CSI For Municipal Personnel
Municipalities have great responsibilities that they are required to administer under their NPDES MS4 permits. In addition to managing their own stormwater discharges and the six required Minimum Control Measures (MCMs), they must also inspect Construction and Industrial Permittee activities within their jurisdictions, and by municipal code, they also inspect commercial activities. They often need to form alliances and partnerships with neighboring municipalities and watershed districts, they need to inform and educate their citizens, and their field personnel need to be ever vigilant in identifying and preventing illicit discharges.
Military / Federal facilities can also have MS4, Industrial, and Construction permits. They must follow the same rules, plus they have to comply with Section 432 of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) which requires that post-construction hydrology not exceed pre-construction hydrology. Throughout the year the National Stormwater Center will conduct CSI-MS4 classes that are specifically designed to include Military / Federal personnel.
We offer two distinct courses for Municipal Personnel: CSI-MS4 Permit Compliance, and CSI-MS4 Inspector.
Municipal Personnel who take these courses typically have responsibility for:
- Inspections Reporting & Signatory Certifications
- Annual Reports Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination
- Stormwater Visual Observations Audits
- Sampling and Waivers Document Control
- Elimination of Non-Stormwater Discharges Municipal Operations
- Public Information, Education & Outreach Annual Compliance Operations
This course is appropriate for Municipal stormwater personnel including:
- Public Works personnel Consultants to MS4’s
- Building Code personnel Floodplain and Watershed personnel
- Code Enforcement personnel FOG (Fats, Oils, Grease) Inspectors
Here are recent feedback comments:
"We had a great time – all of us. Everybody reported in afterwards and it was a hot topic in our group texts after it concluded. This is a large portion of what that group handles on a daily basis."
"Class was great! I would recommend it to anyone or organization that has anything to do with drainage, construction, or water quality. Jeff is the perfect instructor for this class."
"I love your teaching style. Thank you so much for spending the extra time after the class to help me understand my permit. "
"I was able to learn a lot that I can bring back, and hopefully get the ball rolling here in my community."
"The class reaffirmed most of what I am doing and filled in the gaps to everything I wasn’t sure about."
"I was concerned about this being in webinar format, but I think Jeff did a good job of asking for participation from all of us. It definitely made me stay focused on the content – even though I just wanted to be outside enjoying the nice weather on Tuesday!"
"I can’t let the day end before thanking you. Like every National Stormwater Center class I’ve attended, masterfully prepared and delivered. And about as lively as the subject of environmental regulation could ever hope to get."
"Thank you for the engaging and informative class yesterday. I learned a lot, and now have an awareness of several shortcomings in our SWPPP and storm water plan."
"Very interesting material. I wish there was a way to implement it without impeding upon the profit incentive of all the business people of the world. I guess as the population on the earth increases, even doubling in the next 30 or so years, the need for clean water will become even more of a public incentive and it may become easier to get regulations in place that can help."
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