Complete report - Partners for Clean Streams

Description:
Ohio EPA staff are available to provide public education and outreach on a variety of
topics. This has been done on an ‘as requested’ basis. The following are an example
of the type of presentations that have been conducted in the Maumee AOC:
Sept. 1994 TMACOG seminar concerning urban runoff. Presentation
about construction site impacts and proper BMPs.
1995 - 1999 BGSU Construction Project Manager Class. Presentation on
Phase I regulations, sediment and erosion water quality impacts, and
relating management practices.
Jan. 1996 American Society of Highway Engineers. Presentation on
Phase I regulations and various design considerations to improve
water quality from highways.
Oct. 1998 Owen’s Community College Environmental Class. Presentation on
sediment and erosion water quality impacts and relating management
practices.
Feb. 2001 Toledo DES. Presentation for City employees regarding Phase I and II
construction regulations, sediment and erosion water quality impacts,
and relating Best Management Practices (BMPs).
April 2001 Two sessions for Toledo DES. One for City inspectors/drainage
workers/engineers regarding Phase I and II construction regulations,
sediment and erosion water quality impacts, related BMPs. One
session for contractors regarding Phase I and II construction
regulations, sediment and erosion water quality impacts, related
BMPs. The City reviewed its rules and enforcement procedures.
July 2001 Northwest Ohio Storm Water Conference by Advanced Drainage
Systems. Regarding EPA Storm Water Phase II. ADS presented
several Storm Water Design Tools and treatment structures.
Nonpoint Source Pollution Control for Urban Storm Water at Wildwood Preserve Metropark
1998-1999, 2001
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This BMP retrofit project included the retrofit of a common storm water outfall to
restrict outflow allowing storm water to pond in the existing grass swales located in the
center of the parking lots. It also included the stabilization of the ravine bank where
the outfall discharges. Project benefits included slowing the flow rate to the outfall to
reduce bank erosion and erosion along the ravine bottom. This allowed the storm
volumes to pond in the grassy swales, providing settling time and allowing some of
the storm water to infiltrate into the sandy soils and some to filter through the grass. A
cleaner discharge resulted from this retrofit. The configuration of the orifice allows
floatables, oils, and heavy solids to be trapped in the catch basin where they can be
periodically vacuumed out. This project also reduced peak flow rates to the Ottawa
River. In 2001, an educational/informational sign was posted at the site to inform park
users of the function and benefit of this BMP.
Toledo Area Metroparks (funded in part by a grant from ODNR NatureWorks)
Maumee RAP Urban Runoff Action Group
Bowman Park Parking Lot BMP Installation
2001
Activities and Accomplishments
in the Maumee Area of Concern
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Issue 4: Urban Runoff