Industrial stormwater program

Industrial Stormwater Permit Information

Stormwater program for industrial activity webpage

Industrial Stormwater Digital Document Library Digital Document Library

**NEW!** The Industrial Stormwater Digital Document Library provides guidance to help industrial stormwater facility staff meet the requirements of the industrial stormwater permit and assist with overall stormwater management. In addition to general guidance documents, the Digital Document Library has example documents that stormwater staff are using to manage their stormwater discharges. Common examples of documents in the library include:

• inspection and checklists and forms,
• site plan review checklists,
• guidance documents & resources
• standard operating procedures.

All documents in the Digital Document Library are available for all site users to download and use. MPCA staff will review all materials to ensure their compliance with the industrial stormwater prior to posting in the Digital Document Library.

Industrial Stormwater Permit Information Access: Use this database to find detailed facility information about industrial stormwater facilities, including basic compliance information.

• Step 1: Applicability — do you need a permit?
  • Is My Facility Required to Obtain the Industrial Stormwater General Permit?
  • Municipally-owned and operated industrial activities
• Step 2: Consider certifying for No Exposure
• Step 3: Assess for pollutants, sources of contaminated stormwater
• Step 4: Create SWPPP, choose BMPs
• Step 5: Gather application materials before applying
• Step 6: Apply, modify, or terminate permit coverage/No Exposure certification
• Step 7: Follow applicable permit/sector-specific requirements
• Step 8: Annual requirements - employee training, reports and monthly inspections
• Step 9: Sampling
  • Industrial Stormwater 2015 – 2020 Permit benchmark monitoring requirements
  • Industrial Stormwater 2015 – 2020 Permit effluent monitoring requirements
• Step 10: Submitting sample results

Industrial Stormwater e-Newsletters

March 2018

• 2020 permit reissuance: dates and updates
• New industrial stormwater workshop!
• New staff to the industrial stormwater program:
• From the manager’s desk: what does 25 years of collaboration and cooperation look like?
• Sampling requirements: are you finished with monitoring?
• Annual Report deadline reminder

January 2018

• 2017 annual reports are available!
• Register now for an upcoming industrial stormwater training workshop
• Maximizing stormwater BMPs for phosphorus removal webinar

October 2017

• Industrial stormwater training opportunity!
• New facility contacts? Let us know!
• Stormwater improvements: Success stories wanted

September 2017

• Featured article: How's the water?
• Breweries and distilleries: Do you need permit coverage?
• Hennepin County hazardous waste inspectors helping businesses, Minnesota’s waters
• MPCA permit file reviews: A compliance check
• Tips and tricks to manage winter salt storage and save money

June 2017

• Mark your calendars for the next industrial stormwater training session!
• Overdue sampling forms: Lessons learned for permittees
• Sampling form communication, tools
• U of M’s Erosion and Stormwater Management Certification Program is now on Facebook and Twitter!
• Monthly visual inspection: Tips for rain event inspections
• We want to hear from you!

Other helpful information:

• Industrial stormwater: Apply for the 2015-2020 general permit
• Industrial stormwater: Individual NPDES/SDS wastewater permits compliance and guidance
• Industrial stormwater: Permit development and program history

Technical guidance and information

• Stormwater infiltration at permitted industrial stormwater facilities
• Using the Minnesota Stormwater Manual and MIDS Calculator to help meet industrial stormwater permit requirements

Fact sheets

• Industrial Stormwater - Sector A: Timber products
• Industrial Stormwater - Sector C: chemical and allied products manufacturing
• Industrial Stormwater - Sector M: Automotive salvage yards
• Industrial Stormwater - Sector N: Scrap and waste recycling facilities
• Industrial Stormwater - Sector P: Land transportation and warehousing
• Industrial Stormwater - Sector Y: Rubber products, plastic products and miscellaneous products manufacturing
• Industrial Stormwater - Sector AA: Fabricated metal products

Program contact information:

• Email: iswprogram.pca@state.mn.us
• Call the stormwater hotline: 651-757-2119 or 800-657-3804 (non-metro only)
• Engineering questions Brian Schweiss, 651-757-2709
• Fees contact: fees.pca@state.mn.us
• Contact program staff: David Bodovinitz, 507-206-2654, Melissa Wenzel, 651-757-2816, Mary West, 651-757-2818
• Report a facility with compliance problems by using the Online Citizen Complaint form.