ISW Digital Document Library
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About the Digital Document Library
Welcome to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's (MPCA) industrial stormwater (ISW) Digital Document Library (DDL). The ISW DDL is a space for staff of industrial facilities to share example documents that are being used to implement best management practices (BMPs) or protect stormwater from pollutants. All documents in the ISW are free for anyone to use. Just download a document you're interested in, tailor it to your facility, and begin improving water quality at your facility. In the ISW DDL, you'll find inspection and checklists and forms, site plan review checklists, documentation tracking mechanisms, standard operating procedures, and many more useful materials to help you implement your stormwater management program.
We believe that having example documents will reduce the resources (staff time, financial, etc.) required to implement effective stormwater programs
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- Applicablity - Industrial facilities need to determine if they need industrial stormwater permit coverage. Any facility that is engaged in a Narrative Activity or a Primary SIC Code, as listed within Appendix D of the Multi-Sector General Permit, or within the table below, needs to apply for permit coverage or certify for No Exposure.
- Training - Employee training should be a major component of any SWPPP. Employee training is also an integral part of other control measures. In order for the SWPPP to be effective, employees should be informed about stormwater treatment and control measures at the facility. They should understand their role in stormwater pollution prevention at the facility. Employee training for stormwater issues may be done in conjunction with other training programs.
- Control measures - Identifying stormwater management practices (also known as Best Management Practices or BMPs) that you will install at your facility is a SWPPP requirement. It may happen that you will want to choose different BMPs, once you start installing or implementing them. That’s okay! Just be sure to update your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. Information on installing BMPs depends on which BMPs you choose.
- Stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) - The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) is your plan and guide to understanding and managing stormwater runoff. This page will tell you what needs to be in your SWPPP and to help you find resources/ideas to meet those requirements.
- Sampling requirements -Within the 2015-2020 general permit, sampling begins quarterly July 1, 2015, for a minimum of a four quarters. Permittees are required to sample quarterly until results from four separate quarters average below the permit benchmark value(s).
- Miscellaneous - This section will provide tips and suggestions to common problems, violations and facility-specific challenges.
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- CATEGORY 1
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Acknowledgements
We'd like to thank those who have submitted materials to the library, including:
- CONTRIBUTORS
If you have documents that you would like to submit to the Digital Document Library, please contact Melissa Wenzel at Melissa.Wenzel@state.mn.us.