VSMP-General-Permit - City of Hopewell, Virginia

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In addition, the MS4 Program must be reviewed to identify measures toprevent reoccurrence of such releases and to respond to such releases,and the program must be modified where appropriate. This permit doesnot relieve the operator or the responsible parties of any reportingrequirements of 40 CFR Part 110 (2001), 40 CFR Part 117 (2001) and 40 CRFPart 302 (2001) or 62.1-44.34:19 of the Code of Virginia.DPW response here is DITTO the response to Section II.B.3b.3 aboveBeing a small very mature City, and having a very close neighborhoodpopulation that pays a lot of attention to their surroundings, we have fewinvestigation cases related to illegal discharges or dumping. None-theless,the DPW Right-of-Way Permit Inspector is trained to keep a watchfuleye on the potentials. He takes an active role in monitoring the City as hetravels to sites citywide. Any cases are pursued immediately and reports,if deemed necessary, will be done on the same form as the LDPinspection form. Notifications to the suspected culprits will be handledaccordingly.Some cases may come through the DPW Customer Service desk. Theywould be handled as described.Minimum Control Measure: Construction Site Storm Runoff(i)You must develop, implement, and enforce a program to reducepollutants in any stormwater runoff to your small MS4 from constructionactivities that result in a land disturbance of greater than or equal to oneacre. Reduction of storm water discharges from construction activitydisturbing less than one acre must be included in your program if theconstruction activity is part of a larger common plan of development orsale that would disturb one acre or more. If NPDES permitting authoritywaives requirements for stormwater discharges associated with smallconstruction activity in accordance with § 122.26(b) (15)(i), you are notrequired to develop, implement, and /or enforce a program to reducepollutant discharges from such sites.(ii) Your program must include the development and implementation of,at a minimum (A) An ordinance or other regulatory mechanism to requireerosion and sediment controls, as well as sanctions to ensure compliance,to the extent allowable under State, Tribal, or local law;26
(B) Requirements for construction site operators to implementappropriate erosion and sediment control best managementpractices;(C) Requirements for construction site operators to control waste suchas discarded building materials, concrete truck washout,chemicals, litter, and sanitary waste at the construction site thatmay cause adverse impacts to water quality;(D) Procedures for site plan review which incorporate consideration ofpotential water quality impacts;(E) Procedures for receipt and consideration of information submittedby the public, and(F) Procedures for site inspection and enforcement of controlmeasures.(iii) Guidance: Examples of sanctions to ensure compliance includenon-monetary penalties, fines, bonding requirements and/orpermit denials for non-compliance. EPA recommends thatprocedures for site plan review include the review of individualpreconstruction site plans to ensure consistency with localsediment and erosion control requirements. Procedures for siteinspections and enforcement of control measures could includesteps to identify priority sites for inspection and enforcementbased on the nature of the construction activity, topography,and the characteristics of soils and receiving water quality. Youare encouraged to provide appropriate educational andtraining measures for construction site operators. You may wishto require a stormwater pollution prevention plan forconstruction sites within your jurisdiction that discharge into yoursystem.Minimum Control Measure: Construction Site Storm RunoffSection II.B.4.b.1 – Erosion and Sediment Control OrdinanceCity of Hopewell Ordinance (Section14) requires that the standards andformat of Chapter 3 of the current edition of the Virginia Erosion andSediment Control Handbook be used to control erosion.The City Engineer requires A&E firms to place Erosion and SedimentControl notes than basically placed the language from Virginia SedimentControl requirements onto construction drawings prior to his planapproval.27
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