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Non-Stormwater Discharges SC-10 <br />■ Educate employees about spill prevention and cleanup. <br />■ Well -trained employees can reduce human errors that lead to accidental releases or spills. <br />The employee should have the tools and knowledge to immediately begin cleaning up a spill <br />should one occur. Employees should be familiar with the Spill Prevention Control and <br />Countermeasure Plan. <br />■ Determine and implement appropriate outreach efforts to reduce non -permissible non- <br />stormwater discharges. <br />■ Conduct spill response drills annually (if no events occurred to evaluate your plan) in <br />cooperation with other industries. <br />■ When a responsible party is identified, educate the party on the impacts of his or her actions. <br />Spill Response and Prevention <br />■ See SC11 Spill Prevention Control and Cleanup. <br />Other Considerations <br />■ Many facilities do not have accurate, up-to-date schematic drawings. <br />Requirements <br />Costs (including capital and operation & maintenance) <br />■ The primary cost is for staff time and depends on how aggressively a program is <br />implemented. <br />■ Cost for containment and disposal is borne by the discharger. <br />■ Illicit connections can be difficult to locate especially if there is groundwater infiltration. <br />■ Indoor floor drains may require re -plumbing if cross -connections to storm drains are <br />detected. <br />Maintenance (including administrative and staffing) <br />■ Illegal dumping and illicit connection violations requires technical staff to detect and <br />investigate them. <br />Supplemental Information <br />Fimther Detail of the BMP <br />Illegal Dumping <br />■ Substances illegally dumped on streets and into the storm drain systems and creeks include <br />paints, used oil and other automotive fluids, construction debris, chemicals, fresh concrete, <br />leaves, grass clippings, and pet wastes. All of these wastes cause stormwater and receiving <br />water quality problems as well as clog the storm drain system itself. <br />■ Establish a system for tracking incidents. The system should be designed to identify the <br />following: <br />- Illegal dumping hot spots <br />January 2003 California Stormwater BMP Handbook 5 of 6 <br />Industrial and Commercial <br />www.cabmphandbooks.com <br />