In order to operate an effective Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP), there are six different Minimum Control Measures (MCMs) that must be incorporated into the SWPPP.
MCM 1 Public Education and Outreach
- Public education outreach materials, public education implementation plan, examples of how to document outreach activities, and examples of outreach materials.
MCM 2 Public Participation/Involvement
- Examples of how to document events held to give the public a voice in their local SWPPP.
MCM 3 Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
- Regulatory mechanism to prohibit illicit discharges, illicit discharge recognition training, procedures for investigating, locating, and eliminating the source of illicit discharges, and spill response procedures.
MCM 4 Construction Site Stormwater Control
- Site plan review procedures & items to evaluate, construction site inspection procedures and inspection checklists, and documentation of site plan reviews.
MCM 5 Post-Construction Stormwater Management
- Legal mechanisms for long-term maintenance of structural stormwater best management practices (BMPs), site plan review checklists.
MCM 6 Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping
- Facilities inventory examples; procedures for determining pond effectiveness of treating total suspended solids (TSS) and total phosphorus (TP); inspection checklists for documenting structural stormwater BMPs, stormwater management ponds, outfalls, stockpiles, and storage and material handling areas; employee training commensurate with the employee's job responsibilities.