Brought back by high popular demand, the U of M has agreed to host another "permit overview" workshop. This training opportunity will be held on September 13, 2018 at the Arden Hills MnDOT facility officially in Shoreview, MN.
IS2202 - Industrial Stormwater Regulations, SWPPPs, Sampling and Monitoring
Registration Fee: $170.00, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
This is our most popular workshop! It is a full-day event that will cover topics from permit basics, SWPPP development and implementation, and stormwater monitoring to selection of Best Management Practices for SWPPP modification.
Topics include:
- Industrial Stormwater Regulatory history
- SWPPP requirements
- SWPPP implementation
- Stormwater monitoring, sampling and reporting requirements
- Annual reporting and fees
- ISW case studies
- ISW enforcement
This workshop routinely fills up quickly, so register today! Visit the U of M Erosion and Stormwater Management Certification Program’s website for more information or to register. Register online or view and fill out the paper registration form.
Sector/facility-specific training offered:
Did you know that the University of Minnesota Erosion
and Stormwater Management Certification Program has been providing industrial
stormwater training opportunities for nearly ten years? During that time,
the program has enrolled more than 2,000 attendees in various classes
throughout the state.
Next spring, they will
offer a new half-day Annual Training refresher designed for facility employees
and consultants who are knowledgeable about the Industrial Stormwater program,
but want a refresher and/or to meet annual training requirements. Watch
the program’s website for class
listings. If you’re not on their mailing list and would like to
receive the Industrial Stormwater Class Schedule and Registration by mail,
email or
call 800-646-2282 and
ask to be added to the mailing list.
Program staff can customize
trainings about specific topics or for groups and train at your facility. If
you are interested in learning more about these opportunities, contact
the program by email or
800-646-2282.
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You may be eligible for grant funding to enhance your property and clean our
lakes and rivers by installing stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) at
your facility! Some examples of funding-eligible BMPs include: rain gardens,
permeable hardscapes, native plantings and restoration, erosion control, water
reuse, and underground infiltration systems.
Many grant programs provide financial and/or technical
assistance for BMP installation. At the local level, watershed and county
organizations have cost-share grant programs. Statewide, the MPCA and Minnesota
Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) offer grants.
BMPs have many important purposes: they prevent polluted stormwater runoff including
trash, sediment, bacteria, and nutrients from entering nearby waterbodies. They
improve facility conditions by treating drainage issues (such as flooding,
ponding, and ice hazards), reducing erosion, and providing new or enhancing
existing green space. Lastly, if designed well and cared for early, BMPs provide
your property with aesthetic landscaping that require less time and money to
maintain.
Grant programs from local watershed organizations usually
provide funding and technical assistance. Funding criteria varies per watershed
organization and grantee. However, there are grantees of all scales, from residential
to commercial to industrial properties. Typically, grant programs have an
application process and capped funding amounts. The funds are reimbursed by the
organization once construction and a final review are approved. Technical
assistance ranges from site visits to identify appropriate locations and BMP
types to designing BMP construction plans for contractors or to do-it-yourself.
After construction, BMP maintenance, conducted by the grantee or a contractor,
is typically conducted for five to 10 years.
One successful grant project was the Ramsey County Regional
Rail Authority’s reconstruction of St. Paul’s Union Depot. Their local
watershed organization, Capitol Region Watershed District, awarded a grant to construct
BMPs as part of the parking lot construction. The revitalized and expanded parking
lot now includes pervious areas and green infrastructure islands of filtration
trenches and basins to reduce flooding and treat stormwater runoff. In addition,
the BMPs also beautified the new lot (see photos below). Visit the Capitol Region
Watershed District’s website
to see more examples of grant projects.
BWSR
and the MPCA
may have current statewide grants for stormwater BMPs. Local watershed
organizations with cost-share grant programs include counties/soil and water conservation
districts, watershed districts, and watershed management organizations. To
identify your local organization and see if they have grants available, please
refer to the links below:
Saint Paul Union Depot's parking lot expansion: green infrastructure and pervious areas reduce flooding and treat stormwater runoff.
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