Year 2 Goals : The City of Arlington has identified seven ( 7 ) goals in its SWMP to be implemented in Year 2 .
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Review biennially the Texas Integrated Report of Surface Water Quality Sections 305b and 303d to identify |
POCs for impaired waterbodies within the MS4 . |
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Identify by the end of FY21 , a minimum of three ( 3 ) areas of focused efforts to address POCs |
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Identify by the end of FY21 , a minimum of one ( 1 ) BMP associated with each targeted control |
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Identify by the end of FY21 , a minimum of one ( 1 ) measurable goal for each targeted control |
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Identify by the end of FY21 , a minim of one ( 1 ) benchmark for each POC . |
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Continue to implement the Year 1 goal – monitoring bacteria levels monthly at 13 established locations |
throughout the MS4 ’ s watersheds |
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By the end of FY21 , review all SSO discharges that reached a waterbody occurring from 2010-2019 to |
determine MS4 contribution . |
The City ’ s progress toward meeting these goals is outlined below .
Review biennially the Texas Integrated Report of Surface Water Quality Sections 305b and 303d to identify POCs for impaired waterbodies within the MS4 : As of the writing of this report , the most recent version of the Texas Integrated Report was published in 2020 . A review of the report still indicates bacteria as the primary pollutant of concern in the waterbodies within the City ’ s jurisdiction . As such , Arlington ’ s TMDL program continues to focus on targeting bacteria reductions in the impaired waterbodies within its boundaries .
Identify by the end of FY21 , a minimum of three ( 3 ) areas of focused efforts ( targeted controls ) to address POCs : To aid in identifying the most essential BMPs to implement to reduce discharges of the identified POC , the City of Arlington references those strategies identified in the available TMDL Implementation Plan for the North Central Texas Region : Implementation Plan for Twenty-Three Total Maximum Daily Loads for Bacteria in the Greater Trinity Region ( I-Plan ). Approved by the TCEQ on December 11 , 2013 and revised by the Coordination Committee on June 30 , 2020 , the I-Plan outlines strategies or best management practices that many entities in the region have completed , will complete , or continue ongoing efforts to address bacteria concerns in TMDL and impaired areas . To this end , the City will continue to implement the relevant strategies outlined in the I-Plan . The I-Plan outlines implementation strategies in nine ( 9 ) areas : Wastewater , Stormwater , Planning and Development , Pets , Livestock , and Wildlife , OSSFs , Monitoring Coordination , Education and Outreach , BMP Library , and Strategy Evaluation .
The SWMP identifies eighteen ( 18 ) general areas of focused efforts to address bacteria concerns in TMDL and impaired areas . The following table identifies the seven ( 7 ) areas of focused effort for bacteria reduction that the City has chosen to address in FY21 . Subsequent areas of focused effort ( targeted controls ) may be added and implemented in future reporting periods .
Implementation Areas |
I-plan Strategy |
Subsection |
Area of Focused Effort ( Targeted Control ) |
Planning & Development |
Construction Sites |
3.2.1 |
Construction Site Inspection Programs |
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3.2.2 |
Educational materials for contractors , site owners , developers , and MS4 Operators |
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3.2.3 |
Citizen participation and education efforts |
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3.2.4 |
Training workshops |
Monitoring Coordination |
Routine Sampling |
6.0 |
Routine Sampling |
Education & Outreach Education & Outreach 7.0
6.1 Monitoring Coordination Forum Ongoing Stormwater Education Participation and inclusion of bacteria-specific materials
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