Baltimore City Department of Public Works CWEA Stormwater 2015 Spring Seminar: NPDES Program Implementation

Baltimore City Department of Public Works 2 Kimberly L. Grove, P.E. Office of Compliance and Laboratories Department of Public Works City of Baltimore April 2015 Benefits of Stakeholder Participation in MS4 Programs

Baltimore City Department of Public Works 3 Baltimore & Stormwater Management Historic urban area Aged infrastructure Funding – Stormwater utility – Stormwater fee in July 2014 Received 4 th generation MS4 permit Dec. 27, 2013 – Ex. IA = 24,479 ac – 675 BMPs: 165 after 2002 – 14 local TMDLs, plus the Trash TMDL (Jan. 2015) 52,438 storm drain inlets 27,561 manholes 1,146 miles of pipes 1,709 outfalls

Baltimore City Department of Public Works 4 Who Is Responsible for Stormwater Management? DevelopersCommunity Industrial FacilitiesCommercial Business Government

Baltimore City Department of Public Works 5 Plan Design Install Maintain Finance Fundraise Educate Communicate Advocate Stewardship Train Augment Workforce Share data Research Monitor Develop Policy What Can a Stakeholder Do? AccurateTimely Trans- parency

Baltimore City Department of Public Works 6 Financial Federal government Federal government Who are the Stakeholders? Medical/ Health Residents Env. NGO Religious Tourism/ sports Schools Industries Businesses Technical Professionals Local government State government State government Work- force NGO

Baltimore City Department of Public Works 7 Healthy Harbor Steering Committee

Baltimore City Department of Public Works 8 Federal State Local Environmental NGOs Expanding stakeholders Urban Waters Federal Partnership

Baltimore City Department of Public Works 9 Credit task force – Businesses/ Industries – Institutions – Development – Residential – Community Monthly meetings Recommendations to City Council Stormwater Fee and Credit Program

Baltimore City Department of Public Works 10 How would this be different than other existing stormwater committees? Untapped stakeholders? Structure? How could this be efficiently supported? Conflicts of interest? Stormwater Advisory Committee (SWAC) DateEvent Sept. 26, 2014 Announcement of SWAC and nominations Oct. 8, 2014 Presentation Oct. 20, 2014 Nomination Deadline Nov. 3, 2014 Selection Announcement Nov. 17, 2014 First Meeting

Baltimore City Department of Public Works 11 SWAC Structure by Charter SWAC Env’l NGOIndustry Business / Developers Religious Org Anchor Institutions Community Groups Employment Dev. Limit: 10 – 16 members Min. 2 year term Quarterly meetings Chair and co-chair Sub-committees City ethics provision Public meeting Ex-officio Members: – DPW Staff – DOT – Public Schools – Rec and Parks – Planning

Baltimore City Department of Public Works 12 SWAC Roles and Responsibilities DPW Director SWAC Chair SWAC Co-Chair DPW Facilitator SWAC Members Ex Officio Members Rep. Organizations Sub- committees General Public Other DPW Support Review rules and regulations Establish state legislative priorities Recommend stormwater utility budget decisions Create workforce development strategies Provide adaptive management decisions Serve as educators to public

Baltimore City Department of Public Works members selected 2 quarterly meetings and 1 information workshop Ethics training started MS4 WIP Comments Sub-committees formed: – Outreach/communications – Policy/legislation – Innovation/implementation – Finance Next Meeting in May: 30% Draft Trash TMDL SWAC To Date Event announcements Meeting agendas Meeting minutes SWAC member contact information

Baltimore City Department of Public Works 14 Stakeholder Participation for Your MS4?? Goal Role Toll

Baltimore City Department of Public Works Thank you for your time. Ms. Kimberly L. Grove, P.E. Office of Compliance and Laboratories Department of Public Works