Industrial stormwater program

Industrial Stormwater Permit Information

Stormwater program for industrial activity webpage

2017-2018 seasonal information: Be sure to clean up any excess salt and sand you spread at your facility during the winter. Salt is effective only when the temperature is above 15 degrees; use sand for traction during cold weather events. Check out MPCA’s “Winter parking lot and sidewalk maintenance manual” for more info.

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

• 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.