Pollution Prevention and Maintenance Michelle LaRocco Coastal Training Program Coordinator North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Michelle.LaRocco@belle.baruch.sc.edu 843-904-9034 Evals at the end – please fill these out If you are interested in future programs from CWSEC, note this at the bottom of your page and put contact info. Hands-on activities Please get in a group where you don’t know everyone – let’s mix it up a bit – meet someone new! To make it more fun and meaningful for the participants -- Stormwater folks this is a chance for you to observe w/o giving all the answers

Where does it come from?

Typical Stormwater Structures Identifying stormwater structures – 3

The Stormwater “Super-Highway”

Identifying stormwater structures – storm water is a resource 5

Pathogens Sediments Organic Debris FOGs Nutrients Toxic Chemicals Pollution Prevention Pathogens Sediments Organic Debris FOGs Nutrients Toxic Chemicals Litter

Where does it go?

Identifying stormwater structures- ditch collector for stormwater 8

9 Typical parts of a stormwater pond Stormwater Pond “Parts” & When To Take Action!- Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Division of Soil and Water Conservation, Sediment and Stormwater Program 302-739-9921 9

Typical storm water pond – is there a stormwater facility maintenance agreement in place and do the property managers consult it. 10

Dry detention pond 11

12 Typical parts of a stormwater pond Stormwater Pond “Parts” & When To Take Action!- Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Division of Soil and Water Conservation, Sediment and Stormwater Program 302-739-9921 12

Don’t release them in the first place. How to stop pollutants from getting in our waterways? Don’t release them in the first place. Properly maintain stormwater structures to capture them.

Good Housekeeping and Good Maintenance

Pathogens Pet Waste Use a plastic bag and dispose of pet waste in trash Install pet waste digesters

Toxic Chemicals Household Hazardous Waste Facility Acids/bases Toxic, corrosive, reactive and flammable materials present common household disposal challenges. If mismanaged or disposed of improperly, these materials can contaminate the environment. The SWA manages a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Facility to collect these harmful materials, free to residents of Horry County, SC. The HHW Facility is a permanent facility, open year-round on the third Saturday of every month from 8 AM - 3PM or by appointment. For more information, call (843) 347-1651. Acceptable Materials: Toxic Chemicals Household Hazardous Waste Facility Acids/bases Aerosols Antifreeze Batteries Brake fluids Corrosives Drain Openers Flammables Fuel Furniture strippers Gasoline Household cleaners Household polishes Kerosene Lighter fluid Oxidizers Paints Pesticides Photo chemicals Poisons Pool chemicals Solvents/thinners Weed killers Wood preservatives http://www.solidwasteauthority.org/landfill.html

Fats, Oils, Greases (FOGs) & Dumpster Management Dumpster management- dumpster juice! 17

Over irrigation 19

Where does the fertilizer go?

Nutrients & Pesticides 22 Fertilizer Runoff Pesticide Runoff Grass Clipping Use the least amount possible – more is not better 22

Sediments & Organic Debris http://www.clemson.edu/extension/natural_resources/water/stormwater_ponds/images/major_shoreline_slumping.JPG

Buffers Vegetated buffer strips Don’t mow to the edge Slows stormwater flows and adds treatment Littoral shelves or aquatic “benches”

http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/water/resources_stormwater/shoreline_plants_in_south_carolina_waterfronts.html

Width Plant Types Plant Species Wildlife Habitat 26

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Tools to help Manage Stormwater Facilities www.clemson.edu/extension/natural_resources/water/stormwater_ponds/

Structural Failures http://www.clemson.edu/extension/natural_resources/water/stormwater_ponds/images/broken_inlet.JPG http://www.clemson.edu/extension/natural_resources/water/stormwater_ponds/images/board_over_outfall.JPG

Sediment Removal Frequency Maintenance Schedules Type of BMP Sediment Removal Frequency Facility Life Span Wet Pond 5 to 15 years 20 to 50 years Dry Pond 2 to 10 years Infiltration Trench Monthly or as needed 10 years Bioretention System 5 to 10 years 10 to 25 years Vegetated Swale As needed Manufactured BMP Annually or as required 20 to 100 years

Downspout disconnection Can allow the runoff from the roof to soak into the lawn, but there could be concerns about just increasing pesticide/nutrient runoff http://www.jamespasternak.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/downspout.jpg

Rainwater capture and reuse around for landscaping. http://www.cbtrust.org/atf/cf/%7BEB2A714E-8219-45E8-8C3D-50EBE1847CB8%7D/rain-barrel.jpg http://sarasota.ifas.ufl.edu/FYN/images/Alsrainbarrel.JPG

Thank You Tara Groner Stormwater Program Coordinator City of Myrtle Beach TGroner@cityofmyrtlebeach.com (843) 918-2017 Lisa Swanger Coastal Waccamaw Watershed Education Programs Coordinator lswanger@coastal.edu (843) 349-2839 Sean Torrens S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control TORRENSI@dhec.sc.gov (843) 238-4378 Susan Libes, Ph.D. Professor and Director of the Waccamaw Watershed Academy Coastal Carolina University susan@coastal.edu (843) 349-4028 Michelle LaRocco Coastal Training Program Coordinator North Inlet - Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Michelle.LaRocco@belle.baruch.sc.edu (843) 904-9034 Thank You 36