STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP) Seminole Road MSW Landfill 4203 Clevemont Road Ellenwood, Georgia 30294 Prepared for DeKalb County Public Works Department Sanitation Division 3720 Leroy Scott Drive Decatur, Georgia 30032 Prepared by 45 Woodstock Street Roswell, Georgia 30075 August 2017 Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Purpose ................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 General Site Information ........................................................................................... 1 1.3 Plan Availability ...................................................................................................... 3 1.4 Plan Compliance ...................................................................................................... 3 1.5 Consistency with Existing Environmental Management Plans ....................................... 3 1.6 Definitions .............................................................................................................. 4 2.0 POLLUTION PREVENTION TEAM ................................................................................. 5 2.1 General ................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Pollution Prevention Team Member Duties ................................................................. 5 2.3 Team Members’ Responsibilities ............................................................................... 6 3.0 RECEIVING WATERS AND WETLANDS ...................................................................... 8 4.0 POTENTIAL POLLUTANT SOURCES ............................................................................ 9 4.1 Inventory of Significant Materials ............................................................................ 10 4.2 Spills and Leaks ..................................................................................................... 11 4.3 Allowable Non-Storm Water Discharges .................................................................. 11 4.4 Elimination of Unauthorized Discharges ................................................................... 12 4.5 Salt Storage ........................................................................................................... 13 4.6 Existing NPDES Permit and Storm Water Monitoring Data ........................................ 13 5.0 STRUCTURAL & NON-STRUCTURAL MEASURES AND CONTROLS................. 14 5.1 Minimize Exposure ................................................................................................ 14 5.2 Good Housekeeping ............................................................................................... 15 5.3 Preventive Maintenance .......................................................................................... 16 5.4 Storm Water Management System ........................................................................... 17 5.5 Security ................................................................................................................. 17 5.6 Vegetative Sediment and Erosion Control ................................................................. 18 5.7 Corrective Actions ................................................................................................. 18 5.7.1 Conditions ....................................................................................................... 18 5.7.2 Deadlines ........................................................................................................ 18 5.7.3 Corrective Action Report .................................................................................. 19 Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan i Seminole Road MSW Landfill 6.0 INSPECTIONS .................................................................................................................... 20 6.1 Routine Facility Inspections .................................................................................... 20 6.1.1 Schedule.......................................................................................................... 20 6.1.2 Documentation ................................................................................................. 21 6.1.3 Exceptions ....................................................................................................... 21 6.2 Quarterly Visual Assessment of Storm Water Discharges ........................................... 21 6.2.1 Procedures ........................................................................................................ 21 6.2.2 Documentation ................................................................................................. 22 6.2.3 Exceptions ....................................................................................................... 22 6.3 Annual Comprehensive Site Inspections .................................................................... 23 7.0 MONITORING .................................................................................................................... 25 7.1 Benchmark Guidelines ............................................................................................ 25 7.2 Effluent Guidelines ................................................................................................ 26 7.3 Impaired Stream Segment Monitoring ...................................................................... 27 8.0 SPILL PREVENTION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PRACTICES ..................... 28 8.1 Spill Prevention ..................................................................................................... 28 8.2 Spill Reporting and SWPPP Modification ................................................................. 28 8.3 Emergency and Spill Response Procedures ............................................................... 29 9.0 REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING PROCEDURES ............................................ 31 9.1 Georgia EPD Annual Reports .................................................................................. 31 9.2 Exceedance Report ................................................................................................. 31 9.3 Additional Reporting .............................................................................................. 31 10.0 MAINTAINING AND UPDATED SWPPP .................................................................... 33 10.1 SWPPP Amendments............................................................................................ 33 10.2 Signatory Requirements ........................................................................................ 33 10.3 SWPPP Certification............................................................................................. 34 Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan ii Seminole Road MSW Landfill LIST OF TABLES Table 2-1 Storm Water Pollution Prevention Team Table 4-1 List of Pollutants Table 5-1 Potential Pollutant Sources Table 7-1 Benchmark Guidelines for Landfills Table 7-2 Numeric Effluent Limits for Landfills Table 10-1 Record of Amendments to the SWPPP LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Facility Location Map Figure 2 Facility Site Map LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A Permit Documents A1 General Permit A2 Notice of Intent Appendix B Records of Employee Training Appendix C Safety Data Sheets (SDS) Appendix D Dye/Smoke/Equivalent Testing Evaluation Report Appendix E Sampling Data and Retention of Records from Previous Permit Appendix F Safe Loading and Unloading Procedures for Petroleum/Chemicals Appendix G Spill Reports G1 Spill Report Blank Template G2 Completed Spill Reports Appendix H Monitoring Results H1 Benchmark Monitoring Data H2 Impaired Stream Sampling Data Appendix I Routine Facility Inspection Reports I1 Routine Facility Inspection Report Blank Template I2 Completed Routine Facility Inspection Reports Appendix J Quarterly Visual Assessment Documents J1 Recommended Guidance for Quarterly Visual Assessment Report J2 Visual Assessment Report Blank Template J3 Completed Visual Assessment Reports Appendix K Annual Comprehensive Site Evaluation Reports K1 Comprehensive Site Evaluation Report Blank Template K2 Completed Comprehensive Site Evaluation Reports Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan iii Seminole Road MSW Landfill Appendix L Annual Reports L1 Annual Georgia EPD Report Blank Template L2 Completed Annual Reports (filed with Georgia EPD) Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan iv Seminole Road MSW Landfill LIST OF ACRONYMS Biota M Biota Impacted-Macroinvertebrate Community BMP Best Management Practice CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act CFR Code of Federal Regulations COO Chief Operation Officer EPD Environmental Protection Division FC Fecal Coliform IGP Industrial General Permit LB Pound Mg/L Milligrams per liter SDS Safety Data Sheet MS4 Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System NOI Notice of Intent NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NRC National Response Center OSHA Occupational Safety & Health Administration PPE Personal Protective Equipment SERC State Emergency Response Commission SIC Standard Industrial Classification SPCC Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure SWPPP Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan SWPPT Storm Water Pollution Prevention Team TMDL Total Maximum Daily Load USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency