The trash and litter of nature disappears into the ground with the passing of each year, but man s litter has more permanence.

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1 Strmwater Management Plan Update Chapter Trash Lad Reductin N The trash and litter f nature disappears int the grund with the passing f each year, but man s litter has mre permanence. -- Jhn Steinbeck N.1 Intrductin The City f Salinas (City) is subject t Order N. R , Natinal Pllutant Discharge Eliminatin System (NPDES) Permit N. CA , Waste Discharge Requirements fr City f Salinas Municipal Strmwater Discharges (RWQCB, 2012) (Permit). The Califrnia Reginal Water Quality Cntrl Bard, Central Cast Regin, renewed the City s Permit n May 3, The permit establishes requirements fr the City t evaluate and cntrl discharge f trash frm the City. It requires the City t implement trash reductin best management practices (BMPs), develp a trash reductin plan, develp a trash reductin tracking methdlgy, and submit infrmatin and the status f trash related effrts in the City annual reprt. The City has implemented numerus BMPs that include trash cntrl and trash dispsal requirements embedded in varius prvisins f the City rdinances, reductin f trash discharges t the Municipal Separate Strm Sewer System (MS4), and remval f trash that has entered int the MS4. 227

2 N. Trash Lad Reductin Reginal Bard staff determined, as nted in the Fact Sheet/Ratinal Technical Reprt (Fact Sheet), the Permittee cntinues t dcument large vlumes f trash remved frm the MS4 and receiving waters. The purpse f the trash lad reductin requirements is t fcus n making tangible and measurable reductins in trash lads discharged t the MS4 and frm the MS4 Table N-1 Summary f Best Management Practices N. Trash Lad Reductin Permit Prvisin N Trash Lad Reductin Best Management Practice r Activity Implementatin Plan N1 N2 N2-a N2-b 1) Trash Lad Reductin Prgram - The Permittee shall develp and implement effective structural and nnstructural BMPs, including trash reductin rdinances, as necessary, t reduce trash discharges t the MS4 and remve trash that has entered the MS4. The Permittee shall cnsider the results f trash assessments cnducted accrding t Sectin P.2.b (Mnitring, Effectiveness Assessment, and Prgram Imprvement: Trash Quantificatin) in the selectin f BMPs and t direct and fcus its trash reductin effrts and resurces. Trash Reductin BMPs Municipally Owned r Operated Areas Within 12 mnths f adptin f this Order, the City will designate and implement BMPs t cntrl trash and litter frm the fllwing sites and surces, at minimum: Public parks; ii) City wned r perated public venues (e.g., the Municipal Stadium); and iii) Municipal facilities (as defined in Sectin E.1 [Municipal Maintenance: Inventry]). Inspectin and Cleaning f Surface Drainage Structures Within 12 mnths f adptin f this Order, the City will visually inspect all pen channels and ther surface drainage structures, which are part f the City s MS4 r part f receiving waters within the Permit cverage area that are nt wned and perated by MCWRA, fr trash and ther debris. The City shall als identify and priritize prblem areas, such as thse with recurrent illegal dumping, fr inspectin at least three times per year. This requirement shall nt limit the City s perfrmance f Trash Assessments in accrdance with Sectin P.3.b. ii) Beginning in Year 2, the City will visually inspect pririty prblem areas at least three times each year, and all ther areas at least nce each year. 228

3 Strmwater Management Plan Update Table N-1 Summary f Best Management Practices N. Trash Lad Reductin N2-c N2-d iii) The City will remve, within 14 wrking days, trash and ther debris fund during visual inspectins, except as required in Sectin P.3.b (Mnitring, Effectiveness Assessment, and Prgram Imprvement: Trash Actin Level). The City will dcument surface drainage structure maintenance in a lg that is t be made available fr review by the Central Cast Water Bard upn request. Surce Identificatin and Abatement By the end f Year 2, the City will analyze the results f visual mnitring cnducted accrding t Sectin N. 2 (Inspectin and Cleaning f Surface Drainage Structures). Fr surface drainage structures fund t cntain significant depsits f trash, the City will identify ptential surces f the trash. The City will evaluate the implementatin and effectiveness f existing BMPs targeting the identified surces, and identify and implement BMP mdificatins necessary t abate the identified surces. Fr mdificatins requiring mre than 12 mnths t cmplete, the City will develp and adhere t a schedule fr implementing identified mdificatins. ii) By the end f Year 3, the City will implement BMP mdificatins identified accrding t Sectin N.2.c (Surce Identificatin and Abatement). Fr mdificatins requiring mre than 12 mnths fr cmpletin, the City will adhere t the implementatin schedule. Trash Reductin Ordinance By the end f Year 3, the City will have develped, adpted, and be enfrcing enfrcement mechanisms, such as a trash reductin rdinance, t effectively reduce trash discharges t the City s MS4 and remve trash and litter lads frm the City s MS4. The rdinance shall address the fllwing sites and surces and types f trash typically generated by these sites and surces, at a minimum: Cmmercial retail centers (as defined in Sectin F.1.b.vi [Cmmercial and Industrial: Cmmercial Retail Centers]); ii) Shpping districts; iii) Transprtatin hubs (e.g., bus statins); iv) Fast fd restaurants; 229

4 N. Trash Lad Reductin Table N-1 Summary f Best Management Practices N. Trash Lad Reductin Implementatin Schedule v) Private schls and areas surrunding public schls; vi) Garbage and waste handling and strage areas; vii) Lading areas; viii) Illicit dumping; and ix) Littering and litter. N2a Year 1 N2b - :Year 1 N2bii Beginning in Year 2 N2ci By end f Year 2 N2cii By end f Year 3 N2d By end f Year 3 Implementatin f: N-2 The City will implement effective BMP s, including trash reductin rdinances, as necessary, t reduce trash discharges t the MS4 and remve trash that has entered the MS4. The results f trash assessments will be used in the selectin f BMPs and direct the fcus f the trash reductin effrts. The City will cnduct inspectins, remve trash and debris priritize prblem areas, cnduct trash assessments, analyze results f visual mnitring, evaluate BMPs in accrdance with the schedules stated in the prvisin and dcument effrts in a lg that will be available fr review by the CCWB upn request. The City will implement the requirements f this prvisin f the Order. Effectiveness Assessment Overtime, trash reductin effrts thrugh public educatin, inspectin and cleanup effrts and implementatin f effective BMPS will realize a reductin in trash and illegal dumping in the MS4 230

5 Strmwater Management Plan Update Table N-3 Summary f Best Management Practices N. Trash Lad Reductin Permit Prvisin N3 Trash Reductin Plan Best Management Practice r Activity Implementatin Plan N3-a N3-b Develp and implement an effective Trash Reductin Plan High Pririty Trash Areas - By the end f Year 2, the City will priritize areas fr trash reductin n the basis f their ptential fr trash discharges t the MS4. The City will review and update the priritizatin each year. The City will identify High Pririty Trash Areas accrding t the fllwing criteria: Land uses listed in Sectins N.2.a (Municipally Owned r Operated Areas) and N.2.d (Trash Reductin Ordinance); Visual inspectins perfrmed accrding t Sectin N.2.b (Inspectin and Cleaning f Surface Drainage Structures); Results f ptential surce analysis cnducted accrding t Sectin N.2.c (Surce Identificatin and Abatement); Results f trash quantificatin perfrmed accrding t Sectin P.2.b (Mnitring, Effectiveness Assessment, and Prgram Imprvement: Trash Quantificatin); Results f trash assessments cnducted accrding t Sectin P.3.b (Mnitring, Effectiveness Assessment, and Prgram Imprvement: Trash Actin Level); Areas knwn t be ptential surces f trash (e.g., illegal dumping areas); and Results f MS4 cleaning activities, such as catch basin cleaning cnducted accrding t Sectin E.5.a (Municipal Maintenance: Catch Basins). By the end f Year 2, the City will develp and implement an effective Trash Reductin Plan t significantly reduce trash entering the MS4 and remve trash that has entered the MS4. The Trash Reductin Plan shall fcus n the High Pririty Trash Areas. The plan shall include an implementatin schedule. The Plan shall incrprate Trash Reductin BMPs and establish shrt-term and lng-term bjectives fr the fllwing activities, at a minimum: Trash capture at the strmwater pump statin t the 231

6 N. Trash Lad Reductin Table N-3 Summary f Best Management Practices N3-c N. Trash Lad Reductin Salinas River; Trash capture at catch basins and ther inlets t the MS4; Trash capture at fld management facilities, including detentin basins; and Trash and litter cntrl in municipally-wned and maintained streets and sidewalks in dwntwn cmmercial and shpping districts. The Trash Reductin Plan shall include installatin f trash capture devices in accrdance with Sectin P.3.b.vii, as applicable. Implementatin Schedule Permit Year By the end f Year 2 Implementatin f: N3 The City will implement the requirements f this prvisin f the rder. Effectiveness Assessment Effectiveness will be determined by the assessment f effectiveness f trash lad reductin actins. 232

7 Strmwater Management Plan Update Table N-4 Summary f Best Management Practices N. Trash Lad Reductin Permit Prvisin N4 Trash Reductin Tracking Methdlgy Best Management Practice r Activity Develp a Trash Reductin Tracking Methdlgy Implementatin Plan By the end f Year 4, the City will develp a Trash Reductin Tracking Methdlgy that will be used t assess the effectiveness f trash lad reductin actins. The methdlgy shall quantify trash lad reductins in a manner that is cnsistent with the methdlgy develped accrding t Sectin P.2.b (Mnitring, Effectiveness Assessment, and Prgram Imprvement: Trash Quantificatin). Implementatin N4 Permit Year By the end f Year 4 Schedule Implementatin f: All Municipal Maintenance Units Effectiveness Assessment The City will develp a Trash Reductin Tracking Methdlgy that will be used t assess the effectiveness f trash lad reductin actins. Successful develpment f a tracking methdlgy cnsistent with the methdlgy develped accrding t Sectin P.2.b (Mnitring, Effectiveness Assessment, and Prgram Imprvement: Trash Quantificatin). 233

8 N. Trash Lad Reductin Permit Prvisin N5 Reprting Table N-5 Summary f Best Management Practices N. Trash Lad Reductin Best Management Practice r Activity Implementatin Plan N5-a N5-b Reprting Requirements fr Each Annual Reprt a) In each Annual Reprt, the City will include: i) Verificatin that the City implemented all designated BMPs at all sites and surces identified accrding t Sectin N.2.a (Municipally Owned r Operated Areas); ii) A summary f visual inspectin and abatement activities cnducted accrding t Sectin N.2.b (Inspectin and Cleaning f Surface Drainage Structures), including the fllwing: (1) A list f pen channels and ther surface drainage structures inspected, including indicatin f pririty prblem areas inspected three times each year; (2) Dates f all visual mnitring and inspectin events; (3) Verificatin that the City remved all trash and debris fund within 14 wrking days f each inspectin; (4) A summary f the results f visual inspectin and cleaning events, including the amunt f material remved n an Urban Subwatershed basis; and (5) Identificatin f areas cntaining significant depsits f trash. b) In the Year 1 Annual Reprt, the City will include: i) A list f BMPs designated t cntrl trash and litter frm sites and surces identified in Sectin N.2.a (Municipally Owned r Operated Areas); ii) Verificatin that the City visually inspected all pen channels and ther surface drainage structures fr trash and ther debris, and remved all trash and ther debris within 14 wrking days f inspectin except as required in Sectin P.3.b (Mnitring, Effectiveness Assessment, and Prgram Imprvement: Trash Actin Level); and iii) Identificatin f pririty prblem areas identified accrding t Sectin N.2.b (Inspectin and Cleaning f Surface Drainage Structures) that the City will visually inspect three times each year. c) In the Year 2 Annual Reprt, the City will include: 234

9 Strmwater Management Plan Update Table N-5 Summary f Best Management Practices N. Trash Lad Reductin N5-c i) A descriptin f surface drainage structures fund t cntain significant depsits f trash, a descriptin f the prcess used t identify ptential surces f the trash, and identificatin f the ptential surces; ii) A descriptin f the prcess used t evaluate the effectiveness f BMPs targeting identified surces, including a list f BMP mdificatins identified and the schedule fr implementing the mdificatins; iii) A descriptin f the City s enfrcement mechanisms; iv) A descriptin f High Pririty Trash Areas, including a discussin f the ratinale used t identify High Pririty Trash Areas; and v) The Trash Reductin Plan. Implementatin Schedule N5-d d) In the Year 2 Annual Reprt and each subsequent Annual Reprt, the City will include: i) A summary f the City s prgress implementing BMP mdificatins identified accrding t Sectin N.2.c (Surce Identificatin and Abatement), accrding t identified implementatin schedules; ii) A descriptin f the City s implementatin f the Trash Reductin Plan, including verificatin that activities identified in the Plan were implemented in accrdance with the Plan; and iii) Quantificatin f trash remved frm the MS4 each year. e) In the Year 4 Annual Reprt, the City will include: iv) Verificatin that the City has implemented BMP mdificatins targeting identified surces f trash, accrding t the identified schedule. f) In the Year 4 Annual Reprt, the City will include: vii) The Trash Reductin Tracking Methdlgy. N5a In each Annual Reprt N5b Year 1 Annual Reprt N5c Year 2 Annual Reprt N5d Year 2 Annual Reprt and Annually thereafter N5e Year 4 Annual Reprt N5f Year 4 Annual Reprt Implementatin f: The City will submit the reprting requirements f this prvisin with each apprpriate Annual Reprt Effectiveness Successful cmpletin and submittal f each Annual Assessment Reprt as required by this prvisin. 235

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