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===Fact sheets and guidance documents===
 
===Fact sheets and guidance documents===
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Fact sheets and guidance documents should provide background information and tips to inform your approach to implementing MCM 4 - Construction Site Stormwater Control.
 
*[https://www.epa.gov/npdes/national-menu-best-management-practices-bmps-stormwater#constr EPA MCM 4 guidance] - EPA's guidance and suggested BMPs to successfully control runoff from construction sites
 
*[https://www.epa.gov/npdes/national-menu-best-management-practices-bmps-stormwater#constr EPA MCM 4 guidance] - EPA's guidance and suggested BMPs to successfully control runoff from construction sites
 
*[https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-12/documents/cgp_small_lot_swppp_brochure-508_0.pdf EPA Stormwater Pollution Prevention for Small Construction Sites brochure] - EPA's guide to minimizing discharge from small residential construction sites
 
*[https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-12/documents/cgp_small_lot_swppp_brochure-508_0.pdf EPA Stormwater Pollution Prevention for Small Construction Sites brochure] - EPA's guide to minimizing discharge from small residential construction sites
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===Documentation and tracking templates===
 
===Documentation and tracking templates===
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Documentation and tracking templates are examples that local stormwater staff are currently using to meet the [[MS4 PART III.STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM (SWPPP)#4. Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control| MS4 General Permit requirements for MCM 4 - Construction Site Stormwater Control]].
 
*[[media:Enforcement Action Documentation Tracking.xlsx|Enforcement action documentation template]] - MPCA's template for documenting all enforcement actions used to compel compliance with your regulatory mechanisms
 
*[[media:Enforcement Action Documentation Tracking.xlsx|Enforcement action documentation template]] - MPCA's template for documenting all enforcement actions used to compel compliance with your regulatory mechanisms
 
*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Documentation_requirements_and_documents_to_retain_under_the_MS4_permit Documentation that MS4 staff should retain] - List of all the documentation requirements (what information to keep, how long to keep it, level of detail to keep, etc.) for compliance with the [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MS4_General_Permit MS4 General Permit]
 
*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=Documentation_requirements_and_documents_to_retain_under_the_MS4_permit Documentation that MS4 staff should retain] - List of all the documentation requirements (what information to keep, how long to keep it, level of detail to keep, etc.) for compliance with the [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MS4_General_Permit MS4 General Permit]
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===Checklists===
 
===Checklists===
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Below are methods that local stormwater staff are currently using to meet the site inspection and site plan review documentation [[MS4 PART III.STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM (SWPPP)#4. Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control| MS4 General Permit requirements for MCM 4 - Construction Site Stormwater Control]].
 
*[[media:SiteInspectionChecklist.xlsx|Construction site inspection checklist]] - MPCA's checklist that is consistent with the Construction Stormwater Permit requirements for erosion, sediment, and waste controls  
 
*[[media:SiteInspectionChecklist.xlsx|Construction site inspection checklist]] - MPCA's checklist that is consistent with the Construction Stormwater Permit requirements for erosion, sediment, and waste controls  
 
*[[media:Construction Site Inspection Checklist - Red Wing.pdf|Construction site inspection checklist]] - City of Red Wing's construction site inspection checklist
 
*[[media:Construction Site Inspection Checklist - Red Wing.pdf|Construction site inspection checklist]] - City of Red Wing's construction site inspection checklist
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===Example Procedures===
 
===Example Procedures===
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Example procedures are those that local stormwater staff are currently using to meet the [[MS4 PART III.STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM (SWPPP)#4. Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control| MS4 General Permit requirements for MCM 4 - Construction Site Stormwater Control]].
 
*[[media:Site Plan Review Procedure - Elk River.pdf|Site plan review procedure]] - City of Elk River's site plan review procedure
 
*[[media:Site Plan Review Procedure - Elk River.pdf|Site plan review procedure]] - City of Elk River's site plan review procedure
 
*[[media:Site plan review procedure - Cloquet.pdf|Site plan review procedure]] - City of Cloquet's site plan review procedure
 
*[[media:Site plan review procedure - Cloquet.pdf|Site plan review procedure]] - City of Cloquet's site plan review procedure
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===Model language===
 
===Model language===
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Fill in the blanks and adopt ordinance language that meets the regulatory mechanism requirements for [[MS4 PART III.STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM (SWPPP)#4. Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control| MS4 General Permit requirements for MCM 4 - Construction Site Stormwater Control]].
 
*[[media:Community assistance package.pdf|Minimal Impact Design Standards (MIDS) Community Assistance Package]] - MPCA's guidance and model ordinance language to implement low impact design within your community
 
*[[media:Community assistance package.pdf|Minimal Impact Design Standards (MIDS) Community Assistance Package]] - MPCA's guidance and model ordinance language to implement low impact design within your community
  
 
===Other===
 
===Other===
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Miscellaneous materials local stormwater staff are using.
 
*[[media:Environmental Good Housekeeping Reminder - Red Wing.pdf|Construction site good housekeeping reminder]] - City of Red Wing's tool to remind construction site owners/operators to maintain sites in compliance with their construction site stormwater runoff control regulatory mechanism
 
*[[media:Environmental Good Housekeeping Reminder - Red Wing.pdf|Construction site good housekeeping reminder]] - City of Red Wing's tool to remind construction site owners/operators to maintain sites in compliance with their construction site stormwater runoff control regulatory mechanism
 
*[[media:Environmental Good Housekeeping THANK YOU - Red Wing.pdf|Construction site good housekeeping acknowledgement]] - City of Red Wing's  tool to acknowledge and appreciate sites that are in compliance with their construction site stormwater runoff control regulatory mechanism
 
*[[media:Environmental Good Housekeeping THANK YOU - Red Wing.pdf|Construction site good housekeeping acknowledgement]] - City of Red Wing's  tool to acknowledge and appreciate sites that are in compliance with their construction site stormwater runoff control regulatory mechanism

Revision as of 15:57, 13 February 2018

Construction site adjacent to water body

Introduction

Controlling sediment and other pollutants from construction sites is crucial to an effective stormwater management program. Minimum Control Measure (MCM) 4 of the MS4 General Permit requires permittees to have and enforce a construction site stormwater runoff control program to reduce the impacts of land disturbing activities to stormwater.

MS4 General Permit requirements for MCM 4

The construction site stormwater runoff control program must include:

  • A regulatory mechanism that establishes erosion, sediment, and waste controls as stringent as the Construction Stormwater permit requirements for construction sites.
  • A site plan review procedure for conducting site plan reviews to ensure compliance with the construction stormwater runoff control regulatory mechanism.
  • Written procedures for the receipt and consideration of reports of noncomplaince at construction sites received from the public.
  • Construction site inspection procedures for inspecting public and private construction sites. The procedures should include: procedures for identifying and prioritizing sites for inspections, the frequency of site inspections, the name or title of the person responsible for inspections, and a checklist or other written means to document site inspections.
  • Enforcement response procedures to compel compliance with the construction stormwater runoff control regulatory mechanism.
  • Documentation as described here.

Resources

Click on the blue links above in the "MS4 General Permit requirements" section to get more information and resources specific to those permit requirements. In addition, all resources related to MCM 4 are below.

Fact sheets and guidance documents

Fact sheets and guidance documents should provide background information and tips to inform your approach to implementing MCM 4 - Construction Site Stormwater Control.

Documentation and tracking templates

Documentation and tracking templates are examples that local stormwater staff are currently using to meet the MS4 General Permit requirements for MCM 4 - Construction Site Stormwater Control.

Checklists

Below are methods that local stormwater staff are currently using to meet the site inspection and site plan review documentation MS4 General Permit requirements for MCM 4 - Construction Site Stormwater Control.

Example Procedures

Example procedures are those that local stormwater staff are currently using to meet the MS4 General Permit requirements for MCM 4 - Construction Site Stormwater Control.

Model language

Fill in the blanks and adopt ordinance language that meets the regulatory mechanism requirements for MS4 General Permit requirements for MCM 4 - Construction Site Stormwater Control.

Other

Miscellaneous materials local stormwater staff are using.