(a) This Municipal Facilities/Operations Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping Program (PPGHP) for all City properties and operations has been prepared for the City of Vermilion Storm Water Management Program (SWMP).
(b) The SWMP is approved for coverage under the current edition of the Ohio EPA NPDES Permit for Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System.
(c) The program described in this document has been developed with the intent to reduce the discharge of pollutants from municipal operations for all City properties and operations. It is the intent of this program to reduce the discharge of pollutants from the site to the maximum extent practicable, to protect water quality, and to satisfy the appropriate water quality requirements of Ohio Revised Code 6111 as described in the Ohio EPA Permits. Specifically, this document addresses pollution prevention and good housekeeping for municipal operations as described in Control Measure 6 of the Ohio EPA Permits. The City of Vermilion is committed to implement pollution prevention and good housekeeping Best Management Practices (BMPs) to reduce or prevent the discharge of pollutants in storm water runoff from municipal operations and facilities within their municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4).
(d) This PPGHP is the main focus of the program BMPs for Control Measure 6 in the SWMP. This document has been prepared following observations and inspections of the site and municipal operations. During the inspections, the existing storm water control measures already in place were documented, and existing and potential impacts to storm water runoff were noted. Components of other plans already in place at the facilities (such as spill response and prevention plans) were incorporated into this PPGHP or expanded upon as necessary. This PPGHP presents storm water controls that will then be used by the City of Vermilion to perform regular employee training and to implement and evaluate BMPs and controls at the facility to fulfill the requirements of the Ohio EPA permits.
(e) The following section of the document describes the municipal site or operations that are the focus of the storm water BMPs. The remaining sections of the document contain a description of the BMPs that are recommended to control storm water pollution from specific municipal activities at the site. Each section contains BMPs tailored to control storm water impacts for each particular type of municipal activity or operation. The recommended BMPs will be implemented on an ongoing basis for the indefinite future. The City of Vermilion plans to implement these BMPS or similar controls, wherever they would be effective at preventing pollutants from discharging with storm water from the site.
(Ord. 2011-44. Passed 8-1-11.)