Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) - the City of Lompoc!

Ordercontribute significant pollutant loads to receiving waters. Measures tocontrol spills, leakage, and dumping, and to prevent illicit connectionsduring construction must be addressed through structural as well asnon-structural Best Management Practices (BMPs) 3 . The State WaterBoard recognizes, however, that certain non-storm water dischargesmay be necessary for the completion of construction.40. This General Permit prohibits all discharges which contain ahazardous substance in excess of reportable quantities established in40 C.F.R. §§ 117.3 and 302.4, unless a separate NPDES Permit hasbeen issued to regulate those discharges.41. This General Permit incorporates discharge prohibitions contained inwater quality control plans, as implemented by the State Water Boardand the nine Regional Water Boards.42. Pursuant to the Ocean Plan, discharges to Areas of Special BiologicalSignificance (ASBS) are prohibited unless covered by an exceptionthat the State Water Board has approved.43. This General Permit prohibits the discharge of any debris 4 fromconstruction sites. Plastic and other trash materials can causenegative impacts to receiving water beneficial uses. The State WaterBoard encourages the use of more environmentally safe,biodegradable materials on construction sites to minimize the potentialrisk to water quality.F. Training44. In order to improve compliance with and to maintain consistentenforcement of this General Permit, all dischargers are required toappoint two positions - the Qualified SWPPP Developer (QSD) and theQualified SWPPP Practitioner (QSP) - who must obtain appropriatetraining. Together with the key stakeholders, the State and RegionalWater Boards are leading the development of this curriculum through acollaborative organization called The Construction General Permit(CGP) Training Team.45. The Professional Engineers Act (Bus. & Prof. Code section 6700, etseq.) requires that all engineering work must be performed by aCalifornia licensed engineer.3 BMPs are scheduling of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and othermanagement practices to prevent or reduce the discharge of pollutants to waters of the United States. BMPsalso include treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practice to control site runoff, spillage orleaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw material storage.4 Litter, rubble, discarded refuse, and remains of destroyed inorganic anthropogenic waste.2009-0009-DWQ 7 September 02, 2009