Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork City of Southlake Storm Water Management Plan Christi Upton Public Works Department

Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork A 35 Year Perspective Doubled the number of waterways safe for fishing and swimming Reducing industrial discharges by billions of pounds a year More than doubled number of people served by adequate sewage treatment Reduced annual wetland losses by 75% Reduced soil erosion from cropland by more than 1/3 Ohio’s Cuyahoga River Fire of 1952 (and again in 1969) Still… 40% of nation’s waterways are too polluted for fishing and swimming 2,200 annual health advisories against consumption of contaminated fish Extensive (>8,490 mi 2 ) hypoxic zone (won’t support life) in Gulf of Mexico (2002) In 35 years since the Clean Water Act the United States has…

Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork History of Storm Water Policy 1956 to 1972 – series of federal pollution control acts aimed to improve water quality 1972 – National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System enacted and beginning of Clean Water Act 1987 – Clean Water Act Amendments –Establishes schedule for industrial and municipal storm water discharge permits. Municipalities required to have controls to reduce pollutant discharges 1990 – Phase I – municipalities greater than 100,000 in population 1999 – Phase II – all small municipalities in urbanized area –2003 – court case prevented Texas from issuing a state storm water program for urbanized municipalities

Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork Phase II Storm Water Permit Permits the discharge of storm water to waters of the US from the MS4 –provided the City: Prepare a Storm Water Management Plan Submit Plan to TCEQ by February 11 th, 2008 Reduce amount of pollutants entering waterways via implementation of Plan Five Years to implement

Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork Storm Water Management Plan Six Minimum Control Measures Public Involvement/ Participation Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Construction Site Storm Water Runoff Control Post-Construction Storm Water Management in New Development and Redevelopment Pollution Prevention/ Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations Public Education and Outreach on Storm Water Impacts

Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork Public Education and Involvement Requirements: –outreach activities or materials that will inform the public about storm water impacts –Allow all members of the public to participate in the development of the SWMP Southlake’s Goals: –Provide brochures or other informative materials –Website information –Educational program at Carroll ISD –Post SWMP on website –Solicit comments at SPIN meeting on SWMP

Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Requirements: –Develop techniques for detecting illicit discharges –Develop actions and enforcement for elimination of illicit discharges Southlake’s Goals: –Map the storm sewer system –Create an ordinance that would effectively eliminate illicit discharges –Educate staff and public to be the “eyes and ears” and who to notify about illicit discharges

Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork Construction Site Storm Water Runoff Control Requirements: –Ordinance to require erosion and sediment controls –City to require that contractors to implement appropriate erosion and sediment controls –Develop procedures to review site plans for erosion and sediment controls Southlake’s Goals –Develop an ordinance and enforcement procedures –Develop site review procedures specific to erosion and sediment controls –Provide education for staff on erosion and sediment control inspections –Provide education for construction site operators

Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork Post-Construction Storm Water Management in New Development and Redevelopment Requirements: –Ordinance to address post-construction runoff –Ensure adequate long-term operation of BMPs Southlake’s Goals: –Develop an ordinance and enforcement procedures –Develop plan review procedures that address post- construction runoff controls –Inventory post-construction controls in Southlake –Encourage developers to consider Low Impact Development designs during planning stages

Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping for Municipal Activities Requirements: –Identify housekeeping measures and BMPs –Implement housekeeping measures where needed and maintain current BMPs –Provide training for staff –Properly dispose of waste Southlake’s Goals: –Provide training to staff annually –Audit all municipal activities and facilities for potential sources of pollution and identify needs –Remove and properly dispose of wastes found in storm drain systems

Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork Reporting to TCEQ Annual Report Must include all the City activities that meet requirements of permit –Builders/developers/staff training TCEQ could audit the City for compliance