YOUR SCHOOL AND YOUR WATERSHED

LORNA ROSENBERG- US EPA MID-ATLANTIC

OCT 1-2, 2014

CHESAPEAKE BAY SCHOOLS WORKSHOP – SHEPHERDSTOWN, WVA

THE SCHOOL / BAY CONNECTION

• STORM WATER RUNOFF FROM DEVELOPED LAND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ABOUT 15% OF PHOSPHOROUS, 14% NITROGEN AND 9% SEDIMENT IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY

• SCHOOLS ARE DEVELOPED LANDS

• MANY SCHOOLS DISCHARGE THEIR STORMWATER INTO SEPARATE MUNICIPAL STORM WATER SYSTEMS (MS4) OR DIRECTLY INTO RIVERS AND STREAMS

• YOUR JOB!! – OUR JOB… IS TO PREVENT THE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS FROM SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS INTO STORMWATER SEWERS AND WATERS OF THE US

EPA’S STORMWATER ENFORCEMENT TARGETS….

• HAVE ENOUGH POLLUTION REDUCTION PRACTICES IN PLACE BY 2025 TO ACHIEVE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY; AND

• ENABLE EVERY STUDENT IN THE REGION TO GRADUATE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO ACT RESPONSIBLY TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THEIR LOCAL WATERSHED.

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MS4 PERMITS

• MEASURABLE AND ENFORCEABLE PROVISIONS

• RETROFITS

• REDUCE FERTILIZERS

• CONSISTENT WITH CHESAPEAKE AND LOCAL TMDLS, INCLUDING TRADING

• TRACKING, REPORTING AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS

What does an MS4 require?

MS4 WHO’S WHO FOR SCHOOLS?

GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3

ALL SCHOOLS LOCATED IN THE

CHESAPEAKE BAY

WATERSHED

SCHOOLS LOCATED WITHIN

MUNICIPALITIES WITH MS4 PERMITS

SCHOOL DISTRICTS

WITH THEIR OWN MS4 PERMITS

HOW DO WE PREVENT POLLUTION FROM SCHOOLS?

• PUBLIC EDUCATION

• PUBLIC OUTREACH

• STOPPING ILLICIT DISCHARGE AND DETECTION

• MANAGING CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER RUNOFF

• CONTROLING POST-CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

• GOOD HOUSEKEEPING/POLLUTION PREVENTION

• CREATING AND ENFORCING NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS

Reducing nutrient and sediment pollution from schools will support living creatures in the Chesapeake Bay, improve the

health of local streams, and provide educational opportunities for students!

SCHOOLS MUST PROTECT THE WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES………..