DRAFT Stormwater Management Plan City of Woburn May 2019 Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction 1.1 Purpose of this Plan ...................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Regulatory Requirements .............................................................. 1-2 1.2.1 Overview of EPA’s NPDES MS4 Program ................................. 1-2 1.2.2 Woburn’s Regulated MS4 Area .............................................. 1-3 1.3 Stormwater Management Program Team ......................................... 1-4 1.4 Summary of Woburn’s Stormwater Management Program under the 2003 Small MS4 General Permit ............................................................. 1-5 1.4.1 MCM 1 – Public Education and Outreach ................................. 1-5 1.4.2 MCM 2 – Public Involvement and Participation ........................ 1-5 1.4.3 MCM 3 – Illicit Discharge and Detection Elimination ................. 1-5 1.4.4 MCM 4 – Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control and MCM 5 – Post-Construction Stormwater Management ........................... 1-6 1.4.5 MCM 6 – Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping ............. 1-6 1.4.6 Additional Permit Requirements ............................................ 1-6 1.4.7 Building on BMPs Identified in 2003 NOI ................................ 1-7 1.5 General Eligibility Determination ..................................................... 1-7 1.6 Special Eligibility Determinations .................................................... 1-7 1.6.1 Endangered Species ............................................................ 1-7 1.6.2 Historic Properties .............................................................. 1-8 1.7 Authorization for Woburn to Discharge Stormwater ........................... 1-8 Section 2 Water Resources 2.1 Waterbody Inventory .................................................................... 2-1 2.1.1 Watersheds ....................................................................... 2-1 2.1.2 Waterbodies ...................................................................... 2-3 2.1.3 Drinking Water ................................................................... 2-3 2.2 Water Quality .............................................................................. 2-4 2.2.1 2014 Integrated List of Waters ............................................. 2-5 2.2.2 Pollutants of Concern .......................................................... 2-6 2.2.3 Applicable TMDLs................................................................ 2-6 Section 3 Best Management Practices (BMPs) to Address Minimum Control Measures (MCMs) 3.1 MCM 1: Public Education and Outreach ............................................ 3-1 3.1.1 MCM 1 BMPs from NOI ........................................................ 3-1 3.1.2 MCM 1 Implementation Plan ................................................. 3-3 3.1.3 MCM 1 Implementation Schedule .......................................... 3-5 3.1.4 Public Education and Outreach Goals and Progress .................. 3-6 3.1.5 MCM 1 Guidelines and Resources .......................................... 3-7 3.1.6 MCM 1 Checklist of Key Documentation ................................. 3-7 City of Woburn Stormwater Management Program i Table of Contents Tighe&Bond 3.2 MCM 2: Public Involvement and Participation .................................... 3-8 3.2.1 MCM 2 BMPs from NOI ........................................................ 3-8 3.2.2 MCM 2 Implementation Plan ................................................. 3-9 3.2.3 MCM 2 Implementation Schedule ........................................ 3-10 3.2.4 MCM 2 Guidelines and Resources ........................................ 3-10 3.2.5 MCM 2 Checklist of Key Documentation ............................... 3-11 3.3 MCM 3: Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) Program ... 3-11 3.3.1 MCM 3 BMPs from NOI ...................................................... 3-11 3.3.2 MCM 3 Implementation Plan ............................................... 3-12 3.3.3 MCM 3 Implementation Schedule ........................................ 3-14 3.3.4 MCM 3 Guidelines and Resources ........................................ 3-15 3.3.5 MCM 3 Checklist of Key Documentation ............................... 3-15 3.4 MCM 4: Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control ...................... 3-16 3.4.1 MCM 4 BMPs from NOI ...................................................... 3-16 3.4.2 MCM 4 Implementation Plan ............................................... 3-16 3.4.3 MCM 4 Implementation Schedule ........................................ 3-17 3.4.4 MCM 4 Guidelines and Resources ........................................ 3-18 3.4.5 MCM 4 Checklist of Key Documentation ............................... 3-18 3.5 MCM 5: Post-Construction Stormwater Management ........................ 3-19 3.5.1 MCM 5 BMPs from NOI ...................................................... 3-19 3.5.2 MCM 5 Implementation Plan ............................................... 3-20 3.5.3 MCM 5 Implementation Schedule ........................................ 3-21 3.5.4 MCM 5 Guidelines and Resources ........................................ 3-22 3.5.5 MCM 5 Checklist of Key Documentation ............................... 3-23 3.6 MCM 6: Good Housekeeping and Pollution Prevention ...................... 3-23 3.6.1 MCM 6 BMPs from NOI ...................................................... 3-23 3.6.2 MCM 6 Implementation Plan ............................................... 3-24 3.6.3 MCM 6 Implementation Schedule ........................................ 3-26 3.6.4 MCM 6 Guidelines and Resources ........................................ 3-26 3.6.5 MCM 6 Checklist of Key Documentation ............................... 3-27 Section 4 BMPs to Address Specific Waterbody Requirements 4.1 Impaired Waterbodies ................................................................... 4-1 4.1.1 Enhanced BMPs for Bacteria or Pathogens .............................. 4-1 4.1.2 Enhanced BMPs for Total Phosphorus ..................................... 4-1 4.1.3 Enhanced BMPs for Solids .................................................... 4-3 Section 5 Program Evaluation, Record Keeping, and Reporting 5.1 Program Evaluation ...................................................................... 5-1 5.2 Record Keeping ............................................................................ 5-1 5.3 Annual Reports ............................................................................ 5-1 City of Woburn Stormwater Management Program ii Table of Contents Tighe&Bond 5.4 SWMP Modifications ...................................................................... 5-3 Section 6 SWMP Certification List of Figures Figure 1-1 Location of Woburn, Massachusetts Figure 1-2 City of Woburn’s Urbanized Area based on 2000 and 2010 census listings Figure 2-1 Major basins in Woburn, MA Figure 2-2 Watersheds in Eastern Massachusetts List of Tables Table 2-1 Natural Drainage Basins and Waterbodies within the City of Woburn, Massachusetts Table 2-2 Summary of 2014 Integrated List of Waters - Status of Woburn’s Receiving Waters Appendices Appendix A Notice of Intent, Outfall Map, and Authorization to Discharge Letter from EPA (once available) Appendix B Stormwater Management Program Team Appendix C Summary of 2003 and 2016 MS4 General Permit BMPs Appendix D Endangered Species Act Eligibility Criteria Documentation Appendix E Historic Properties Eligibility Criteria Documentation Appendix F Reference Documents Appendix G Sanitary Sewer Overflow Inventory Appendix H Annual Reports & Record Keeping Appendix I Plan Amendment Log J:\W\W2064 - Woburn Stormwater Assistance\NOI and SWMP\SWMP\Drafts\Woburn_SWMP_FinalDraft.docx City of Woburn Stormwater Management Program iii Section 1 Introduction The City of Woburn is located in Middlesex County in the northeastern portion of Massachusetts, approximately 9 miles northwest of Boston. It is abutted by the Town of Wilmington to the North, Towns of Reading and Stoneham to the East, Towns of Winchester and Lexington to the South and the Town of Burlington to the West. There are approximately 0.2 square miles of water within its 12.9 square mile footprint. According to the 2010 United Figure 1-1 Location of States (U.S.) Census, Woburn is home to approximately Woburn, Massachusetts 38,120 residents in more than 15,524 households. Protecting the quality of Woburn’s water resources, including lakes, ponds, rivers, and groundwater supplies, is a priority for the City of Woburn. Pollutants from stormwater runoff are a contributing factor to the impairment of Woburn’s waterbodies, including high levels of total phosphorus and bacterial contamination. The City has developed stormwater policy initiatives, provided education to its businesses and citizens, publicly discussed the issues related to stormwater runoff, and offered many opportunities for residents and businesses to pitch in with clean-up efforts. 1.1 Purpose of this Plan In an on-going effort to minimize stormwater impacts within Woburn, the City has developed this Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP). The SWMP is required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) in Massachusetts (“Small MS4 General Permit”). The SWMP describes and details the activities and measures that will be implemented by Woburn to meet the terms and conditions