POLLUTION PREVENTION AND

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

CITY OF HIGH POINT

ROBERT BAKER

STORMWATER SPECIALIST II

CITY OF HIGHPOINT

• High Point has a population of

approximately 114,000 people

and is roughly 58 square miles.

• The city employs

approximately 1500 people.

• This includes a Stormwater

Manager, Operations Analyst, 3

Specialists and about 18 other

employees consisting of

supervisors, crew chiefs,

equipment operators, and an

administrative assistant.

HIGH POINT STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE

• High Point is located in the Cape Fear and Yadkin Pee Dee river basins.

• The majority of our stormwater infrastructure is mapped by our GIS Analyst, who

constantly updates it.

• We have approximately 2.7 million linear feet of stormwater pipe in High Point.

Slightly more than half of that is in the Right-of-Way.

• We currently inspect about 1,300 outfalls annually.

POLLUTION PREVENTION AND GOOD HOUSE KEEPING – FACILITY INVENTORY

• We maintain a

spreadsheet of all the

facilities owned and

operated by High Point.

• We have the name,

address, and contact

information of each facility.

• We also include the

NPDES permit number if

applicable.

• The list is mainly

comprised of facilities that

we inspect or conduct

training at, but we also

include all the parks in

High Point.

POLLUTION PREVENTION AND

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING –O&M PROGRAM

• Amec Earth and Environmental

prepared the Operation and

Maintenance Manual soon after

we received the stormwater

permit.

• Amec visited multiple divisions

throughout the City to learn what

certain employees do and how to

better protect stormwater both at

their facility or in the field.

SPILL RESPONSE

PROCEDURES

• Several of the facilities that we

work with are covered by their own

NPDES permit and already have

Spill Response procedures.

• For the facilities that do not have

their own permit, we have

developed a Pollution Prevention

and Spill Response Plan.

• This Plan includes cleanup

procedures, emergency contact

numbers, material inventory, and

maps of the facility.

• Emergency numbers and an inventory of chemicals stored at the facility are included with the Spill Response Plan.

SPILL RESPONSE PROCEDURES

SPILL RESPONSE PROCEDURES

• A vicinity map of the facility and a map showing the locations of

stored chemicals and Spill Response materials are also included.

• Fire/chemical cabinets, secondary containment devices, and

stormwater infrastructure are denoted on the maps.

MUNICIPAL FACILITY

INSPECTIONS

• We conduct facility

inspections at approximately 20

municipal facilities per year.

• High Point has several

facilities that have their own

NPDES permit. Part of

permitted facility inspections

include reviewing the Pollution

Prevention Plan.

• Other facilities like golf

courses or marinas are covered

by our City’s NPDES permit.

MUNICIPAL INSPECTION FORMS

• We have

separate

inspection forms

depending on

whether the

facility has an

industrial

permit.

• Each form is

approx. 5

pages long and

inspections can

take from 30

minutes-2 hours.

A secondary containment

pallet is being used, but not

all the chemicals are stored

on the pallet. There is

evidence of improperly

cleaned past spills.

Flammable

chemicals are

properly stored

in a fire cabinet.

Equipment is

stored inside

with no visible

signs of leaks.

This dumpster

has no lid, and

the bottom has

holes that have

rusted through.

EMPLOYEE TRAINING

• We go to the City facilities to conduct training for their employees.

• Group sizes range from 3 to 60 and we have conducted trainings in break rooms,

training rooms, and maintenance shops.

EMPLOYEE TRAINING

• During the training we talk about what stormwater is

and where it leaves the facility.

• We discuss where Spill Kits are located and how to

use them.

• We use this opportunity to discuss the most recent

inspection.

• For instance, there are two Spill Kits in this photo.

One has no lid and is full of a granular material

called Oil Dri, the other has a lid but is full of

trash.

• This is typically the time that the employees tell us a

year’s worth of stormwater-related issues.

EMPLOYEE TRAINING• We have 3 DVD's and 3 presentations

that we use for employee training.

• The DVD's all have a quiz that goes

along with it, which can be useful to

reiterate certain points.

• We purchased the DVD’s from Excal

Visual.

• The presentations are between 12 and

25 slides and are mostly made up of

pictures that we have taken around the City

or at facilities to illustrate the importance

of proper pollution prevention and good

housekeeping.

EMPLOYEE TRAINING HANDOUTS

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR MUNICIPAL INSPECTIONS AND

TRAININGS

MUNICIPAL SCM INSPECTIONS

• The Stormwater Division inspects all the

SCMs within City limits on an annual basis.

• We have 25 municipal-maintained

stormwater control devices.

• These devices are inspected the same way

as privately owned SCMs.

• Photos are taken and added to the

device’s file and an inspection report is

given to the party that completes the

work.

• Not all of the devices are maintained by

the Stormwater Division.

• Several SCMs are maintained by Parks

and Recreation, the Fire Department and

one is maintained by the Electric

Department.

INSPECTION LETTER AND PHOTOS

• This inspection is at one of our

athletic complexes.

• It is maintained by Parks and

Recreation, but they get the same letter

as the privately-owned SCMs.

MS4 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

PROGRAM

• We are fortunate enough

to have our own sweeper

trucks, vacuum truck, and

camera truck.

• Having hardworking

employees on our

stormwater crews and the

right equipment allows us

to better maintain the

stormwater system in High

Point.

MS4 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM

QUESTIONS

City of High Point

Robert Baker

Stormwater Specialist II