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PPGH Training : PPGH Group Education Presentations Location Date Attendance

General PPGH and BMPs – Public Works Field Operations

General PPGH and BMPs – Parks Operations

General PPGH and BMPs ( Make-up Session ) – Water Utilities Operations

General PPGH and BMPs – Municipal Airport ( external training )

Total 180

Operations Assessments and Certification :

Because Environmental Specialists are not available to continuously monitor PPGH associated with all City Operations , department managers and supervisors that oversee operations that have a potential to pollute are required to assess and certify their activities annually . The Operations Assessment and Certification ( OAC ) was developed by Environmental Management with the intent to reduce the discharge of pollutants to the maximum extent practicable from municipal operations associated with the following ten city operations groups :

The goal of this OAC is to protect water quality and to satisfy federal , state , and local water quality requirements . OACs identify the risk level associated with each operation or operational group and also identifies the best management practices each operations group utilizes to prevent discharges to the MS4 . Environmental Management staff make recommendations on current BMPs and identify areas of improvement . Environmental Management staff will also identify any deficiencies and require corrections within a specified time frame or by the next annual certification period . Ten ( 10 ) OACs were received and recertified in fiscal year 19 .

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