TE SW18 Fort Belvoir Policy 73 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Requirements.pdf

REPLY TO

ATTENTION OF

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

US ARMY INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND

HEADQUARTERS, UNITED STATES ARMY GARRISON, FORT BELVOIR

9820 FLAGLER ROAD, SUITE 213

FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA 22060-5928

9 February 2017

MEMORANDUM FOR US Army Fort Belvoir Personnel

SUBJECT: Fort Belvoir Policy Memorandum #73, Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Requirements

1. References.

a. Army Regulation 200-1 (Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection and Enhancement), 13 December 2007

b. Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (VPDES) Industrial Stormwater Individual Major Permit #VA0092771

c. VPDES for Discharge of Stormwater from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4), Permit# VAR040093 (9VAC25-890-40)

d. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Requirements for Land Disturbing Activities (9VAC25-870-54, Virginia Stormwater Management Program Regulation)

2. Purpose. To ensure compliance with the Fort Belvoir VPDES Industrial Stormwater and MS4 permits by providing guidance for the development, implementation and maintenance of required facility and construction Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs).

3. Definitions.

a. Best Management Practices (BMPs): BMPs are methods determined to be the most effective and practical means of preventing or reducing pollution and/or environmental impacts. They may be classified as structural (e.g. a device installed or constructed such as a berm or a bio retention pond) or operational/ procedural practices (e.g. minimizing use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, stormwater pollution prevention training).

b. High Priority Facilities: High priority facilities as defined in the MS4 Permit include:

composting facilities, equipment storage and maintenance faci,lities, materials storage yards, pesticide storage facilities, public works yards, recycling facilities, salt storage facilities, solid waste handling and transfer facilities and vehicle storage and maintenance yards.-

c. Impaired Waters: Impaired waters under Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act are waters that are too polluted to meet the water quality standards set by states, territories, or authorized tribes.

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SUBJECT: Fort Belvoir Policy Memorandum #73, Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Requirements

d. Pollutants of Concern: Fort Belvoir pollutants of concern include: nutrients (phosphorous and nitrogen), silt/sediment, bacteria, oil/grease, salt, metals, debris and trash.

e. Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL): A calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a water body can receive and still safely meet water quality standards.

4. Applicability. This policy applies to all military and.civilian personnel, tenant and satellite organizations, mission. partners, and contractor activities at Fort Belvoir and Fort Belvoir North Area that are required to develop, implement and maintain a SWPPp.

5. Background. The receipt industrial stormwater permit and implementation of the MS4 permit stormwatet pollution prevention requirements are as follows:

a. Reference a. requires Army installations to comply with TMDL requirements and develop and implement a SWPPP by integrating all aspects of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program under the Clean Water Act. Installations must ensure that mission and non-mission activities utilize BMPs to prevent exceeding TMDL

. limits of pollutants of concern to impaired waters. · ·

b. References b. and c. require that Fort Belvoir develop, implement, and maintain facility SWPPPs for each tenant, contractor, or facility operators that carry out industrial activities or are identified as MS4 high priority facilities.

c. References c. and d. require that all construction contractors develop SWPPPs for projects disturbing one acre or greater of land.

6. Policy. Fort Belvoir is committed to protecting water quality of waterways on and surrounding Fort Belvoir to ensure that human health, ecosystem health and the ability to offer recreational opportunities are not impacted by stormwater pollution. References a.

and b. require development, implementation and maintenance of facility SWPPPs. The following requirements are necessary to maintain compliance with stormwater permit requirements: · a .. All commanders, supervisors, and facility operators shall implement and maintain the facility-specific SWPPP and shall provide trained and capable staff to actively participate on the Fort Belvoir Pollution Prevention Team to complete facility inspections, maintain operational compliance and provide all required documentation in a timely manner.

b. Commanders, supervisors, and facility operators shall ensure that all SWPPP and permit-required notifications and reporting, and any action plans, are completed and

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SUBJECT: Fort Belvoir Policy Memorandum #73, Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Requirements submitted to the Directorate of Public Works (DPW) Industrial Stormwater (ISW) and MS4 Program Managers by the regulatory due dates.

c. Commanders, supervisors, and facility operators shall ensure that the DPW ISW and MS4 Stormwater Program Managers are notified of any changes to personnel on the Pollution Prevention Team, changes in command, supervisors or facility operators within 30 days of said change. In addition, to ensure that there is a seamless transition of staff that participates on the Pollution Prevention Team, new Pollution Prevention Team members shall receive SWPPP training within 30 days of assuming the new position.

d. DPW ISW and MS4 Stormwater Program Managers are responsible for providing facility-specific SWPPP training to all staff designated to participate on the Fort Belvoir Pollution Prevention T earn and general SWPPP training to all facility staff.

e. For construction sites involving land disturbance of one acre or greater, the construction contractor is required to submit a SWPPP to the MS4 Stormwater Program Manager along with a completed Directorate of Public Works SWPPP checklist for review prior to the commencement of construction. The construction contractor shall develop a SWPPP utilizing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency template located at: .

https://www.epa.gov/npdes/developing-stormwater-pollution-prevention-plan-swppp. The construction contractor is required to update the SWPPP no later than seven days following any modification to its implementation. The construction contractor is responsible for regulatory compliance with all additional SWPPP requirements and inspections as identified in the Construction General Permit (9VAC25-880-70). The DPW MS4 Program Manager is responsible tor aonducting SWPPP inspections in conjunction with MS4 permit-required erosion and sediment control inspections.

7. Proponent. The proponent for this policy is the Directorate of Public Works. The points of contact are the Industrial Stormwater Program Manager at 703-806-0627 and the MS4 Stormwater Program Manager at 703-806-3406.

AN K. HOLBROOK

Colonel, AG Commanding