PPGH Training :
In FY21 , due to continuing COVID-19 issues , PPGH trainings were permanently moved online . In FY20 , the City utilized the North Central Texas Council of Governments ( NCTCOG ’ s ) PPGH portal to conduct online training . In FY21 , however , pollution prevention training was transitioned from the NCTCOG portal to the City ’ s internal Cornerstone training system . Permanently moving training to an online format has afforded the City the ability to streamline training and increase efficiency , continue to follow COVID precautions , and create a Spanish language version of the training ( to be implemented in FY22 ). An overview of PPGH Training for FY21 is outlined below .
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Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Trainings completed by quarter |
95 |
15 * |
64 |
130 |
Grand Total |
289 |
* Constitutes training carried out as part of Texas A & M AgriLIfe Extension Office ’ s Pro ’ s in the Parks Pesticide Applicator Education course . Fifteen |
COA employees attended but also participated in the City ’ s internal training . These 15 participants are not counted in the COA total . |
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 :
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Public Works Operations : Stormwater , Streets , Traffic ( Signs & Markings ; Street Lights ; Signals ) |
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Water Utilities Operations |
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Parks : Urban Forestry and Beatification , Field Maintenance , Parks Operations |
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Fleet Operations ( contracted Services ) |
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 FY20 .
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Structural Control Maintenance
Structural Control Maintenance is addressed in MCM 1 of this report ( MS4 Maintenance Activities : Section I , Structural Controls .
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Waste Handling
The City maintains a contract for recycling and proper disposal of used oil and other fluids collected because of equipment maintenance and fleet activities . Contracts are also held with waste disposal and / or recycling contractors for the collection and proper disposal of wastes including but not limited to hazardous , non-hazardous , special , and solid wastes ; a variety of lights , lamps , ballasts including high pressure sodium HID lamps , incandescent bulbs , fluorescent lamps and tubes , multi vapor lamps , metal halide HID lamps , and electronic light ballasts that do
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