Identifying and Visiting Small Businesses for Water Pollution Prevention Presented by: Richard Hoiland - City of Vancouver, WA NAHMMA Conference – Tacoma.
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Identifying and Visiting Small Businesses Identifying and Visiting Small Businesses for Water Pollution Preventionfor Water Pollution Prevention
Presented by: Richard Hoiland - City of Vancouver, WA Presented by: Richard Hoiland - City of Vancouver, WA
NAHMMA Conference – Tacoma 2005NAHMMA Conference – Tacoma 2005
What have been the problems?What have been the problems?
Contaminated surface Contaminated surface and groundwater.and groundwater.
Impacts to community Impacts to community health, welfare and health, welfare and quality of life. quality of life.
Millions of $$$ spent to Millions of $$$ spent to cleanup sites.cleanup sites.
How are contaminants How are contaminants getting into the environment?getting into the environment?
Illicit BehaviorIllicit Behavior Un-permitted DischargeUn-permitted Discharge Dumping Dumping AbandonmentAbandonment
Accidental ReleasesAccidental Releases Poor Design or Poor Design or
Construction Construction LeaksLeaks Operator Error Operator Error
Roots of the Clean Water Act Roots of the Clean Water Act Cuyahoga River, Ohio: 1900, 1950, TodayCuyahoga River, Ohio: 1900, 1950, Today
“Burn on, big river”
Regulatory ProgramsRegulatory Programs
Industrial Pretreatment (Vancouver delegated in 1987)Industrial Pretreatment (Vancouver delegated in 1987) SSanitary sewer -anitary sewer - industrial dischargesindustrial discharges
Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know ActEmergency Planning and Community Right to Know ActHazardous/toxic materialsHazardous/toxic materials - - EPCRA Tier IIEPCRA Tier II facilitiesfacilities
NPDES Phase I and II PermitsNPDES Phase I and II Permits Surface water/StormwaterSurface water/Stormwater - - minimum control measuresminimum control measures
Water Resources Protection Ordinance (2003)Water Resources Protection Ordinance (2003) Groundwater, stormwater, rivers, lakes and streamsGroundwater, stormwater, rivers, lakes and streams
Industrial Pretreatment Industrial Pretreatment 40 CFR 403: An Industrial User 40 CFR 403: An Industrial User may NOT discharge pollutants may NOT discharge pollutants
to Sanitary whichto Sanitary which
Cause an upset inCause an upset in the Treatment Plant the Treatment Plant or pass throughor pass through
Vancouver, WA
Somewhere, USA
Louisville, KYLouisville, KYFebruary 1981February 1981
Cause structural damage or Cause structural damage or create a fire or explosioncreate a fire or explosion
Water Resources Protection OrdinanceWater Resources Protection Ordinance
Maintain stormwater systemsMaintain stormwater systems Manage hazardous materialsManage hazardous materials
Classify operations Classify operations Class I = Moderate Risk Class I = Moderate Risk Class II = Higher RiskClass II = Higher Risk
Structural BMP’s, Spill PlansStructural BMP’s, Spill Plans
Wellhead protections Wellhead protections
Water Resources Protection Ordinance ‘03Water Resources Protection Ordinance ‘03
Public Opinion Survey Question: “In your opinion, should the Public Opinion Survey Question: “In your opinion, should the City of Vancouver reduce, maintain, or increase their City of Vancouver reduce, maintain, or increase their involvement in environmental affairs and enforcement?”involvement in environmental affairs and enforcement?”
Maintain
32%
Increase
51%
Don't know
11%
Reduce
6%
Water Resources Protection Inspections Water Resources Protection Inspections
Total Number of Inspections and Complaints = 190Anticipated Number of Classified Businesses = 250-300
Significant Action Items Significant Action Items for Classified for Classified Facilities Facilities
As of As of
June 2005June 2005
Improve Secondary ContainmentImprove Secondary Containment 88
Prepare Spill Response PlanPrepare Spill Response Plan 1818
Plug Floor Drains, Seal FloorsPlug Floor Drains, Seal Floors 1515
Inspection Program Inspection Program Handling Misinformation Handling Misinformation
MATERIAL SAFETY DATAMATERIAL SAFETY DATA
DATE: JAN 95DATE: JAN 95SECTION I - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATIONSECTION I - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
TRADE NAME:TRADE NAME: BEE BOPPER BEE BOPPERSECTION II - MATERIAL ANALYSISSECTION II - MATERIAL ANALYSIS
COMPONENT OR MATERIAL % OF MIXTURE CAS# TLVCOMPONENT OR MATERIAL % OF MIXTURE CAS# TLVCHEMICAL NAMECHEMICAL NAME 1.1.1 TRICHLOROETHANE 85.025 71-55-6 1.1.1 TRICHLOROETHANE 85.025 71-55-6 350PPM350PPM
SECTION VII - SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURESSECTION VII - SPILL OR LEAK PROCEDURES STEPS TO BE TAKEN IF MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLEDSTEPS TO BE TAKEN IF MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED: : NEUTRALIZE CHEMICAL. SOAK UP WITH ABSORBENT MATERIALNEUTRALIZE CHEMICAL. SOAK UP WITH ABSORBENT MATERIAL
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD:WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD: BURY IN A PLACE WHICH WILL NOT BURY IN A PLACE WHICH WILL NOT REACH POTABLE OR FISH BEARING WATER.REACH POTABLE OR FISH BEARING WATER.
““Working with employees of the City of Vancouver, Piesch (Ecology) tracked Working with employees of the City of Vancouver, Piesch (Ecology) tracked the spill through stormwater drains to Dabney's Wheel Alignment”the spill through stormwater drains to Dabney's Wheel Alignment”
from from The ColumbianThe Columbian, 1/28/05, 1/28/05
Conclusions Conclusions For better community water protectionFor better community water protection
Gain regulatory authority Gain regulatory authority
Initiate onsite inspectionsInitiate onsite inspections
Create a databaseCreate a database
Provide GIS displays Provide GIS displays
Vancouver’s Water Resources Protection program, Vancouver’s Water Resources Protection program, database, and GIS Site Atlas were made possible by a database, and GIS Site Atlas were made possible by a
Centennial Clean Water Grant from the WA Dept. of Ecology.Centennial Clean Water Grant from the WA Dept. of Ecology.
Special Wellhead Protection AreasSpecial Wellhead Protection Areas
No New Bulk Oil/ No New Bulk Oil/ Fuel OperationsFuel Operations
No New Class II No New Class II OperationsOperations
No New Septic or No New Septic or Infiltration SystemsInfiltration Systems
Inspection Program Inspection Program WRPO Fills a Regulatory GapWRPO Fills a Regulatory Gap
Above Ground Storage Tanks Above Ground Storage Tanks
Not Underground Storage Tanks (UST’s) Not Underground Storage Tanks (UST’s) Not “Hazardous Waste” Not “Hazardous Waste”
Stormwater - Stormwater - NPDES Phase II PermitNPDES Phase II PermitMinimum Control MeasuresMinimum Control Measures
Illicit Discharge Detection & EliminationIllicit Discharge Detection & EliminationDevelop a plan to detect, address, and effectively Develop a plan to detect, address, and effectively prohibit, through ordinance, non-stormwater prohibit, through ordinance, non-stormwater discharges into your storm sewer systemdischarges into your storm sewer system
Other Control Measures:Other Control Measures:Public Education And OutreachPublic Education And OutreachPublic Involvement/ParticipationPublic Involvement/ParticipationConstruction Site Runoff ControlConstruction Site Runoff ControlPost-construction Stormwater ManagementPost-construction Stormwater ManagementPollution Prevention Good HousekeepingPollution Prevention Good Housekeeping
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