Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping Compliance Tools

NPDES PHASE II
Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping Compliance Tools

"You must develop and implement an operation and maintenance program that includes a training component and has the ultimate goal of preventing or reducing pollutant runoff from municipal operations." —USEPA NPDES Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations Regulatory Text (Storm Water Phase II Final Rule)

According to EPA Storm Water Phase II Final Rule Fact Sheet 2.8—Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping Minimum Control Measure, an operator of a regulated small MS4 is required, in part, to help ensure a reduction in the amount and type of pollution that collects on streets, parking lots, open spaces, and in storage and vehicle maintenance areas, and is discharged into local waterways. Among the Best Management Practices (BMPs) the EPA suggests adopting in order to meat this measurable goal is the development of a spill prevention and control plan as outlined in the EPA document Phase II Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations—Spill Response and Prevention:

Spill response and prevention plans (for a municipal facility) should clearly state measures to stop the source of a spill, contain the spill, clean up the spill, dispose of contaminated materials, and train personnel to prevent and control future spills. In addition, the spill response plan should:

• Identify individuals responsible for implementing the plan
• Define safety measures to be taken with each kind of waste
• Specify how to notify appropriate authorities, such as police and fire departments, hospitals, or publicly-owned treatment works for assistance
• State procedures for containing, diverting, isolating, and cleaning up the spill
• Describe spill response equipment to be used, including safety and cleanup equipment.

To aid with compliance, offers a wide variety of pollution prevention and spill control products, including:

• Stormwater Barriers—Stormwater barriers are used to prevent contaminated storm water and/or soil runoff from entering the sewer system. offers a variety of such barriers, including sewer stoppers and a selection of spill control products.
  
• Secondary Containment Vessels—These products are important to spill prevention since leaky containers—even those stored indoors—can potentially pollute storm water runoff. offers a broad selection of secondary containment vessels, including drum bibs, funnels, spill-control pallets and work stations, and secondary containment dollies.
  
• Spill Cleanup—These emergency reponse products are used to contain and clean up spills when they occur, thus reducing the risk of later storm water contamination. These spill control products, available through , include sorbents, spill mats, chemical solidifiers, and collector jars.
  
• Spill Response Kits—These klits are an essential tool for any pollution prevention plan. For example, our Multi-Purpose Spill Kit is designed for use by mobile response teams and includes everything from barrier tape and chemical solidifiers to safety goggles, respirators and gloves. It is one of many spill control products we offer.