Firefighter MS4 Training 2019

Stormwater 101

100

Stormwater run-off is a result of this weather event (s).

What is Rain,Sleet, and/or snow?

_{Precipitation is considered stormwater after it hits the ground.}

200

A point in which stormwater normally flows into.

What is a storm drain?

_{The storm drains are separate from the pipes that carry sewer.}

300

This entity is required to possess and execute a stormwater program and permit.

What is a Municipality or MS4 Community?

_{MS4 communities are required to hold a NPDES permit and ensure the program is compliant.}

400

This state agency regulates York City's Stormwater permit.

Who is the Department of Environmental Protection or DEP?

_{DEP oversees and issues our permits.}

500

Stormwater regulations fall under this Federal Act.

What is the Clean Water Act (CWA)?

_{The Clean Water Act paved the way for the Clean Streams Law, which is Pennsylvania's version of the CWA.}

Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination

100

The person you should contact when you observe a leak  or illicit discharge near or into a storm drain system.

Who is the MS4 Coordinator/Lettice Brown?

_{Contact the MS4 Coordinator when you spot what looks like an illicit discharge - you may take a photo and note the location and relay that information to the MS4 person.}

200

Example of an illicit discharge.

What is paint, oil, grass, sewage, dirt/sediment, chemicals, etc?

_{Anything that is not composed of strictly stormwater (or those that are on the allowable discharge list) is an illicit discharge.}

300

If the MS4 Coordinator is not reachable when you have spotted an illicit discharge, you should try to call this person next.

Who is the Public Works Director?

_{If the Public Works Director is not available, you should then call the DEP Emergency Hotline.}

400

Time frame in which an illicit discharge should be reported to the MS4 Coordinator.

What is immediately?

_{If you spot and illicit discharge, please contact the MS4 Coordinator immediately.}

500

The end of a storm drain pipe where it discharges into a body of water.

What is an outfall?

Stromwater Education

100

Location where flyers are often placed monthly that are accessible to the public.

What is City Hall?

_{They are in the lobby near the teller windows.}

200

A location where electronic information can be researched by employees and members of the public.

What is online, city website, DEP website, Facebook?

_{Information can be obtained by visiting any of these websites or just simply by doing a  Google Search.}

300

The name of a TV station that shows stormwater educational slides throughout the day.

What is White Rose Television or WRCT?

_{Reminders and videos play in rotation on WRCT.}

400

This occurs once per year and is given to all City Employees.

What is Stormwater Training?

_{This is why you are here today.}

500

A new program led by MS4 Coordinator and PSU Extension that promotes a visual education item in the downtown area (there are currently 3 but more to come).

What is the Street 2 Creek Program?

_{This year we plan on creating more storm drain art in the downtown area for education purposes.}

Stormwater Acronyms

100

MS4

What is Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System?

_{Meaning our sewer and storm systems are SEPARATE.}

200

BMP

What is Best Management Practice?

_{As defined by the DEP Manual or our O&M Agreement/Ordinance}

300

MCM

What is Minimum Control Measure?

_{These are the items that will ensure our compliance with our NPDES permit from DEP.}

400

CWA - a federal act in which our permit is required to be compliant with.

What is the Clean Water Act?

_{Which then led to the Clean Streams law and all of our NPDES permits.}

500

SSO

What is Sanitary Sewer Overflow?

_{Bad News.  Call MS4 Coordinator if the leak has reached the outside of the building (sidewalk, street, driveway, etc.)}

Firefighter MS4 Stuff

100

True or False? -  Fire fighting activities are an allowable discharge.

What is True?

_{Firefighting activities are on the allowable discharge list produced by DEP.}

200

True or False? - Fire fighting training is an allowable discharge.

What is False?

_{Fire fighting activities are allowable but training is not.  The runoff from your training should be contained on site.}

300

This can be done to prevent fire fighting and training runoff from getting into the storm drains.

What is block drains with booms, berms, or sandbags?

_{Using berms, sandbags or other items can help prevent contaminated runoff from getting into our storm drains.  You can also divert the flow if necessary.}

400

This should be used to clean up an incident scene where bodily fluids have been released onto the ground.

What is a bleach disinfectant solution?

_{*This should be used in all occasions and be dispensed with a spray bottle.}

500

True or False? - Hydrant flushing is not an allowable discharge.

What is False?

_{Hydrant flushing (which is done by York Water) is an allowable discharge.}