Master Plan Development - City of Boca Raton

City of Boca Raton Regulatory Information SummaryMS4 NPDES Permit Program2. MS4 NPDES Permit ProgramSystem Inventory and InspectionsThe City has a comprehensive system inventory of their structural controls (ponds, pump stations, swales,exfiltration trench and inlets) as well as their operations and maintenance efforts and other MS4 elements.The City has an inventory of all outfall pipes and control structures and the major outfalls and controlstructures are inspected annually. Required maintenance is scheduled and performed via issuance of aWork Order generated by the City’s Maintenance MP2 Database System. The Work Order is completedby the field crew performing the work and the documented work results are input into the databasesystem. There is currently a staff vacancy for the information system technician who was responsible fordata entry into the City’s current database system; consequently, there is a backlog which slows theaccess to the information. The City has budgeted for the purchase of a new work order database system inthe 2007/2008 budget. The new system will require a learning and transition period, but implementationshould result in improved data entry and reporting access.Flood Control ProjectsDrainage or flood control projects are identified in a number of ways. The City maintains a drainagecomplaint matrix which is based upon calls received from the community. Staff performs a fieldinspection of each complaint following a rain event and assigns a rating to quantify the level of impact tothe community. If the problem is relatively small with regard to impacts and funding, City crews willaddress the problem. If the project is larger in scope or funding, the project may be included in the City’sCapital Improvement Program. Drainage improvement projects may also be planned in conjunction withother utility work scheduled for an area; for example, swale improvements for a neighborhood where theroadway is being reconstructed. Another way that projects are identified is when staff and field crewsdiscover a problem during an inspection. Improvement projects are typically funded by the StormwaterUtility Enterprise Fund or budgeted in the Capital Improvements Program if the program requires a largeramount of funding.Training and CertificationsThe City has been pro-active in training its personnel on the following topics: awareness of illicitconnections, proper application of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers, hazardous spill response,construction site inspections, and erosion and sedimentation control Best Management Practices(“BMPs”).L:\boca\bocaswmp\A6016.02\Final Task 2 Report - 1-07-08\r01acjh.docPage 7MOCK•ROOS