Storm water management for industrial activities at U.S. Army installations
Conference
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OSTI ID:227060
Storm water management has become increasingly important in guaranteeing water quality. In the United States, the Industrial Storm Water Regulations of the Clean Water Act have promulgated many state and federal regulations and require plans which have a goal of improving the quality of the nation`s waters by controlling nonpoint or diffuse sources of pollution, the last major water pollutants left in the country. The U.S. Army has been proactively involved in a program of controlling and mitigating industrial sources of pollution through an active storm water runoff pollution prevention program. Pollution prevention is meant in the broadest sense in this paper rather than a program to replace hazardous materials with less hazardous materials in processes. The Army had a centrally coordinated comprehensive program with many facets contributing to an overall Army storm water management program with an ultimate goal of getting the components of the regulations implemented. The U.S. Army in cooperation with other agencies, has developed a program to train responsible storm water coordinators and other individuals at the various types of installations on how to meet the requirements of the legislation. Training sessions were conducted which addressed the types of permits necessary, applicable regulations (highly variable between states), and development of storm water pollution prevention plans to minimize impact on water quality from storm water runoff. A model Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan was developed and used on a contract basis for hundreds of Army installations.
- OSTI ID:
- 227060
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-951173--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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