MCM 4 : POLLUTION PREVENTION & GOOD HOUSEKEEPING ( PPGH ) FOR MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS I .
Pollution Prevention & Good Housekeeping Program
The City of Arlington has been under continuous MS4 coverage since 1998 , therefore some of the components of this MCM such as reduction of pollutants from pesticide , herbicide , and fertilizer use , the maintenance of structural controls , and waste handling procedures were previously established prior to this new program element . For the remaining requirements ( employee training and discharge reduction from municipal facilities and operations ), staff has initiated facility inspections and begun employee training with the goal of preventing and / or reducing pollutant runoff .
The City of Arlington PPGH program is three phased to include facility inspections , training , and operations assessments and certification . Environmental Specialists within the Stormwater Management Division , Environmental Management Group are responsible for conducting PPGH inspections for all city owned and operated facilities . There are 90 identified PP / GH sites with multiple facilities nested within that are owned and / or leased by the City of Arlington . Nine ( 9 ) of these sites are currently leased to other organizations and are not maintained by the City of Arlington . They are EXEMPT from PPGH inspections . As such , there are 81 sites with multiple nested facilities that are currently included in the PPGH inspection program . Facilities are delineated by non-hot spot status or “ hot spot ”/ high priority status – i . e . there is potential for discharge from these facilities to the MS4 . There are a total of twenty-two ( 22 ) hot spot sites with multiple nested facilities and a total of fifty-nine ( 59 ) non-hot spot sites . Hot spot sites are inspected annually . Non-hot spot sites are inspected once in a permit term or every five years .
In fiscal year 19 , a total of 22 PP / GH inspections were conducted . The following tables outline inspections , training , and operations assessments and certifications related to the PPGH program .
PPGH Inspections : Date
Facility |
10 / 5 / 2018 |
Front Street Maintenance |
10 / 16 / 2018 |
Water Utilities South Operations |
10 / 17 / 2018 |
Kubala Water Treatment Plant |
10 / 17 / 2018 |
Pierce Burch Water Treatment Plant |
10 / 18 / 2018 |
Cravens Park Maintenance |
10 / 18 / 2018 |
Harold Patterson Sports Center |
10 / 18 / 2018 |
MLK Maintenance |
10 / 18 / 2018 |
Randol Mill Maintenance |
10 / 18 / 2018 |
Rush Creek Dog Park |
11 / 2 / 2018 |
Pierce Burch Park Maintenance Building |
11 / 2 / 2018 |
Tails and Trails |
11 / 6 / 2018 |
Fleet Services - North |
11 / 6 / 2018 |
Fleet Services - South |
11 / 6 / 2018 |
Public Works South Operations |
11 / 7 / 2018 |
Public Works North Operations |
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