STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM & ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION AND ELIMINATION Brandon Tester R.S. Toledo-Lucas County Health Department November 19, 2013
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT In compliance with Federal Water Pollution Control Act Administered under Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) Phase II Area Lucas County Engineers Office January 30, 2009 through January 29, 2014 Jerusalem Twp, Spencer Twp, Springfield Twp, Sylvania Twp, Monclova Twp, Washington Twp, Waterville Twp, Village of Waterville, Village of Ottawa Hills, Village of Holland Funded by Storm Water Utility Residential and commercial properties
PURPOSE OF NPDES Public Education and Outreach Health Dept. Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) Health Dept. Pre & Post Construction Site Storm Water Runoff Control and Management Lucas Co. Engineers Pollution Prevention/Good House Keeping for Municipal Operations Lucas Co. Engineers
TOLEDO-LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT S ROLE Public Education and Outreach Assist in the Student Watershed Watch providing education to Lucas county school aged children General education to residences of Lucas County Pamphlets Handouts Letters Site inspections Face to Face Time
TOLEDO-LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT S ROLE Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination within Phase II Area as they relate to household sewage treatment systems (HSTS) Identify, inspect and map outfalls and illicit discharge points into storm sewers, streams, ditches and etc. Sample outfall, ditches, streams, storm sewers, and catch basins for pollutants** Map Lucas Co. household sewage treatment systems on GIS software Provide data for each HSTS: On-lot or off-lot system Grey water discharge (laundry water, slop sink, kitchen sink discharges) Sanitary sewer Inspection date Dye test
LUCAS COUNTY SWMP CRITICAL AREAS What constitutes a Critical Area: Age of residence/subdivision Size of lots Lack of sanitary sewers Known off-lot discharges Known failed septic systems History of complaints
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THE FIELD?? Is sanitary sewer available? Is there a record on file? What s the age of the system? What s the size of the system? Where is the system located front, rear, side? What type of system is it? Leach field Sand Filter Aerator Off-lot discharge
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THE FIELD?? What kind of surface drainage is available to the lot? Storm sewers Drainage ditches Creeks Streams Rivers Swales Ravines Field tiles Perimeter tiles
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THE FIELD?? Check plumbing inside house!! Basement Crawl space Slab Where does grey water go? Washing machine/laundry water Basement slop sinks Showers and/or bathtubs Other sinks
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THE FIELD?? Floor drain Washer discharge
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THE FIELD?? Soapy water
SIGNS OF ILLICIT DISCHARGE IN FIELD
SIGNS OF ILLICIT DISCHARGE IN FIELD Grey water Raw sewage Soapy water
SIGNS OF ILLICIT DISCHARGE IN FIELD Fats, Oils, & Greases Solids Off-lot drainage Odors
DYE TESTING Introduce dye into septic system Flush down toilet Septic tank or distribution box Sump pit Etc. Sewage Dye Test Record Name and address Date Dye color Weather conditions
DYE TESTING
DYE TESTING
Data is recorded into GIS Status Septic Sewer Demolished Grey Water On-lot Off-lot Unknown Septic System On-lot Off-lot Inspector Date Notes Dye Test Positive or Negative RECORD KEEPING
RECORD KEEPING Quarterly Reports Submitted to Lucas Co. Engineers Office Filing By Critical Areas By Township and Address Spreadsheet Scanning sewage system records into GIS
RECORD KEEPING
ENFORCEMENT & ELIMINATION Public Health Orders First Orders Second and Final Orders Summons Legal Action Toledo-Lucas County Health Department Chapter 29 Sewage Treatment System Rules Section 07 (D): No HSTS or part thereof shall create a nuisance. Section 07 (F): No person shall discharge, or permit or cause to be discharged, treated or untreated sewage, the drainage or contents of a sewage tank, or other putrescible or offensive wastes onto the surface of the ground, into any street, road, alley, open excavation, or underground drain.
OTHERS WAYS OF FINDING ILLICIT DISCHARGES Outfall Screening (L.C.E.) Pipe characteristics Shape, size, material, etc Odor Color Turbidity Floatables Illicit Discharge Status Outfall sampling ** Complaints Routine or Everyday Inspections Mortgage inspections Lot splits Pink slips
QUESTIONS?? Brandon Tester R.S. (419) 213-4110 testerb@co.lucas.oh.us