Construction Storm Water Construction Storm Water Workshop Workshop 2009 2009 2009 2009
California Regional W ater Quality California Regional W ater Quality Control Board Control Board Control Board Control Board Central Valley Region, Sacram ento Central Valley Region, Sacram ento Office Office Storm W ater Construction Com pliance Storm W ater Construction Com pliance and Enforcem ent Unit: and Enforcem ent Unit: Prim ary Coverage Areas Prim ary Coverage Areas San Joaquin Solano Yolo Contra Costa San Joaquin Solano Yolo Contra Costa San Joaquin, Solano, Yolo, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, Solano, Yolo, Contra Costa, Lake Lake Robert Ditto Robert Ditto ( 9 1 6 ) 4 6 4 ( 9 1 6 ) 4 6 4 - -4 8 4 1 4 8 4 1 rditto@w aterboards.ca.gov rditto@w aterboards.ca.gov
What are the Storm Water Laws What are the Storm Water Laws Aff Affecting Construction? Affecting Construction? Aff ti ti C C t t ti ti ? ? Federal Government Federal Government State and Regional Government State and Regional Government City/ County Regulations City/ County Regulations Contractor Contractor
CALIFORNIA REGIONAL CALIFORNIA REGIONAL CALIFORNIA REGIONAL CALIFORNIA REGIONAL WATER BOARD WATER BOARD PROGRESSIVE PROGRESSIVE ENFORCEMENT TOOLS ENFORCEMENT TOOLS
The Regional Board has a number of ways it can respond to stormwater violations d i l i Informal Informal Informal Informal Enforcement Enforcement � Verbal Warning Verbal Warning � Staff Enforcement Staff Enforcement Letter Letter � Notice of Violation Notice of Violation
Formal Formal Enforcement Enforcement � Cleanup and Abatement Order Cleanup and Abatement Order � Administrative Civil Liability (ACL) Administrative Civil Liability (ACL) � Joint enforcement with Department of Joint enforcement with Department of p Fish and Game and U.S. EPA Fish and Game and U.S. EPA � Referral to District Attorney, Referral to District Attorney, y, y, Environmental Circuit Prosecutor, or Environmental Circuit Prosecutor, or Attorney General Attorney General
State Administrative Penalties State Administrative Penalties State Administrative Penalties State Administrative Penalties Maximum Penalties are $10,000 Maximum Penalties are $10,000 per day plus $10/ gallon of per day plus $10/ gallon of per day, plus $10/ gallon of per day, plus $10/ gallon of sediment sediment- - laden or polluted water laden or polluted water d discharged for each violation d discharged for each violation a g d o a g d o a a o a o o a o Minim um Am ount is the Minim um Am ount is the Minim um Am ount is the Minim um Am ount is the econom ic savings of the Violation econom ic savings of the Violation
REGION 5 REGION 5 RECENT STORM WATER RECENT STORM WATER ACLS/ ENFORCEMENT ACLS/ ENFORCEMENT DISCHARGER DISCHARGER ACL ACL COUNTY COUNTY Seeno Construction $3,000,000 Contra Costa French Bar Bluffs $1,100,000 Stanislaus PL Roseville (West Park) PL R ill (W t P k) $700 000 $700,000 Pl Placer Roseville Fiddment LLC $600,000 Placer Grizzley Ranch $ 575,000 Plumas Natchionni & Knighten N t hi i & K i ht $ 315,000 $ 315 000 Shasta Sh t SRSCD $250,000 Sacramento RW Hertel $200,000 Stanislaus CRV Enterprises Inc. CRV E t i I $225 000 $225,000 C l Calaveras Tehama Market Assoc. $250,000 Tehama Lakemont Homes ( joint agreement) $175,000 El Dorado Freeport Regional Water Auth Freeport Regional Water Auth $100,000 Sacramento $100 000 Sacramento Ochoa & Shehan $80,000 Shasta Lemke Construction $25,000 Calaveras Thunder Mountain Lodge Thunder Mountain Lodge $10 000 $10,000 Amador Amador EPIK Homes $10,000 Shasta EBMUD/FRWA $212,000 Sac/San Joaquin
RWQCB Expectations Construction Projects – Minimize Water Quality Impacts From Land Development Quality Impacts From Land Development • All Construction Sites > 1 acres • Must Have An NPDES Permit: NOI • SWPPP (Living Document, Dynamic and Defensible); Defensible); • Implementation of Effective Pollution Prevention BMPs • Monitor the site M it th it
Top Problem s Top Problem s Top Problem s Top Problem s Observed Observed On Construction Sites On Construction Sites
What is a “Best Management What is a “Best Management Practice” (BMP)? Practice” (BMP)? Practice” (BMP)? Practice” (BMP)? An accounting method to budget An accounting method to budget a) a) household expenses household expenses p A program, technology, process, A program, technology, process, b) b) operating method, measure or operating method measure or operating method, measure or operating method measure or device that controls, prevents, device that controls, prevents, removes or reduces pollution removes or reduces pollution removes or reduces pollution removes or reduces pollution A management technique used to A management technique used to c) c) extract the most work from extract the most work from extract the most work from extract the most work from employees for the least pay employees for the least pay
L L Lack of an Effective Combination of Lack of an Effective Combination of k k f f Eff Eff ti ti C C bi bi ti ti f f Erosion and Sediment Control BMPs Erosion and Sediment Control BMPs
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