New permit requirements and related guidance materials
Minimum Control Measure (MCM) 1 - Public education and outreach | |
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Permit item | Guidance materials |
Permit item 16.3: During the permit term, the permittee must distribute educational materials or equivalent outreach focused on at least two (2) specifically selected stormwater-related issues of high priority to the permittee (e.g., specific TMDL reduction targets, changing local business practices, promoting adoption of residential BMPs, lake improvements through lake associations, household chemicals, yard waste, etc.). The topics must be different from those described in items 16.4 through 16.6. [Minn. R. 7090] | Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) toolkit- MCM 1 |
DDL: MCM 1 Public Education and Outreach | |
Clean Water MN | |
MS4 Toolkit - planting for clean water | |
Permit item 16.4: At least once each calendar year, the permittee must distribute educational materials or equivalent outreach focused on illicit discharge recognition and reporting illicit discharges to the permittee. [Minn. R. 7090] | Materials are being created. This includes a video and newsletter articles. |
Permit item 16.5: For cities and townships, at least once each calendar year, the permittee must distribute educational materials or equivalent outreach to residents, businesses, commercial facilities, and institutions, focused on the following:
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MPCA chloride resources |
MS4 Toolkit - Winter salt use | |
Permit item 16.6: For cities and townships, at least once each calendar year, the permittee must distribute educational materials or equivalent outreach focused on pet waste. The educational materials or equivalent outreach must include information on the following:
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Materials are being created. This includes newsletter articles, a flyer, and a photo library. |
This is no poop fairy - Duluth video | |
Permit item 16.8: The permittee must document the following information:
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DDL- MCM 1 Public Education and Outreach – see documentation section |
Minimum Control Measure (MCM) 2 - Public participation and involvement | |
Permit item 17.6: Each calendar year, the permittee must provide a minimum of one (1) public involvement activity that includes a pollution prevention or water quality theme (e.g., rain barrel distribution event, rain garden workshop, cleanup event, storm drain stenciling, volunteer water quality monitoring, adopt a storm drain program, household hazardous waste collection day, etc.). [Minn. R. 7090] | DDL - MCM 2 Public Participation/Involvement |
Permit item 17.7: The permittee must document the following information:
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DDL -MCM 1 Public Education and Outreach – see documentation section |
for part e: Documentation of public education activities held |