Good Housekeeping Pollution Prevention for Municipal ......This presentation… Share observations...
Transcript of Good Housekeeping Pollution Prevention for Municipal ......This presentation… Share observations...
Good Housekeeping Pollution Prevention for Municipal Operations –
Keeping Pollutants in Check and Checking Boxes
Presenter: Liz Feinberg, Consultant to PECCollaborators: Paul Racette,
Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC)Date: October 2015
MS4 Permit…“a Catalyst for Progress”
In the absence of NPDES regulations,
where would we be?
MCM 6 requires:
Inventory facilities and municipal activities (vehicle fueling/maintenance/washing, waste handing, transfer activities, painting/coating operations, etc.)
Operation and Maintenance Plan
Employee Training
This presentation…
Share observations and insights from Pollution Prevention Good Housekeeping Training for Municipal Operations
1. Accomplishments
2. Progress
3. Barriers
4. Areas of Needed Improvement
5. Areas of Needed Research
NPDES MCM 6keeping pollutants in check …
Updating practices
Replacing outdated equipment
New standards (SOPs)
Awareness-raising
Justifying expenditures & budgets
Modeling behaviors for others to follow (businesses, residents)
PEC’s Workshops have…
Trained > 1000 municipal officials since 2006
Reached ~ 150 PA municipalities
Educated Target Audiences (public works, streets, parks, inspectors, facility managers) (78% reported positive learning experience )
Engaged multiple stakeholders & partners
Documented BMP improvements thru site visits
Helped advance Good Housekeeping P2 BMPs
Trainings Cover:
Stormwater Runoff
Pollutants & Impacts: Oil/Grease, Organics/Toxics, Nutrients, Silt/Dirt, Chlorides/Salt
Pollution Prevention Best Management and Good Housekeeping Practices:
Vehicle Maintenance, Fueling, Washing, Storage
Waste Handling and Disposal
Material Storage and Transfer
Winter Road Management – Deicing
Spill Cleanup Procedures and Supplies (MSDSs)
Inspection & Record Keeping
Feedback from Attendees
Motivating the Audience …
Making the issues personal / making connections to “their” lifestyle (i.e., fishing, boating, hunting)
Peer Pressure – highlighting local MS4s
Seek MS4 input, engagement, presentations
Recognize & showcase good practices
Refresher on proper practices & procedures
Information is Power – informed/educated
Progress -
Vehicle Washing
Progress
Covered Fueling Areas
Accessible Cleanup Supplies
Drip pans & spill control products
Improved site, street, inlet cleaning
Progress
Progress Chemical storage,
containment, cleanup
Vehicle maintenance practices
Winter Road Deicing Practices
& Products
Progress
Improved Storage Practices
Improved Treatment
Practices
Managing compost facility runoff
Inspection and documentation
Signage & Labels
Accessible and Updated MSDS Notebooks
Progress
Barriers to Progress
Resistance - old habits
Leadership – top down commitment
Fiscal resources
Space limits
Awareness
Confusion
Areas of Needed Improvementbased on observations from site visits…
Cover, Contain and Elevate all sources of runoff pollution
(i.e., supplies, wastes, dirt/compost/mulch stockpiles)
Poorly functioning waste receptacles (i.e., lidless & leaking)
Ensure delivery personnel know P2 policies & procedures
Adhere to E&S for earth disturbance, streets, utility projects
Landscaping/mowing reliance on fuel/toxics
Water Quality Insert inspection-cleanout procedures
Other Improvements Needed
Better documentation
Simplify/standardize P2 practices - make it easy for staff (i.e., spill cleanup products in-stock and accessible)
Ensure subcontractors /delivery services know proper procedures
Oversight - summer staff and new employees
Research/Information Needs
Vehicle Washing - is wash-water sufficiently treated; which cleaning products are preferable
Surfactants and water quality inserts / oil grit separators
How biodegradable is “biodegradable”
Effectiveness and impacts of citrus-based degreasers & aqueous products (impacts on equipment)
Road Salt / Deicing Alternatives – environmental impacts, optimum application
Case studies and Municipal Staff Presentations (peer-to-peer)
THANK YOU
PEC’s January & February 2016 Trainings will cover GSI
Inspection & Maintenance as well as GHK
Contact Liz Feinberg ([email protected])
Paul Racette ([email protected])