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ENV Conference September 14, 2017
TXDOTMS4 PROGRAMAdrienne Boer, CFM, CPESC, PMP
Program Manager
Operations Compliance
TxDOT Environmental Affairs
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TxDOT MS4 Program
What should MS4 Coordinators be doing right now?
What should ENV be doing right now?
What is ENV doing (^^hopefully that ^^) right now?
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TxDOT Statewide Permit
Statewide Permit = MS4 regulated area, not all roads in the state
Streamlined 34 permits into 1 statewide permit
Simplifies reporting (1 report per year vs. 34)
Standardizes statewide SWMP specific to TxDOT operations
Focuses where TxDOT has authority and influence
– No ordinance development capability
– Limited legal authority, only within ROW
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How is Statewide Permit different?
Modeled after Phase II Permit
– Includes requirements from Phase I permits
– Anti-backsliding
– Includes new Phase II areas from 2010 census
Focus on programmatic enhancements for IDDE
Facility inspections
Mapping permanent controls
Enhanced TMDL requirements
Enhanced training requirements
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Highlighting what we have we learned
3rd Party outfalls
– Coordinating with adjacent MS4s is key
Investigating and monitoring 3rd party outfalls will provide greater water
quality improvements and measures of SWMP effectiveness
20 years of Phase I characterization monitoring has met the objective
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Annual Reporting
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Annual Reporting
One Annual Report for statewide permit
Completed at district level for district’s activities
Completed by ENV for statewide activities
– Ex. Compass data, DMWT, mapping, etc.
Roll-up of district activities into overall statewide program
.xls spreadsheet format
– Ease of use, no special software
Distribution of activities to TCEQ Regions
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What are we Required to Report?
5 MCMs
– Public Education/Outreach, IDDE, Construction, Post-Construction, Good
Housekeeping
See Table *.1 in SWMP
Note “Responsible Staff” column
– Indicates who is the lead on the annual reporting
– Indicates if ENV and District need to coordinate reporting
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First Annual Report
December 1, 2016 – August 31, 2017
AND
Activities completed on old permits that are not yet reported
– Just report activities.
– Keep it simple. No narrative reports
Activities on Old Permit =
– Phase II permits = August 13, 2016 – November 30, 2016
– Phase I permits = time frame varies (see following)
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First Annual Report
Permit requirement language:
– “The first annual report must include interim months between last
reporting periods of expired permits to the permit effective date of this
permit.”
– “The permittee shall submit a concise statewide annual report…”
If you have already reported the activity on an annual report, there is no
need to report it again.
There is no need for a narrative report. Just the facts/data
Will be an attachment to the Statewide Annual Report
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Phase I Permit Activities Not Yet Reported
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Phase I Permit Activities to report on Annual Report
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Abilene – January 2016
Austin – July 2016
Amarillo – October 2016
Arlington – October 2016
Beaumont – September 2016
Corpus Christi – November 2016
Dallas – September 2016
El Paso – February 2016
Fort Worth – August 2016
Houston – August 2016
Laredo – September 2016
Lubbock – June 2016
Pasadena – September 2016
San Antonio – October 2016
Waco – August 2016
**Check your permit’s
reporting period for
specifics**
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Annual Report Template
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Annual Report Template
Division-level:
– GIS
• Outfall mapping, IDDE
– Maintenance
• Mowing, illegal dumping, Adopt-a-Highway, vegetation control
– Public Information Office
• Don’t Mess with Texas, public outreach
District-level:
– Fill-in-the-blank preformatted templates specific to a point of contact
– As automated as possible for ease of use and consistency
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Yellow box = data field
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Annual Report Template
Undergoing QC
Once final, will roll out to districts and provide hands-on training
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Other Tools
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Map Viewer
http://txdot.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=1d5da6a7
9a124f1c8840554ce78d427f
– Search arcgis.com for “TxDOT MS4 areas”
Provides 2000 and 2010 Census Areas
Displays outfalls
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Map Viewer
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Map Viewer
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Stormwater Hub!
https://txdot.sharepoint.com/sites/division-
ENV/stormwater/hub/SitePages/Home.aspx
Insert screen captures
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MS4 Coordinator Handbook
Guidance to complete annual
report
Record-keeping
Document recommendations for
SWMP updates
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MS4 Coordinator Handbook Table of Contents
Each MCM
– Definitions & Permit requirements
– Checklists for information
– List of contacts
Tables from SWMP
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Need Help?
Contractors available
ENV staff available
Contact ENV
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TxDOT MS4 Program
What should ENV be doing right now?
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Questions?
Adrienne Boer, CFM, CPESC, PMP
TxDOT Environmental Affairs
(512) 416-2605
adrienne.boer@txdot.gov
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