VSMP-General-Permit - City of Hopewell, Virginia

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are transported to New Kent County for recycling. White goods arestored on a concrete pad then crashed and recycled as scrap metal.Freon containing appliances are recycled after the Freon is removed andrecovered by a certified contractor. Limbs and leaves are stored on theground and are turned into mulch by tub grinding about every six months.The mulch is available to our citizens, free of charge. There is no chargefor CCC disposal to our citizens for yard waste, tires, and white goods.Items placed in roll-off containers and Freon containing appliances havea charge associated with them.This facility provides a place where residents can properly dispose of itemsthat tend to accumulate around the house and by doing so discouragesillegal dumping.Schedule and Evaluation: The CCC is operated 17 ½ hours per weekunder normal operation. Twice a year, we provide one weeklongcleanup periods where fees are waived except Freon recovery fees.During these “Citywide Cleanup” periods the CCC is opened between 50to 60 hours per week.Responsible Party: The Labor and Trades Supervisor responsible for theoversight of the CCC.Necessary Documents: N/AMeasurable goals: As long as we provide the CCC we continue tooperate according to our current practices and procedures.Items to be reported in the Annual Report: Changes from the currentoperations and/or closing of the facility. If there is a significant increase inillegal dumping. Presently illegal dumping is not a major issue in Hopewell.Modifications per required Admin Update: TSDMinimum Control Measure: Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping forMunicipal OperationsSection II.B.6.5 –Public Works Use and spraying of herbicides:Public Works use of fertilizers and herbicides is very limited. Fertilizer isapplied to City plants in prepared beds and is diluted with water and feddirectly to each plant. Herbicides are used very sparingly usually just inthe Downtown area and on grass/weeds growing through cracks in42
sidewalks and street gutter pans. A diluted mixture is sprayed directly oneach weed during dry weather conditions.All Public Works employees that spray herbicides are Virginia Statecertified.Schedule and Evaluation: No benchmark has been established yet but,effective next growing season we can track chemical usage for year-toyearcomparison.Responsible Party: The Landscaping supervisor.Necessary Documents: Virginia herbicide applicator certification andpurchase receipts for fertilizer and herbicide.Measurable goals: Compare year-to-year use and where there is a largediscrepancy of use among years, try to establish explanation and causesfor the increase in use.Items to be reported in the Annual Report: Copies of herbicidecertifications and report qualities of fertilizer and herbicide used in the Cityright-of-way.Modifications per required Admin Update: TSDMinimum Control Measure: Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping forMunicipal OperationsSection II.B.6.6 –Develop and implement an operation and maintenanceprogram consistent with the MS4 Program Plan that includes a trainingcomponent and has the ultimate goal of preventing or reducing pollutantrunoff from municipal operations.Training employees on storm water pollution prevention was arequirement of the last permit, and should be well established in the City’sMS4 Program. The annual report did not indicate that any training wasprovided during the reporting period. Please provide a description of thetraining materials the City obtained, personnel trained, and the dates oftraining.Public Works Response43
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