Welcome to the Frog Environmental Level 1 Status

Welcome to the Frog Environmental Level 1 Status Stormwater Exceedance Seminar 800 E. Ocean Blvd, Suite 105 Long Beach, CA 90802 (310) 241 – 0866 www. Frogenv. com

Introduction Level 1 Status Stormwater Exceedance Seminar • Changes in the New Permit • SMARTS Uploading – Your Results are Online Now • Numeric Action Level (NAL) Exceedances • Baseline Status • Level 1 Status • Level 2 Status • Solutions: Ø Basic BMPs Ø Intermediate BMPs Ø Advanced BMPs Ø Draft Level 1 ERA Reports 2

Changes in the New Permit: What You Need to Know Now and Next Year • • • SMARTS: Your results are online and transparent to the Water Board, Third-Party Environmental groups and Attorneys Exceedances: Numeric Action Levels can trigger consequences for Annual and Instantaneous Maximum Results Ø Annual (annual average of all results for a given parameter) Ø Instantaneous Maximum (when two or more results within a reporting year for the basic parameters of p. H, TSS and O&G exceed the instantaneous maximum NAL value) Baseline: Stormwater year 2015 -2016 is a baseline year – fresh start Level 1: Exceedance Response Action (ERA) Evaluation and Report by QISP Level 2: Exceedance Response Action (ERA) Action Plan and Technical Report with Demonstrations by QISP 3

Summary What You Need to Know About Level 1 Facilities with high enough NAL Exceedances fall into Level 1 Status for the 2016 -2017 stormwater year What Does Level 1 Require? • An evaluation by a QISP about the facility’s pollutant sources • • and drainage areas must be completed by October 1 st, 2016 The evaluation will specify BMPs to prevent future NAL Exceedances A report prepared by a QISP must be completed by January 1 st, 2017 The report will describe SWPPP revisions and additional BMPs The report must be certified and submitted via the SMARTS database 4

Level 1 What Happens Next? Permit Requirements for Level 1 ERA Evaluation • Evaluation (QISP required) of Industrial Pollutant Sources / Identify BMPs / Identify Necessary SWPPP Level 1 ERA Report (Based on Evaluation) • Revise the SWPPP / Implement Additional BMPs Identified in Evaluation • Certify and Submit Level 1 ERA Report (Prepared by QISP) via SMARTS • Summary of Level 1 ERA Evaluation Required • Detailed Description of SWPPP Revisions / Additional BMPs • Certify and Submit via SMARTS the QISP’s ID information You Can Still Avoid Level 2! 5

Time. Line New Permit Exceedance Steps You Are Here Baseline Status July SW Year 2015 -2016 Level 1 Status SW Year 2016 -2017 Level 2 Status SW Year 2017 -2018 • Use BMPs to stay at Baseline, if possible • Prepare for Level 1, if necessary • Prevent Level 2 NOW! 6

Level 2 What Happens in the Future? Permit Requirements for Level 2 ERA Action Plan • Certify and Submit Level 2 ERA Action Plan (prepared by QISP) • Identify Demonstration Discharger Will Perform for each New NAL Exceedance • List of Possible Demonstrations: Ø Certify and Submit QISP Identification Information via SMARTS Ø Must Address Drainage Areas Ø Includes schedule and detailed description of tasks to complete demo Level 2 ERA Technical Report • Certify and Submit Level 2 ERA Technical Report (prepared by QISP) • Including One of These Level 2 ERA Technical Report Demonstrations: Ø Industrial Activity BMPs Demonstration Ø Non-Industrial Pollutant Source Demonstration Ø Natural Background Pollutant Source Demonstration 7

Solutions Best Management Practices (BMPs) • • Basic BMPs Sweeping/Housekeeping Source Control Preventative Maintenance BMP Kits 8

Solutions Best Management Practices (BMPs) • • • Intermediate BMPs Sweeper Trucks Regenerative Airflow Vacuums Down Spouts Media Filters 9

Solutions Best Management Practices (BMPs) Intermediate Structural BMPs • Berms • Ponds • Control Water Flow 10

Solutions: Best Management Practices (BMPs) Advanced BMPs • • • Treatment Exposure Minimization (Shelters, etc. ) Water Containment (Retention Ponds, etc. ) 11

Solutions Best Management Practices (BMPs) Pre-Level 1 ERA Draft Report • • Prepare for Level 1 NOW Save Money on Future Reporting Needs $750 for Pre-Level 1 ERA Draft Report, which will be credited toward your official Level 1 ERA Report Ø PLUS an extra $500 discount on your future Level 1 ERA Report QISP Oversight 12

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Contact Us For More Information or Follow-Up Evaluation Talk to Us Now or Schedule Your Free Field Evaluation By Calling 1 -877 -FROG-ENV (1 -877 -376 -4368) 14

Question & Answer Session Thank you! 15