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This table is a resource for guidance and outreach related to the new permit requirements. The permit requirements listed below may only be partially new. In this case the part of the permit item that is new will be indicated with '''''bold italic text'''''. If there is no bold italic text, then the whole permit item is new.
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This table is a resource for guidance and outreach related to the new permit requirements. The permit requirements (items) listed below may only be partially new. In this case, the part of the permit item that is new will be indicated with '''''bold italic text'''''. If there is no bold italic text, then the whole permit item is new.
  
 
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New permit requirements and related guidance materials
This table is a resource for guidance and outreach related to the new permit requirements. The permit requirements (items) listed below may only be partially new. In this case, the part of the permit item that is new will be indicated with bold italic text. If there is no bold italic text, then the whole permit item is new.

Minimum Control Measure (MCM) 1 - Public education and outreach
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:
  • a. impacts of deicing salt use on receiving waters;
  • b. methods to reduce deicing salt use; and
  • c. proper storage of salt or other deicing materials. [Minn. R. 7090]
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:
  • a. impacts of pet waste on receiving waters;
  • b. proper management of pet waste; and
  • c. any existing permittee regulatory mechanism(s) for pet waste. [Minn. R. 7090]
Materials are being created. This includes newsletter articles, a flyer, and a photo library.
There is no poop fairy - video
Permit item 16.8: The permittee must document the following information:
  • a. a description of all specific stormwater-related issues identified by the permittee in item 16.3;
  • b. all information required under the permittee’s education and outreach plan in item 16.7;
  • c. activities held, including dates, to reach each target audience;
  • d. quantities and descriptions of educational materials distributed, including dates distributed; and
  • e. estimated audience (e.g., number of participants, viewers, readers, listeners, etc.) for each completed education and outreach activity. [Minn. R. 7090]
DDL: MCM 1 Public Education and Outreach – see documentation section
Minimum Control Measure (MCM) 2 - Public participation/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:
  • a. all relevant written input submitted by persons regarding the SWPPP;
  • b. all responses from the permittee to written input received regarding the SWPPP, including any modifications made to the SWPPP as a result of the written input received;
  • c. date(s), location(s), and estimated number of participants at events held for purposes of compliance with item 17.3;
  • d. notices provided to the public of any events scheduled to meet item 17.3, including any electronic correspondence (e.g., website, e-mail distribution lists, notices, etc.); and
  • e. date(s), location(s), description of activities, and estimated number of participants at events held for the purpose of compliance with item 17.6. [Minn. R. 7090]
DDL: MCM 1 Public Education and Outreach – see documentation section
Example Excel spreadsheet of documentation of public activities held (City of Fairbault)
Minimum Control Measure (MCM) 3 - Illicit discharge detection and elimination