The Site An industrial waste transfer facility in Oregon sits at the intersection of heavy vehicle traffic and stormwater regulation. Every rain event is a collection event — brake dust, tire fines, debris from truck undercarriages, and residue from galvanized roofing migrate across the facility surface and concentrate in the detention pond. From there, there’s …
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California experienced the driest January, February, and March in a record dating back over 100 years in 2022 and the Sierra Nevadas receiving just six inches of precipitation in that time. All of California’s cities are under a drought emergency proclamation with the state’s largest reservoirs currently at half of their historical averages, and the …
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Hundreds of Stormwater Discharges Are Getting These Penalty Letters with Settlement Offers. Background: From Y2015 to Y2020, the Industrial General Permit (IGP) had only Numeric Action Levels (NALs). If the NALs were exceeded, you will go into Level One or Level Two – depending on your previous compliance year. Then, you were required to submit …
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