutant that a water body can assimilate on a daily basis
without violating applicable water quality standards.
what does TMDL do section 303 d of the clean water act established TMDL process to
guide the application of state water quality standards.
, TMDL process (3 steps) Identify Quality Limited waters (compile 303d list)
Establish Priority Waters/ Watersheds for TMDL development
Develop TMDLs
TMDL sum of the waste load allocations for point source, nonpoint source and natural
sources plus a margin of safety. They must identify links between: water body use impairment or
threat of concern, cause of impariment, load reductions or actions needed to remedy or prevent
the impairment
ELG Effluent Limitation Guidelines
Effective, February 2010, requires operators to sample stormwater discharges and comply with a
numeric standard for turbidity.
August 2011, 20 acres of more
Feb 2014, sites more than 10 acres must comply with numeric effuent limitations (280 NTUS)
NEL waived for events exceeding 2 year 24hr storm
Solved
Section 404 regulates dredge / fill permitting into waters of the US administered by
USACE
CZARA Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments (CZARA) of 1990 requires
coastal zone states to develop Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs
section 6217 nonpoint source in coastal areas
stormwater stormwater runoff, snow melt runoff, and surface runoff and drainage
NPDES stormwater regulation say stormwater must be in any discernable, confined, and
discrete conveyance, including but not limited to any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, well, discrete
fissure, container, rolling stock, concentrated feeding operation....
waters of the US waters used for interstate or foreign commerce
all interstate waters including wetlands
,all other waters, the use ofr degeration of which would affect interstate or foreign commerce
impoundments of waters
territorial sea
wetlands adjacent to waters above
Phase II December 1999, require construction sites disturbing equal to or greater than 1
acre and less than 5 to control pollutants in stormwater runoff.
SWMP Stormwater Management Plan
6 minimum measures of SWMP Public Education and Outreach
Public Participation / Involvement
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
Construction Site Runoff Control
Post Construction Runoff Control
Pollution Prevention / Good Housekeeping
(PPICPP)
,Purpose of Clean Water Act protect the beneficial uses of surface waters
Water quality standards must do the following Include provisions for restoring and
maintaining the chemical, physical and biological integrity of state waters
Achieve a level of water quality that provides for the protection and propogration of fish,
shellfish and wildlife and recreation in an on the water
Consider the use and value of state waters for public water supplies, propagation of fish and
wildlife, recreation, agriculture and navigation
TMDL Total Maximum Daily Loads
define the amount of a particular pollutant that a water body can assimilate on a daily basis
without violating applicable water quality standards.
what does TMDL do section 303 d of the clean water act established TMDL process to
guide the application of state water quality standards.
, TMDL process (3 steps) Identify Quality Limited waters (compile 303d list)
Establish Priority Waters/ Watersheds for TMDL development
Develop TMDLs
TMDL sum of the waste load allocations for point source, nonpoint source and natural
sources plus a margin of safety. They must identify links between: water body use impairment or
threat of concern, cause of impariment, load reductions or actions needed to remedy or prevent
the impairment
ELG Effluent Limitation Guidelines
Effective, February 2010, requires operators to sample stormwater discharges and comply with a
numeric standard for turbidity.
August 2011, 20 acres of more
Feb 2014, sites more than 10 acres must comply with numeric effuent limitations (280 NTUS)
NEL waived for events exceeding 2 year 24hr storm
