Temporary stabilization ✔️Ans - stone or plastic as a BMP to reduce erosion
by stabilizing areas that will lay bare for an extended amount of time. EX.
stockpiles, dikes, dams
5 types of plans ✔️Ans - 1. SWPPP
2. erosion and sed. plan (ESCP)
3. drainage plan/grading plan
4. spill prevention control and countermeasure plan (SPCC)
5. MS4 stormwater management plan/program (SWMP)
SWPPP ✔️Ans - -required by NPDES for industrial, multi sector, and
construction general permits
-addresses operations that come in contact with stormwater and specific
BMPs for reduction or elimination of discharges
-site specific
-identifies features, site activities and pollutants of concern
Erosion & sediment control plan (ESCP) ✔️Ans - -a component of a
construction permit
-can sometimes be a part of an industrial permit (ex mining)
-shows all required E&S controls; including design, placement, and details
Drainage/ grading plans ✔️Ans - -a component of the swppp
-is used for inspection of MS4 stormwater systems
- sometimes combined with ESCP
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Plan ✔️Ans - -part of
construction permit OR
-part of industrial multi sector permit
-may be included in MS4 permits (housekeeping)
-details all spill prevention measures on site
-details spill clean up
-details training requirements of staff
-details good housekeeping BMPs
, MS4 SMP ✔️Ans - -outline 6 minimum control measures for phase II
municipalities
-outlines all requirements of implementing a stormwater program for phase I
municipalities or sites (ex. hospitals, universities, or POTWs)
-details post construction inspection requirements, maintenance, pollution
prevention, good housekeeping, IDDE inspections
components of a plan ✔️Ans - -table of contents
-ESC plan
-certification
-NOI
-site specific info (soils, topography, utilities, limits of project, runoff
coefficient, receiving waters and quality, environmental assessment)
-project infor
-disturbed areas of the project
-scheduling of construction activities
-maintenance schedule of BMPs
A plan certification ✔️Ans - identifies the person or persons responsible for
implementation
MS4 may list TMDL requirements for the following pollutants ✔️Ans - solid
waste, temperature, Haz waste, trash, construction material handling,
organics
example of a visible pollutants ✔️Ans - sediment or turbidity
example of non-visible pollutant ✔️Ans - pH
Categories of BMPs ✔️Ans - -site planning and management (training/
scheduling)
-erosion control
-sediment control
-runoff control
-good housekeeping
-post construction
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