Cornerstone Fundamental Principles - ANS Integrity
Objectivity
Confidentiality
Competence
Professionalism
When was Phase II established and when did permits begin? - ANS Established in 1999 and permits began in 2003.
6 Minimum control measures and what are they for? - ANS ...
Cornerstone Fundamental Principles - ANS Integrity
Objectivity
Confidentiality
Competence
Professionalism
When was Phase II established and when did permits begin? - ANS Established in 1999
and permits began in 2003.
6 Minimum control measures and what are they for? - ANS SWMPs (Stormwater
management programs)
-Public Outreach
-Public involvement and participation
-Illicit Discharge Detection and elimination
-Construction stormwater runoff control
-Post Construction stormwater management in new development and redevelopment
-Pollution prevention and good housekeeping
What is the Federal Water Pollution Control act and when was it first established? - ANS
Framework for CWA established in 1948. It was amended in 1972 to become the CWA.
Purpose of NPDES - ANS to control discharges of pollutants from point sources
What is POTW? - ANS POTW (Publicly owned treatment works)
What is NURP and what did it discover? - ANS National Urban Runoff Program
(1978-1983) characterized stormwater from residential, commercial, and light industrial areas. It
discovered common pollutants of concern in theses areas.
Section 402 - ANS 5 categories that produce significant stormwater pollution
1. Facilities already covered under an NPDES permit
2. Facilities with industrial activity
3. Large MS4 Systems (>250k pop)
4. Medium MS4 systems (100k<pop<250k)
5. Facilities EPA already determines as contributors to poor water quality
Section 404 - ANS Outlines Dredge/Fill permitting
, CZARA - ANS Coastal Sone Act Reauthorization Amendments - Every state with coastal
zone jurisdiction must develop a non-point pollution control plan to address pollution not from
point sources.
Stormwater Discharges definition - ANS Any discernible confined, and discrete
conveyance, including but not limited to, any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete
fissure, container, rolling stock, concentrated animal feeding operation, landfill leachate
collection system, vessel or other floating craft from which pollutants are or may be discharged.
Waters of the US (6 items) - ANS -Waters that are, have been, or could be used for
commerce and waters subject to ebb and flow
-Interstate waters and wetlands
-Intrastate bodies of water
-Tributaries to the waters of the US
-Territorial Sea
Wetlands adjacent to any Waters of the US
What are not considered waters of the US? - ANS Waste treatment systems such as
treatment ponds or lagoons designed to meet requirements of the CWA.
What construction activities are subject to NPDES permitting? - ANS Disturbing >5 acres
(Phase I) or between 1 and 5 acres (Phase II). Or if construction uses heavy equipment and
disturbs land and is considered to have serious impacts on surrounding water quality.
Who is responsible for applying for the permit? - ANS Operator of the construction site.
(Note: owner may apply if operator not identified, but once identified must become copermittees
or sole permittees)
Phase II - ANS -covers commercial, retail, light industrial and institutional facilities
-construction under 5 acres
-municipal MS4 systems with fewer than 100k population.
What is exempt from Phase II? - ANS -Oil and Gas Operators
-Silviculture
-Agriculture (for crop production only)
Requirements of Phase II? - ANS 1. Submittal of NOI
2. Development of SWPPP with appropriate BMPs.
3. Submittal of NOT when site is present.
When can waivers of issued for Phase II construction? - ANS -Low predicted rainfall
(rainfall erosivity factor is less than 5, from RUSLE), OR
-TMDL Established by EPA of pollutant in concern, or
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