MCM-1: Public Education and Outreach

• BMP-1: Production and Distribution of Informational Publications
  
  
  • 2006
    • Mantz, E. “No Dumping: Drains to Bay.” Campus Journal. UNH Media Relations. April, 2006. The Campus Journal is distributed to more than 1,600 subscribers.
    • Updated the UNH Storm Water Management website to include a downloadable/printable map of the campus catch basin system. January, 2006.
    • “Storm Water Management Showcase.” (19” x 31”) displayed at the UNH Memorial Union Building through July, 2005.
    • The UNH Storm Water Management Plan brochure is distributed to new employees during the monthly UNH Human Resources – New Employee Orientation. A total of 350 new employees received the brochure.
  • 2005
    • Yates, S. "Storm Water Management Program Progresses." Campus Journal. Volume XLII, Number 13. UNH Media Relations. January 1, 2005.
    • Leonard, D. "New Center Tackles Storm Water Management." Campus Journal. Volume XLII, Number 10. UNH Media Relations. November 12, 2004.
    • A link to the UNH Storm Water Management Plan is included in the UNH Human Resources, New Employee Orientation Handbook, titled "Getting Started @ UNH."
    • "Storm Water Management Showcase." (19" x 31") displayed at the UNH Memorial Union Building from January 1, 2005 through May 31, 2005.
  • 2004
    • UNH Storm Water Management Pamphlet
    • Letter dated January 15, 2004, from John Aber, Vice President for Research and Public Service and Brad Manning, Director of Environmental Health and Safety, distributed to the UNH Community.Reed, J. "EHS Targets Pollutants in University Storm Water System." Campus Journal. Volume XLI, Number 22. UNH Media Relations. January 30, 2004.
    • "Public Forum Held on Storm Water Management." Campus Journal. Volume XLI, Number 27. UNH Media Relations. March 5, 2004.
    • "Public Forum Held on Storm Water Management." Campus Journal. Volume XLI, Number 28. UNH Media Relations. March 12, 2004.
    • "Storm Water Management Showcase." (19" x 31") displayed at the UNH Memorial Union Building from February 23, 2004 through March 31, 2004.
• BMP-2: Production and Distribution of Informational Video
  
  
  • 2006
    • A portion of the video, “Storm Water @ UNH.” (DVD Video) can be viewed on the UNH Center for Storm Water Technology Evaluation and Verification (CSTEV) website (http://www.unh.edu/erg/cstev/). Created by the Office of Environmental Health and Safety, University of New Hampshire Video Services, Volunteer Storm Water Committee, and the Seacoast Storm Water Coalition. 2004.  This site has been viewed over 8,800 times since 2004.
  • 2005
    • "Storm Water Runoff, There is No Away," (VHS Video) accepted for broadcast on NHPTV (Channel 4) - Summer 2004.
    • "Storm Water @ UNH." (DVD Video) Created by the Office of Environmental Health and Safety, University of New Hampshire Video Services, Volunteer Storm Water Committee, and the Seacoast Storm Water Coalition. 2004. Distributed to UNH Catvision and Channel 3.
    • "Storm Water @ UNH." (DVD Video) Created by the Office of Environmental Health and Safety, University of New Hampshire Video Services, Volunteer Storm Water Committee, and the Seacoast Storm Water Coalition. 2004. Shown to Dr. Aaron Margolin's Microbiology 806 (Virology) class. Spring 2005.
  • 2004
    • "Stormwater Runoff, There is no Away." (VHS Video) Created by the Office of Environmental Health and Safety, University of New Hampshire Video Services, and Seacoast Stormwater Coalition. 2003.
    • "Stormwater Runoff, There is no Away." Broadcasted for public viewing on Town of Durham Public Television (Channel 3 and Channel 27) during February and March of 2004.
    • "Stormwater @ UNH." (DVD Video) Created by the Office of Environmental Health and Safety, University of New Hampshire Video Services, and Seacoast Stormwater Coalition. 2004.
• BMP-3: Development of a Storm Water Program Link on the UNH Website
  
  
  • 2007
    • New Pervious Concrete Surface Aims to Treat Polluted Stormwater, August 9, 2007.
  • 2006
    • Updated the UNH Storm Water Management website to include a downloadable/printable map of the campus catch basin system. January, 2006.
    • Continued to update the storm water management plan website with revised BMP program information.
  • 2005
    • Updated storm water website to link all UNH Storm Water programs and policies.
    • Included all BMPs on the UNH Storm Water Management website.
    • Linked to the New Hampshire Estuaries Project (NHEP) website.
    • Linked to the Center for Marine Biology/Department of Natural Resources (Professor Steve Jones) website.
    • Linked to the Center for Storm Water Technology Evaluation and Verification (CSTEV).
  • 2004
    • http://www.unh.edu/ehs/stormwater/
    • Provides comprehensive information on UNH Storm Water Management program, EPA/UNH publications, related campus research projects on storm water and other resources.

MCM-2: Public Participation / Involvement

• BMP-4: Public Notification Meeting
  
  
  • 2006
    • Continued to participate in the bi-monthly public forums with the New Hampshire Seacoast Storm Water Coalition.
  • 2005
    • Held bi-monthly public forums with the Seacoast Storm Water Coalition.
    • Manning, B. "Storm Water Management - Catch Basin Stenciling Project." Presented at the Getting in Step Workshop on Conducting Effective Storm Water Outreach and Education. Manchester, NH. April 1, 2004.
  • 2004
    • "Public Forum Held on Storm Water Management." Campus Journal. Volume XLI, Number 27. UNH Media Relations. March 5, 2004.
    • "Public Forum Held on Storm Water Management." Campus Journal. Volume XLI, Number 28. UNH Media Relations. March 12, 2004.
    • "Public Forum on Storm Water Management" held on March 31, 2004 from 10:00 AM until noon in the UNH Holloway Commons.
      • Click here for the agenda.
• BMP-5: Establishment of a Volunteer Committee
  
  
  • 2006
    • There were no changes to report this year.
  • 2005
    • Sponsored an on-site visit of the Center for Storm Water Technology Evaluation and Verification (CSTEV) at UNH and invited Seacoast Storm Water Coalition members to attend. November 17, 2004.
  • 2004
    • Recruiting members since December 6, 2002.
    • http://www.unh.edu/ehs/stormwater/vswc.html/
• BMP-6: Stenciling of Catch Basins
  
  
  • 2006
    • Installed 500 permanent storm catch basin drain markers, indicating “No Dumping – Drains to Bay” from Almatek Industries. Installation completed over Summer 2005.
    • Purchased 200 additional permanent storm catch basin drain markers, indicating “No Dumping – Drains to Bay” from Almatek Industries. Installation will begin in Summer 2005.
    • Installed 180 of the additional permanent storm catch basin drain markers, indicating “No Dumping – Drains to Bay” from Almatek Industries. Installation completed over Summer 2005.
    • Conducted field verification of the UNH Storm Water Sewer System Map for catch basin locations. New or inaccurately marked catch basins were noted and reported to the Facilities Geographical Information Systems division for correction. Summer 2005.
  • 2005
    • Purchased 500 permanent storm catch basin drain markers, indicating "No Dumping - Drains to Bay" from Almatek Industries. Installation will begin in Spring 2005.
  • 2004
    • "Storm Water Management Catch Basin Stenciling Project." PowerPoint Presentation. 2004.
    • "Storm Drain Stenciling to Build Stormwater Awareness in NH's Estuarine Communities." Final Report to The New Hampshire Estuaries Project. Submitted by Julia Peterson (NH Sea Grant) on June 30, 2003.
      • "Want to Stencil a Storm Drain?" by Julia Peterson.
    • Julia Peterson and 4H Teen Conference Volunteers stenciled 103 catch basins (19% of all catch basins) at UNH in late June of 2003.

MCM-3: Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination

• BMP-7: Development of a Storm Sewer System Map
  
  
  • 2006
    • UNH GIS updated the Storm Water Sewer System map to include additional catch basin and outfall locations and the piping that connects these units as stated in BMP ID 6. June, 2005.
  • 2005
    • UNH GIS has updated the original Storm Water Sewer System map to include additional catch basin and outfall locations and the piping that connects these units. " UNH GIS is creating an electronic map of the UNH storm water sewer system to be published on the UNH Storm Water Management Program website (now available online at http://www.unh.edu/ehs/stormwater/map.html).
  • 2004
    • Storm Sewer System Map for use in Compliance with the EPA Mandated Illicit Discharge Report completed circa. September of 2003.
• BMP-8: Development of Policy Prohibiting Illicit Discharges
  
  
  • 2006
    • Contacted the Town Engineer regarding the status of the “Town of Durham Storm Water Ordinance” on August 12, 2005. The Town Engineer responded that the Ordinance is still going through Town Attorney review.
  • 2005
    • Re-evaluated and updated the UNH Storm Water Illicit Discharge Procedures on March 1, 2005. This document includes IDDE preparation, drainage system, investigation and summary of findings.
    • Contacted the Town Engineer regarding the status of the "Town of Durham Storm Water Ordinance" on March 8, 2005. The Town Engineer responded that the Ordinance is going through Town Attorney review and should be before the Town Council in June 2005.
  • 2004
    • DRAFT - "Durham Storm Water Ordinance." Prepared by and for Town of Durham, Public Works Department, on December 22, 2003.
    • "UNH Storm Water Illicit Discharge Procedures" (written and approved by UNH Facilities Maintenance).
• BMP-9: Development and Implementation of an IDDE Plan
• 2006
  • UNH “Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) Program: Preliminary Summary of Findings – Peripheral Campus” written by the UNH Facilities Information Technology GIS Division. April 13, 2006.
  • Continued to update Storm Water Geo-databases to reflect changes in storm water network as the result of new construction and renovation projects.
• 2005
• "Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) Program Implementation Report" written by the UNH Facilities Information Technology GIS Division. July 1, 2004.
• "Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) Program - Summary of Findings" written by the UNH Facilities Information Technology GIS Division. April 15, 2005.
• Letter of Enforcement issued to campus vendors who were illegally discharging into the storm water sewer system. September 2004.
• 2004
• Surface storm water drainage network components will be field validated using Global Positioning Systems (GPS). All outfalls will be field identified (marked) and assigned to water quality technicians for dry-weather qualitative/quantitative sampling. Field reference data materials and water quality sampling documentation for qualitative/quantitative assessments will be prepared for and provided to all water quality technicians prior to the IDDE testing.
  
• BMP-10: Provide Informational Materials to Employees and Public
  
• 2006
  • Mantz, E. “No Dumping: Drains to Bay.” Campus Journal. UNH Media Relations. April, 2006. The Campus Journal is distributed to more than 1,600 subscribers.
  • Updated the UNH Storm Water Management website to include a downloadable/printable map of the campus catch basin system. January, 2006.
  • “Storm Water Management Showcase.” (19” x 31”) displayed at the UNH Memorial Union Building through July, 2005.
  • The UNH Storm Water Management Plan brochure is distributed to new employees during the monthly UNH Human Resources – New Employee Orientation. A total of 350 new employees received the brochure.
• 2005
  • Yates, S. "Storm Water Management Program Progresses." Campus Journal. Volume XLII, Number 13. UNH Media Relations. January 1, 2005.
  • Manning, B. and Tardie, P. "Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Efforts at UNH." Presented to the Seacoast Coalition Storm Water Committee on 7/28/04.
• BMP-11: Assessment of Non-Storm Water Discharges
  
  • 2006
    • The presence of allowable (as listed by US EPA) NSWDs to the UNH storm water sewer system continued to be assessed for potential contaminant contribution and none were documented.
  • 2005
    • A list of allowable non-storm water discharges is included in the UNH Storm Water Illicit Discharge Procedures. March. 2005.

MCM-4: Construction Site Runoff Control

• BMP-12: Development of a Construction Site Erosion and Sediment Runoff Control Policy
  
  • 2006
    • Received copies of the SWPPP for the new Kingsbury Hall construction project that was regulated under the EPA requirement for storm water construction permit.
    • Received copies of the SWPPP and NOI for the new Gables Residence Halls construction project that was regulated under the EPA requirement for storm water construction permit.
  • 2005
    • Construction Site Erosion and Sediment Runoff Control Policy reviewed and updated by Facilities Design and Construction in April 2005.
    • Received copies of the SWPPP for two construction projects and NOI for one project over one acre in size that fall under the EPA requirement for storm water construction permit.
  • 2004
    • "Development of a Construction Site Erosion and Sediment Runoff Control Policy" (PDF)
    
    
• BMP-13: Public Notification and Comment
  • 2006
    • Public notification and comment procedures in place and addressed for each applicable construction project.
  • 2005
    • Public notification and comment procedures reviewed and updated by Facilities Design and Construction in April 2005.
    • Public notification and comment process implemented for co-generation project currently being built by EMCOR.
  • 2004
    • Procedures for Public Notification and Comment have been written and approved by Facilities Design and Construction (copy on file in OEHS).
• BMP-14: On-Site Inspection and Enforcement
  
  • 2006
    • Representatives from outside contractors with construction SWPPPs in place for applicable construction projects at the UNH Campus conduct regular inspections of construction site to ensure compliance with the individual SWPPP.
  • 2005
    • Representatives from two outside contractors with construction SWPPPs conduct regular inspections of construction site to ensure compliance with the individual SWPPP.

MCM-5: Post-Construction Runoff Control

• BMP-15: Development of a Post-Construction Runoff Control Policy
  • 2006
    • Storm water treatment structures installed at UNH Campus during continuing construction projects have been and continue to be inventoried as they become operational.
  • 2005
    • Post Construction Runoff Control Policy reviewed and updated by Facilities Design and Construction in April 2005.
    • Storm water treatment structures installed at various construction site locations have been inventoried and are operational.
  • 2004
    • Procedures for On-Site Inspection and Enforcement have been written and approved by Facilities Design and Construction (copy on file in OEHS).
    • "Development of a Post-Construction Runoff Control Policy" (PDF)"

MCM-6: Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping

• BMP-16: Development of a Comprehensive Operations and Maintenance Plan
  • 2006
    • UNH is participating in the development of the New Hampshire Seacoast Storm Water Coalition’s Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures Manual for possible adoption by Facilities Support Services. Fall 2005/Spring 2006.
    • UNH hired New England Catch Basin Cleaners, LLC to perform a comprehensive clean-out of all catch basins identified on the UNH Storm Water Sewer System Map. More than 650 catch basins were cleaned. In addition, the company provided a list of catch basins for which they recommended annual cleaning and a separate list of basins that need to be repaired. September 2005.
    • UNH hired Ruel Street Sweeping, LLC to conduct street sweeping of all parking lots, streets, pedestrian boulevards, etc. for sand, trash, cigarette filters, and other non-point sources of pollution. May 2005.
    • UNH Facilities Support Services reduced the quantity of sand that was applied to campus parking lots, streets, and walkways to approximately 50 tons (from approximately 200 tons the previous year).
  • 2005
    • Completed the draft UNH Storm Water Management Operations and Maintenance Plan in March 2005.
• BMP-17: Development of a Materials Management and Recycling Policy
  • 2006
    • This program is under development.
  • 2005
    • Revised and updated UNH Hazardous Waste Management Plan to communicate the methods UNH uses to properly manage hazardous waste.
    • Revised and updated UNH Integrated Contingency/Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan to reflect recent changes in EPA regulations.
    • Updated the UNH Chemical Environmental Management System to include an electronic radioactive materials inventory module.
    • Completed an analysis of solid waste streams at UNH by ranking each stream based on ten key criteria as stipulated by the UNH Solid Waste Environmental Management Program.
    • Began the analysis of the UNH recycling program to collect data to be used in the development of a Comprehensive Materials Management Policy.
• BMP-18: Facilities Employee Training Program
  • 2006
    • This program is under development.
  • 2005
    • Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) training given to UNH Facilities, Housing and Farm employees.
• BMP-19: Community Outreach Program
  • 2006
    • Jones, S. and Houle, J. “Low Impact Storm Water Management Projects at the University of New Hampshire – Progress Report.” April 24, 2006. The Center for Storm Water Testing and Evaluation (CSTEV) had nearly 9,000 hits from April 1, 2005 through March 31, 2006.
    • Gillum, D. “Solid Waste Management and Minimization at UNH.” Presented to an introductory Natural Resources class with more than 450 students in attendance in the 2006 spring semester.
    • Mantz, E. “No Dumping: Drains to Bay.” Campus Journal. UNH Media Relations. April, 2006. The Campus Journal is distributed to more than 1,600 subscribers.
  • 2005
    • Gillum, D. "Solid Waste Management and Minimization at UNH." Presented to an introductory Natural Resources class with more than 300 students in attendance in the 2005 spring semester.
    • Knowlton, S. "Managing Waste at the Source." Presented to an introductory Natural Resources class with more than 300 students in attendance in the 2005 spring semester.
    • Yates, S. "Storm Water Management Program Progresses." Campus Journal. Volume XLII, Number 13. UNH Media Relations. January 1, 2005.
    • Leonard, D. "New Center Tackles Storm Water Management." Campus Journal. Volume XLII, Number 10. UNH Media Relations. November 12, 2004.
    • A link to the UNH Storm Water Management Plan is included in the UNH Human Resources, New Employee Orientation Handbook, titled "Getting Started @ UNH."
    • "Storm Water Management Showcase." (19" x 31") displayed at the UNH Memorial Union Building from January 1, 2005 through May 31, 2005.
• BMP-20: Community Participation Program
  • 2006
    • UNH is participating in the development of the New Hampshire Seacoast Storm Water Coalition’s Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures Manual for possible adoption by Facilities Support Services. Fall 2005/Spring 2006.
  • 2005
    • Sponsored an on-site visit of the Center for Storm Water Technology Evaluation and Verification (CSTEV) at UNH and invited Seacoast Storm Water Coalition members to attend. November 11, 2004.
    • A link to the "College Brook Ecological Restoration Project" has been added to the UNH Storm Water Management Program website.