Stormwater – Preparing an Effective Industrial Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan - a PDH Online Course for Architects, Engineers and Surveyors

Stormwater – Preparing an Effective Industrial Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan

Course Outline

According to USEPA, of the 11 pollution source categories listed in the National Water Quality Inventory: 2000 Report to Congress, urban runoff/storm sewers was ranked as the fourth leading source of impairment in rivers, third in lakes, and second in estuaries. To protect the waters of the United States, licensed professional engineers must fully understand the EPA requirements and provisions contained in Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activities and facilities are required to have on file a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3). This course will prepare engineers to be familiar with MSGP requirements and how to develop an effective industrial Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Learning Objective

At the conclusion of this course, the student will:

Be familiar with USEPA’s Multi-Sector General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activities;
Be able to determine if an industrial facility is eligible to obtain a Multi-Sector General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activities;
Be familiar with the components necessary to comply with the General Permit;
Have a better understanding of the definitions of Waters of the United States, point source and industrial activities;
Be familiar with the elements of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan;
Be familiar with different stormwater pollutants of concern;
Understand how to evaluate a facility for exposed materials;
Be able to develop Best Management Practices to prevent stormwater pollution;
Be familiar with common housekeeping practices;
Be able to determine non-stormwater discharges;
Be familiar with erosion and sedimentation control practices;
Understand how to complete a stormwater comprehensive site evaluation;
Be familiar with stormwater sampling requirements;
Be able to assemble an effective pollution prevention team;
Be familiar with employee training requirements;
Be familiar with the term alternative certification;
Be familiar with common deficiencies; and
Understand how to develop an effective industrial stormwater pollution prevention plans.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for environmental engineers, consulting engineers, and EHS professionals.

Benefit to Attendees

This course will help attendees be familiar with MSGP for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activities requirements, stormwater pollutants, and commonly used best management practices. At the end of this course the attendee will be able to develop an effective industrial Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan.

Course Introduction

The storage of raw materials, intermediate and finished products, chemical and petroleum usage, material handling, chemical transfer operations, and industrial waste generation are common practices at industrial facilities. If these practices are exposed to precipitation or snowmelt, the runoff can be adversely affected and transport pollutants to nearby storm sewer systems, rivers, lakes, or coastal waters. Licensed professional engineers must be aware of the stormwater pollution prevention processes and regulations that apply. This course is intended to provide the attendee with the knowledge to develop an effective industrial Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. Through this online course, licensed professionals, consulting engineers and EHS professionals can learn key definitions, obtain methodologies and knowledge to determine stormwater pollutants, exposed materials that can affect stormwater quality, and commonly used best management practices, as well as, be familiar with inspection and sampling procedures and employee training requirements.

Course Content

This course content with provide the attendee with methodologies and knowledge to develop an effective industrial stormwater pollution prevention plan. In this lesson, you will be directed to:

Stormwater Best Management Practices A Microsoft Powerpoint presentation handout, where the Rubber Hits the Road in Stormwater Pollution Prevention (46 pages, pdf file format)
Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Industrial Activities (65 FR Pages 64801 - 64880 , October 30, 2000 (80 pages, pdf file format)
Chapter 3, Stormwater Management for Industrial Activities: Developing Pollution Prevention Plans and Best Management Practices (EPA 832-R-92-006, 9/1/92, 24 pages, pdf file format) (Please note this document is provided as a resource, consultation with the MSGP must be completed to ensure no sector specific requirements are neglected)

Please click on the above underlined hypertext to view, download or print the document for your study. Because of the large file size, we recommend that you first save the file to your computer by right clicking the mouse and choosing "Save Target As ...", and then open the file in Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Course Summary

Industrial operations can impair the waters of the United States through the transportation of pollutants from on-site practices to the storm sewer, rivers, wetlands, lakes, etc. To protect the waters of the United States, licensed professional engineers must fully understand the EPA requirements and provisions contained in Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activities. The backbone of this permit is the development and implementation of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3). This course will prepare engineers to be familiar with MSGP requirements and how to develop an effective industrial Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan.

Related Links

For additional information related to this subject, please visit the following websites or web pages:

EPA – Stormwater, http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/indust.cfm?program_id=6

Quiz

Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.