City of San José Urban Runoff Management Plan Annual Report 2006-2007 Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program City of San José Urban Runoff Management Plan Annual Report FY 2006-2007 Cover Pictures First Row: 1) The wetlands of South San Francisco Bay, with the Diablo Mountain Range to the east. Second Row: 1) Volunteers collecting trash from Coyote Creek behind San José High Academy. 2) Thompson Creek as it flows through Aborn Park. Third Row 1) Vegetated swale at The Ranch Golf Club in the City’s Evergreen district. 2) Department of Transportation crew cleaning a storm drain catch basin in a neighborhood near Almaden Lake Park. 3) A storm drain inlet stenciled with the name of the nearest creek and the City’s stormwater dumping complaint phone number. City of San José Urban Runoff Management Plan Annual Report FY 2006-2007 City of San José Urban Runoff Management Plan Annual Report 2006-2007 September 2007 Acknowledgements This report was prepared by the City of San José Environmental Services Department Watershed Protection Division Urban Runoff Program Section In partnership with: Environmental Services Department: Watershed Enforcement Environmental Services Department: Water Resources Department of Parks, Recreation, & Neighborhood Services Department of Planning, Building & Code Enforcement Department of Public Works Department of Transportation General Services Department San José Redevelopment Agency City of San José Urban Runoff Management Plan Annual Report FY 2006-2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...................................................................... I CERTIFICATION STATEMENT ......................................................... XIV 1. ICID: ILLICIT CONNECTION / ILLEGAL DISCHARGE INSPECTION 1 1.A ICID WORK PLAN SELF EVALUATION MATRIX 1 1.B ICID PROGRAM EVALUATION 3 1.C ICID RESPONSE TO WATER BOARD COMMENTS 5 1.D ICID SUMMARY TABLES / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 6 Incident Types by Potential Source of Incident 6 Workload Summary 7 Complainant Source Summary 7 Enforcement Summary 8 2. IND: INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL DISCHARGES ...................... 9 2.A IND WORK PLAN SELF EVALUATION MATRIX 9 2.B IND PROGRAM EVALUATION 12 2.C IND RESPONSE TO WATER BOARD COMMENTS 13 2.D IND SUMMARY TABLES / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 14 IND Summary Tables 14 Enforcement Actions Summary 15 IND Facility Categories for the City of San José 16 Companies Requiring NOI Based on SIC But Have Not Filed 17 Companies Requiring NOI Based on Exposure But Have Not Filed 17 3. NRD: NEW AND REDEVELOPMENT ........................................ 19 3.A NRD WORK PLAN SELF EVALUATION MATRIX 19 3.B NRD PROGRAM EVALUATION 28 3.C NRD RESPONSE TO WATER BOARD COMMENTS 30 3.D NRD SUMMARY TABLES / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 31 Applicable Projects Reviewed and/or Approved During July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007 31 Private Projects Map 59 Public Projects Map 60 Procedures for BMP O&M Verification Program 61 4. CON: CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION ....................................... 65 4.A CON WORK PLAN SELF EVALUATION MATRIX 65 4.B CON PROGRAM EVALUATION 71 4.C CON RESPONSE TO WATER BOARD COMMENTS 71 4.D CON SUMMARY TABLES / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 72 Permits for Significant Development Projects Reviewed and/or Approved July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007 72 City of San José Urban Runoff Management Plan Annual Report FY 2006-2007 Erosion Control Report 85 5. PSR: PUBLIC STREETS, ROADS, & HIGHWAYS ..................... 87 5.A PSR WORK PLAN SELF EVALUATION MATRIX 87 5.B PSR PROGRAM EVALUATION 91 5.C PSR RESPONSE TO WATER BOARD COMMENTS 92 5.D PSR SUMMARY TABLES / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 93 Parks Included in the Rural Public Works Performance Standard 93 Rural Roads within the City of San Jose 93 6. SDO: STORM DRAIN SYSTEM OPERATION & MAINTENANCE .. 95 6.A SDO WORK PLAN SELF EVALUATION MATRIX 95 6.B SDO PROGRAM EVALUATION 99 6.C SDO RESPONSE TO WATER BOARD COMMENTS 100 6.D SDO SUMMARY TABLES / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 101 FY 06-07 Storm Inlet Cleaning Program Problem Area Data 101 7. WUOM: WATER UTILITIES OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE .. 103 7.A WUOM WORK PLAN SELF EVALUATION MATRIX 103 7.B WUOM PROGRAM EVALUATION 103 7.C WUOM RESPONSE TO WATER BOARD COMMENTS 104 7.D WUOM TABLES / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 104 8. PM: PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT ............................................ 105 8.A PM WORK PLAN SELF EVALUATION MATRIX 105 8.B PM PROGRAM EVALUATION 110 8.C PM RESPONSE TO WATER BOARD COMMENTS 112 8.D PM SUMMARY TABLES / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 112 9. M: MERCURY...................................................................... 115 9.A M WORK PLAN SELF EVALUATION MATRIX 115 9.B M PROGRAM EVALUATION 118 9.C M RESPONSE TO WATER BOARD COMMENTS 119 9.D M SUMMARY TABLES / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 120 Mercury-Containing Product Management Practices 120 10. CNAP: COPPER / NICKEL ACTION PLANS ........................... 121 10.A CNAP WORK PLAN SELF EVALUATION MATRIX 121 10.B CNAP PROGRAM EVALUATION 122 10.C CNAP RESPONSE TO WATER BOARD COMMENTS 123 10.D CNAP SUMMARY TABLES / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 123 11. TRA: TRASH ...................................................................... 125 11.A TRA WORK PLAN SELF EVALUATION MATRIX 125 11.B TRA PROGRAM EVALUATION 127 11.C TRA RESPONSE TO WATER BOARD COMMENTS 128 11.D TRA SUMMARY TABLES / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 128 Trash Problem Area Activity Report 128 City of San José Urban Runoff Management Plan Annual Report FY 2006-2007 12. MON: MONITORING ............................................................ 131 12.A MON WORK PLAN SELF EVALUATION MATRIX 131 12.B MON PROGRAM EVALUATION 133 12.C MON RESPONSE TO WATER BOARD COMMENTS 133 12.D MON SUMMARY TABLES / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 133 13. MC: MUNICIPAL COMPLIANCE............................................. 135 13.A MC WORK PLAN SELF EVALUATION MATRIX 135 13.B MC PROGRAM EVALUATION 136 13.C MC RESPONSE TO WATER BOARD COMMENTS 137 13.D MC SUMMARY TABLES / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 137 Municipal Employee Training Summary for FY 06-07 137 14. PIP: PUBLIC INFORMATION / PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ........... 145 14.A PIP WORK PLAN SELF EVALUATION MATRIX 145 14.B PIP PROGRAM EVALUATION 148 14.C PIP RESPONSE TO WATER BOARD COMMENTS 149 14.D PIP SUMMARY TABLES / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 149 PIP Activities Table 149 FY 06-07 San José School Outreach 161 Outreach Materials Distributed 163 15. PERMIT REAPPLICATION ..................................................... 169 15.A PERMIT REAPPLICATION PREPARATION SELF EVALUATION MATRIX 169 15.B PERMIT REAPPLICATION PREPARATION EVALUATION 169 15.C PERMIT REAPPLICATION PREPARATION RESPONSE TO WATER BOARD COMMENTS169 15.D PERMIT REAPPLICATION PREPARATION SUMMARY TABLES / ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 169 GLOSSARY ................................................................................. 171 City of San José Urban Runoff Management Plan Annual Report FY 2006-2007 Executive Summary The City is required to submit to the Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board) an Annual Report that documents the progress of the Urban Runoff Management Plan for the previous fiscal year. The Annual Report is prepared pursuant to provision C.6 of the City’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for stormwater discharge through the City’s storm sewer system to waters of the United States. The Report includes sections for each of the program elements included in the Urban Runoff Management Plan as required in the permit. Each section is comprised of an update on the status of the work plan, an evaluation of various performance elements, responses to Water Board feedback received during the past year, and additional tables or information to demonstrate performance for a program element. Summaries are also provided for the array of outreach activities and municipal training sessions that are included in various program elements. Most program elements contain components carried out by more than one City department. The strategy for attaining compliance focuses on three different types of activities that the City conducts: 1. Enforcement and monitoring to detect and respond to incidents of illegal discharge to the storm sewer system; 2. Structural and business process changes to City operations and services; and Alum Rock Library extended detention basin, a stormwater treatment control measure 3. Education for municipal employees as well as the community at large. The City also contributes to activities undertaken by the Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program (Program) and the Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association (BASMAA); however, this report includes only activities performed by the City. An overview of the year for each program element follows. Illicit Connection / Illegal Discharge Inspection (ICID) The City’s Environmental Services Department (ESD) responds to complaints regarding illegal discharges or threats of discharge to the storm sewer system. This year, the City responded to 672 cases, which is a lower overall caseload than the average of the previous five years. The number of incidents at residential, automotive, public, and food facilities remained about the same as past years, while the number of incidents at commercial, industrial, and construction locations decreased. The drop in commercial and industrial incidents may be due to the increase in outreach and best management practice (BMP) literature distribution by environmental inspectors. The drop in construction incidents may be due to a shorter wet season and ongoing and more consistent inspections of construction sites during