Municipal Regional Permit
Meeting 2: Municipal Maintenance Work Team
October 28, 2005- 1:00 pm -3:30 pm
RWQCB-Oakland
Meeting Summary
Meeting Attendees:
Kristy McCumby, City of SunnyvaleHabte Kifle, SF Bay RWQCB
Lorenzo Smith, City of HaywardDale Bowyer, SF Bay RWQCB
Joshua Bradt, Urban Creeks CouncilJohn Fusco, SCVURPPP
Introduction
Meeting participants introduced themselves. New meeting participants include Joshua Bradt and Dale Bowyer.
Review of October 17, 2005 Meeting Minutes
The final draft meeting minutes from the Monday, October 17, 2005 meeting were distributed. Additions to the original draft included the names and affiliations of other interested parties invited to the meeting. The final draft was approved by the Work Group.
Continue Identifying and Prioritizing Tasks
The draft municipal maintenance activities performance standard tables (labeled Version 2- 10/26/05) were discussed. This version, distributed by Kristy McCumby (by electronic mail) prior to the meeting, included suggested modifications from the last meeting. Water Board staff stated that the modified version had an additional column that confused the approach. Kristy McCumby stated the column was added for clarity but would not be included in the final version. In addition, it was stated that the nomenclature used in the column headings appeared to be confusing. As a result, the current nomenclature will be changed to match the suggested column nomenclature provided in the two-page Work Group roles and ground rules letter. Dale Bowyer explained what the Water Board was expecting to see in each column. He limited his discussion to the Baseline List of BMPs (Column 1) and Level of Implementation (Column 2).
The Work Group continued discussing Columns 1 and 2. Josh Bradt stated that the Urban Creeks Council would like to see the Regional General Permit have maintenance/management standards for environmentally sensitive areas. More specifically, the Urban Creeks Council is interested that Permittees: 1) Adopta Creek Protection Ordinance; 2) Ensure that municipal maintenance staff who conduct maintenance in environmentally sensitive areas are trained in proper procedures, if applicable; and 3) Provide appropriate information (outreach) to private property owners on permitting, maintenance and potential problems within environmentally sensitive areas. Dale Bowyer stated that a Creek Protection Ordinance would be covered by the Water Board’s Stream Protection Policy. It was agreed that a training requirement relating to Rural Public Works Maintenance and Support would probably be included in the Regional General Permit.
The Work Group discussed Litter Control Performance Standards. Water Board staff stated that they are looking for the most efficient practices to control litter. Dale Boyer provided an example of a structural option. Kristy McCumby stated that SCVURPPP has been addressing trash for the last 3.5 years. In addition, she mentioned that SCVURPPP has identified trash problem areas within their jurisdictions and has implemented appropriate trash control measures to address trash problem areas. Dale Boyer suggested that Kristy MCumby propose reasonable actions which would make an impact on trash.
It was asked if Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Sanitary Sewer System Maintenancewould be discussed by the Municipal Maintenance Work Group. Both topics are usually not handled by stormwater programs. Kristy McCumby stated that it appears that both topics may not be in the right place. Habte Kifle stated that he will look into if both topics should be addressed by other Work Groups.
Note:On Tuesday, November 8, 2005, Habte Kifle provided the Work Group with the following information by electronic mail: “At this point, our work team will not be responsible in developing permit language for IMP and sanitary overflow related activities. IMP will be addressed by the TMDL work team, and sanitary sewer overflow/spill follow up is separately addressed by our NPDES division.”
Review Action Items and Wrap-up
Prior to the next meeting, Work Group participants agreed to continue modifying the draft Performance Standard Table (Version 2) “off-line”. Suggested editswould be discussed at the next meeting
Next Meeting
The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 10, 2005 from 1:30 to 3:30 at the RWQCB, Oakland.
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