Summit County Joint National Pollution Discharge Storm Water Permit Elimination System (NPDES) Program Phase II - Summit County, Ohio • Two General Permits to satisfy Summit County PIPE Group –Ohio MS4 –MS4s in a rapidly developing (Yellow Creek) Watershed (3 townships, one village) Summit County Joint Storm PIPE Formation Water Permit • 2000-2002 Informational Meetings • 26 Co-Permittees including: – County Engineer (County-wide Storm – Summit County Water Management) – Metro Parks serving Summit County (were – Summit SWCD not required but joined voluntarily) – 24 communities out of 31 total – Summit County General Health communities District (New On-site Sewage – Summit County General Health District Disposal Regulations) also participates Joint Stormwater Permit Recent Converts • Public Education • Five communities joined the PIPE group • Public Involvement after the first year after trying to work • Illicit Discharge independently with the education • Construction Site Plan portion of Phase II Review, Inspection and Enforcement • Post Construction Water Quality • Good Housekeeping 1
County Agencies Provide the Technical Currently Assistance and Support to the Local Communities • Currently 29 Communities (all but 2) NPDES Phase II Team participate in the PIPE Education Program – minimum control measures one and two. • Summit County Engineer • Peninsula is exempt due to population size • Summit SWCD but still attends and participates on a voluntary basis • Metro Parks Serving Summit County • Fairlawn does their own education program • Summit County General Health District with the assistance of a consultant Education Component Mechanism - Memorandum of Agreement • Fee established for those • MOU’s were developed or updated communities wishing to participate in the education program with the between the communities and the Summit SWCD Summit SWCD – Cities and Villages - $1,000 flat rate plus – Many were already in place and were $.02 per capita updated to reflect Phase II – Townships (9) - $10,000.00 increase – Covered Plan review and Site Inspection (2003) to Summit SWCD’s budget from – Post Construction Summit County – Education Component • These fees are currently matchable by the state 10 Objectives Public Involvement Public Education • Community • Teacher/Student Service/Volunteer Education and Opportunities • Mass Media Public Outreach • Community • Programs for Target Awareness Audiences • Community Events • Trade Workshops • County-Wide Events • Monthly PIPE • Partnerships Meetings 2
Benefits of a Joint Permit Stages of Implementation • Sharing of Resources (equipment, displays, educational models, monitoring kits) • Community fees are more reasonable 1. Why do we have to do this thing!!!! And by the way, who is gonna pay for • Materials are more reasonable when ordered in quantities(storm drain markers, scout it???? patches) 2. OK – I’m only gonna do what I have to • Consistency - The same message is spread do to get this thing done. throughout the county as well as the same or 3. This isn’t so bad….Look what we’ve similar regulations done…. • Workload is spread out (great for smaller communities with tight budgets and little or no 4. Stand back…we’re on a roll…Don’t staff)- example….Builder’s Workshop stop us now!!!!! • Sharing of Information and Spirit of Cooperation Creating Raingardens around the County Community Service Opportunities – Stream clean-ups – Stream bank restoration – Watershed Scout Patch – Storm Drain Marking – Stream Monitoring – Raingarden Demos Community Awareness of Partnerships Multiple Communities Storm Water Issues bring a wide-range of partners • Tinker’s Creek Watershed Partners • Specific • Western Reserve Land Community Conservancy Sponsored events • NEO PIPE that target clean • Yellow Creek Coalition • Metro Parks Serving storm water Summit County • Cable Channel 9 • Extension Service • Cuyahoga Valley NP 3
County Wide Events Workshops for Trade Professionals and Adult Residents • Water Quality Photo Contest • Website • County-Wide Programs – Stream Restoration – Erosion and Sediment Control Field Day – Watershed Festivals – River Day • Fair Low Impact Development Tour • Surveys Media – Same Message Teacher/Student Education over a Broader Audience • Teacher Workshops • News Releases • School Talks • Posters • Youth Groups • Video Clips • Brochures • Home School • Cable TV Groups • Radio • Billboards • Community Websites • Community Newsletters Empowering the PIPE Workshops • Raising the awareness of those that are implementing the programs in their own communities and giving them the tools to educate others – ORAM Training – Erosion and sediment control training, E&S Field Day (future CPESC training) – QHHEI Training – Construction site inspections – Stream Monitoring/Bioassesment Training – Invasive Plant Identification – Green Energy – BizMat Hazardous waste management – Good House Keeping – Pervious Pavement/Filtrex and other Products – LID Tour and Workshop 4
What’s Next? Refine our program Review water quality issues and concerns Focus on the most critical Target Themes and Programs to address these issues Questions? 5
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