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*[https://youtu.be/6eD29UBINqE Parks Maintenance and Stormwater Protection employee training video] - Training video on how to perform park maintenance activities, such as lawn mowing, and leaf management, fertilizer use, erosion control, and watering practices, to minimize impacts to stormwater. | *[https://youtu.be/6eD29UBINqE Parks Maintenance and Stormwater Protection employee training video] - Training video on how to perform park maintenance activities, such as lawn mowing, and leaf management, fertilizer use, erosion control, and watering practices, to minimize impacts to stormwater. | ||
*[https://youtu.be/SM9sI9wQgz0 Rain Garden Care employee training video]- Training video on how to properly care for rain gardens or bioinfiltration systems to maximize their effectiveness and minimize impacts to stormwater. | *[https://youtu.be/SM9sI9wQgz0 Rain Garden Care employee training video]- Training video on how to properly care for rain gardens or bioinfiltration systems to maximize their effectiveness and minimize impacts to stormwater. | ||
− | *[[media:Employee Training - Columbia Heights.pdf| | + | *[[media:Employee Training - Columbia Heights.pdf|Good Housekeeping Employee Training Example]] - The City of Columbia Heights' employee training presentation |
− | *[https://prezi.com/-e3kqcpedn07/city-of-owatonna-ms4-employee-training-idde/ | + | *[https://prezi.com/-e3kqcpedn07/city-of-owatonna-ms4-employee-training-idde/ Annual MS4 Employee Training Example] - City of Owatonna's employee training presentation |
===Documentation and tracking templates=== | ===Documentation and tracking templates=== |
It is generally easier and less expensive to prevent pollution at the source than restore a surface waters once they're polluted. Permitted municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) communities are the first line of defense for many pollutants entering storm sewer systems within their jurisdiction, such as
Minimum Control Measure (MCM) 6 in the MS4 General Permit requires permittees to maintain a operations and maintenance program to prevent or reduce pollutant discharges from municipally owned or operated properties. The program must include:
Click on the blue links above in the "Requirements" section to get more information and resources specific to those permit requirements. In addition, all resources related to MCM 6 are below.