NH Resources

2017 NH Small MS4 General Permit:

• Final 2017 New Hampshire Small MS4 General Permit including 2020 Modifications (Posted 3/2/2021)
• Appendix A – Definitions, Abbreviations and Acronyms (Posted 3/2/2021)
• Appendix B – Standard Permit Conditions (Posted 3/2/2021)
• Appendix C – Endangered Species Guidance (Posted 3/2/2021)
• Appendix D – Procedures Relating to Historic Properties Preservation (Posted 3/2/2021)
• Appendix E – Information required for the Notice of Intent (NOI) (Posted 3/2/2021)
  • Suggested Template for NOI (Posted 3/2/2021)
• Appendix F – Requirements of Approved Total Maximum Daily Loads Including all Attachments (Posted 3/2/2021)
  • Appendix F Attachment 1 (Posted 3/2/2021)
  • Appendix F Attachment 2 (Posted 3/2/2021)
  • Appendix F Attachment 3 (Posted 3/2/2021)
• Appendix G – Monitoring Requirements for Discharges to Impaired Waters (Posted 3/2/2021)
• Appendix H – Requirements Related to Water Quality Limited Waters (Posted 3/2/2021)
• Response to Comments Document on 2020 Permit Modifications (Posted 3/2/2021)

NH MS4 Proposed Modifications (Historic Documents):

• May 4 and June 1, 2020 EPA Webinar Presentation slides on NH MS4 Proposed Modifications (Posted 5/4/2020)
• Proposed Modifications to the 2017 New Hampshire Small MS4 General Permit (PDF) (136 pp, 4.3 MB) (Posted 5/4/2020)

Seacoast NOI Template and Guidance:

The documents below were produced collaboratively with the Seacoast Stormwater Coalition and Rockingham Planning Commission.  The materials are intended to assist with the preparation of the MS4 NOI for NH Communities.  Please note that some of the information is specific to the communities contained within the Seacoast Stormwater Coalition.

• NH 2017-suggested-NOI template_SSCFinal
• NOI Guidance Template
• SSC_NOI_TechincalAssistance_20180725
• 2012 Seacoast MS4 Impaired Waters and Tables
• 2016 Seacoast Tables
• 2016 Seacoast Impaired Waters D-K
• 2016 Seacoast Impaired Waters M-P
• 2016 Seacoast Impaired Waters R-S

2019 Annual Report Templates and Guidance

• NH Stormwater Coalition Template Year 1  (Updated: September 19, 2019)
• EPA Annual Report Template Year 1  (PDF Version)  (Posted: September 9, 2019)
• EPA Annual Report Template 1  (Word Version)  (Posted: September 9, 2019)

2020 Annual Report Templates and Guidance

• NH Stormwater Coalition Annual Report Template Year 2 (Updated August 25, 2020)
• EPA NH Annual Report Template Year 2 (posted August 10, 2020) which can be found at: https://www3.epa.gov/region1/npdes/stormwater/arr/nh-annual-report-yr2-template-ext.pdf
• EPA NH Annual Report Template Year 2 for new permittees (posted August 10, 2020) which can be found at: https://www3.epa.gov/region1/npdes/stormwater/arr/nh-new-permittees-annual-report-yr2-ext.pdf
• EPA FAQ and Tips and Tricks – Year 2 Annual Report Templates (posted August 10, 2020) which can be found at: https://www3.epa.gov/region1/npdes/stormwater/arr/ms4-annual-report-faq-yr2.pdf

2021 Annual Report Templates and Guidance

• EPA NH Annual Report Template Year 3 (Updated July 19, 2021)
• EPA NH Annual Report Template Year 3 for new permittees – (Updated August 12, 2021)
• NH Stormwater Coalition Annual Report Template Year 3 – (Updated August 12, 2021)
• FAQ and Tips and Tricks – Year 3 Annual Report Templates (Updated August 3, 2021)
• Template Delegation of Authority Document (Updated August 3, 2021)
• EPA Webinar from 8/3/2021: Preparing and Submitting Your MS4 Annual Report in MA and NH Using the Year 3 Template (Updated August 6, 2021)

NH Small MS4 Yearly Requirements

• MS4 Year 1 Requirements – EPA Document (Posted January 29, 2021)
• MS4 Year 2 Requirements Table (Posted March 6, 2020)
• MS4 Year 3 Requirements Table (Posted January 14, 2021)

EPA Audits of NH MS4s

• Summary of EPA Audit Report for Merrimack and Salem (Posted January 8, 2021)

Part II: Summary of Receiving Waters

• NH MS4 Permit Related Impairments Status Based on NH 2012 303(d) list in 2017 EPA MS4 Permit Based on NH 2012 303(d) list in 2017 EPA MS4 Permit. This is a spread sheet based on the information in the 2017 MS4 permit indicating what impairments each MS4 has. May be used for initial planning purposes for the Minimum Control Measure #1: Outreach and Education requirements related to impairments.   (Update Coming Soon)
  • Municipal Water Quality Report based off the 2018 303(d) list (Posted 10/14/2021)
  • Municipal Water Quality Report based off the 2018 303(d) list organized by community (Posted 10/14/2021)
  • Waterbodies added to the 2018 303(d) list (Posted 11/16/2020)
    • This document lists all of the waterbodies that were added to the 2018 303(d) list.
  • Waterbodies removed from the 2018 303(d) list (Posted 11/16/2020)
    • This document lists all of the waterbodies that were removed from the 2018 303(d) list from the 2016 to 2018 cycles.
  • 2018 303(d) Online Assessment Viewer (Posted 11/16/2020)
  • 2018 303(d) Online Assessment Viewer Tutorial Videos (Coming Soon)
  • Overview of the NHDES Assessment Process Presentation (Posted 11/16/2020)

Part III: Stormwater Management Program Summary Minimum Controls

-Stormwater Management Program (SWMP)

• Seacoast Stormwater Coalition Template
  • Seacoast Stormwater Coalition SWMP Working Document – 2019 (Updated: June 19, 2019)
• New Hampshire Lower Merrimack Valley Stormwater Coalition Template (Coming Soon)

 

– Minimum Control Measure 1: Public Outreach and Education

• 2017 Permit MCM #1 Requirements Flow Chart – Outlines what and how many outreach efforts are required under the 2017 permit for MCM #1 and outreach efforts related to TMDL and Water Quality Limited (Impaired) waterbodies.
• MCM #1 Timeline (draft)- Summary of when the MCM #1 requirements need to be completed during the permit term. (created by Owen Friend-Gray, City of Rochester).
• MCM #1 SWMP Language for Nitrogen or Phos and Bacteria – Available to cut and paste into your SWMP.
• NH MCM #1  Efforts Planning, Instructions, and Tools: New Hampshire specific education and outreach effort’s suggestions (matrixes),  descriptions and instructions (SOPs), and tools. These are frequently updated documents.
  • MCM #1 – Part I Matrix: Resident and Business or Institution Audiences suggested outreach efforts for Water Quality Limited Waters (Impaired for Phos and Nit) and TMDL Requirements (Bacteria and Phos) – 3 messages per year.
    • First Year Standard Operating Procedures (Directions) and Tools

      • Fertilizer

        • Description and Instructions (SOP)
        • Outreach Tools:  The following tools are all available at UNH Extension Green Grass & Clear Water Tools Webpage. (Updated May 2019)
          • Standard and Customizable Flyer
          • Standard and Customizable Mailer
          • Standard and Customizable Postcard
          • COVID 19 Blog Post Related for Fertilizer – Water Quality Lawn Care While Sheltering at Home (Updated March 10, 2021)
          • COVID 19 Related for all Lawn Care and Fertilizer – Water Quality Lawn Care While Sheltering at Home – Webpage (Updated March 10, 2021)
          • COVID 19 Related for all Lawn Care and Fertilizer– Water Quality lawn Care While Sheltering at Home – Word Document (Updated March 10, 2021)
          • Environmentally Friendly Lawn Tips Social Media Posts (Updated March 10, 2021)
          • Lawn Care Videos to Share on Local TV Stations (Updated March 10, 2021)
          • UNH Sea Grant Website Views (Metrics) (Updated August 12, 2021)
        • Supporting Scientific Fertilizer Information
          • Technical Bulletin for Turf Guidance (updated April 15, 2020)
        • Additional Outreach Tools: Press Release Example,  MS4 Website Content Template,  UNH Extension Green Grass & Clear Water Information Website Link,  Green Green Grass Clear Water Kit Description

      • Pet Waste

        • Description and Instructions (SOP)
        • Outreach Tools: Press Release Example, Every Drop Customizable Postcards 6×4, Every Drop Customizable Postcards 7×5, Every Drop Online Pledge to Pick Up Pet Waste Link,  Amherst Every Drop Postcard Bifold Mailer Example, Donation Solicitation Letter Example
        • Year 3 Online Pet Pledges 7-1-20 to 6-30-21 (Updated July 8, 2021)
        • NH Ms4 Efforts:
          • Goffstown Pet Waste Brochure (Updated Nov. 6, 2019)
          • Goffstown Scoop the Poop Poster (Updated Nov. 6, 2019)
          • Merrimack Pet Waste Video (Posted September 3, 2021)
          • Rollinsford Pet Waste Brochure (Posted September 9, 2020)
          • Portsmouth Pet Waste Video “Dog Park Debacle” (Posted August 12, 2021)
          • Portsmouth Pet Waste Video “Dog Walk Redemption” (Posted November 16, 2021)

      • Yard Waste

        • Description and Instructions (SOP)
        • Outreach Tools:
        • Yard Waste Door Hanger
        • Yard Waste Mailer Brochure (Updated September 15, 2021)
        • Yard Waste Pledge Card
        • COVID 19 Blog Post Related for Leaf and Yard Waste – Water Quality Lawn Care While Sheltering at Home (Updated September 7, 2021)
        • COVID 19 Related for all Lawn Care and Fertilizer – Water Quality Lawn Care While Sheltering at Home – Webpage (Updated September 7, 2021)
        • NH MS4 Efforts:
          • Atkinson “Why Does it Matter” Flyer (Updated Nov. 4, 2019)
          • Danville Leaf Litter Message Post (Updated Nov. 4, 2019)
          • Goffstown Yard Waste Brochure (Updated September 8, 2021)
          • Hooksett Link to Composting Brochure (Updated September 8, 2021)
          • Merrimack “Rake It or Leave It” Video (Posted September 3, 2021)
          • Pelham DIY Falling Leaves Mobile (Posted October 8, 2021)
          • Pelham DIY Halloween Scarecrow (Posted October 8, 2021)
          • Portsmouth “Rake it or Leave it” Customized Flyer (Updated Oct., 2019)
          • Portsmouth “Rake it or Leave it” Newspaper Article (Updated Oct., 2019)
          • Portsmouth Yard Waste Video (Posted November 16, 2021)

      • Septic Systems

        • Description and Instructions (SOP) (Updated July, 2019)
        • Outreach Tools:
        • Press Release Example
        • MS4 Website Content Example
        • NH Get Pumped Website Link
        • NH Get Pumped Customizable Brochure (Updated September 7, 2021)
        • NH Get Pumped What’s Flushable Brochure (Updated September 7, 2021)
        • NHDES List of Permitted Septage Haulers (Updated September 7, 2021)
        • EPA Septic System Outreach Materials:
          • EPA Septic System Brochure for New Homeowners (Updated September 7, 2021)
          • EPA Septic System Outreach Toolkit (Updated September 7, 2021)
          • EPA SepticSmart Quick Video Tips (Updated September 7, 2021)
          • EPA SepticSmart Week 2021 Logo (Updated September 13, 2021)
        • Septic System Maintenance Social Media Posts (Updated August 10, 2021)
        • Septic System Maintenance Video to Share on Local TV Stations (Updated August 10, 2021)
        • NH MS4 Efforts:
          • Dover Septic System Outreach Letter (Updated September 7, 2021)
          • Exeter Septic System Letter (Updated August 30, 2021)
          • Merrimack Get Pumped Brochure (Updated August 30, 2021)
          • Pelham Septic System Outreach (Updated September 7, 2021)

      • Other

        • Winter Maintenance Outreach Materials
          • Winter Maintenance Outreach Letter (Updated January 12, 2022)
          • Winter Maintenance Outreach Brochure (Posted December 15, 2021)
          • Number of Chloride Impairments and TMDLs Sorted By Each Community (Posted December 15, 2021)
        • Hazardous Waste Day Materials
          • Bedford Household Hazardous Waste Day Flyer (Updated September 9, 2021)
        • Fertilizer, Yard Waste, and General Stormwater BMPs
          • Landscaping for Water Quality Training (Derry, NH – March 25 & 26, 2020) (Updated April 15, 2020)
            • Description and Instructions
            • Landscaping for Water Quality Informational Flyer
            • Landscaping for Water Quality Website
            • MS4 Survey for Attendees
          • Stormdrain Stenciling
            • UNH Cooperative Extension how to do Stormdrain Stenciling Guide (Posted Sept. 10, 2020)
            • Stormdrain Stenciling Permission Form (Posted Sept. 10, 2020)
        • General Stormwater Information:
          • Goffstown – Residential Stormwater Brochure (Updated Nov. 6, 2019)
          • Goffstown – Business Stormwater Brochure (Updated Nov. 6, 2019)
          • Portsmouth – Stormwater Public Information Update 11/18/2019: Think Blue (Updated Nov, 19, 2019)

• Other SOPs and Tools

  • NH MS4 Websites:

    • Amherst –  Stormwater Management Program (Updated Nov. 4, 2019)
    • Atkinson –  MS4 Permit Information Page (Updated Nov. 4, 2019)
    • Bedford – MS4 and Stormwater Management Page (Updated Nov. 4, 2019)
    • Derry – MS4 Page (Updated Nov. 4, 2019)
    • Exeter – Think Blue Exeter (Updated Nov. 20, 2019)
    • Goffstown – Goffstown MS4 Resource Page (Updated Nov. 6, 2019)
    • Hooksett –  Stormwater Management Program (Updated Nov. 4, 2019)
    • Merrimack – Town of Merrimack Outreach Year 1 (Updated Nov. 10, 2019)
    • Portsmouth – Stormwater Information Center (Updated Nov. 20, 2019)

  • NH Soak Up the Rain Program (SOAK)

    • Description and Instructions (SOP)
    • NH SOAK Video (3 minute reducing water pollution video)
    • NH SOAK Website  (homeowner infiltration practices background and how to)

  • Drinking Water Festival and Fair (school event)

    • Description and Instructions (SOP)

  • Project Wet (teacher or volunteer training)

    • Description and Instructions (SOP)

• MCM #1 – Part II Matrix: Developer and Industrial Audience suggested NH outreach efforts- 2 messages per audience per permit term (5 years).
• Developers Resources:
  • Description and Instructions (SOP)-Developement (Updated April 14, 2020)
  • Examples of Checklists and Forms
    • Dover – Pre-Construction Meeting Form (Updated Nov. 14, 2019)
    • Dover Construction Checklist Example (Updated April 8, 2020)
    • Derry Construction Document Example (Updated April 8, 2020)
    • Portsmouth – Site Plan Application Checklist (Updated Feb. 19, 2020)
    • Exeter – Site Plan Application Checklist (Updated April 20. 2020)
  • EPA Developers Factsheet See SOP above for use instructions (Updated April 8, 2020)
  • Construction Factsheet (Updated April 8, 2020)
• Industrial Facilities Resources:
  • Description and Instructions (SOP)-Industrial (Updated April 8, 2021)
  • Industrial Facilities Outreach Letter (Updated April 8, 2021)
  • Stormwater Pollution Control for Industrial Facilities Fact Sheet (Updated April 8, 2021)
  • Green SnowPro Brochure (Updated April 8, 2021)
  • List of Industrial Facilities within MS4 Boundaries Sorted by Town (Updated April 28, 2021)
  • Pelham – Industrial Audience Septic System Outreach (Updated April 8, 2021)
  • Dover – Industrial Audience Septic System Outreach Letter (Updated June 22, 2021)
  • Multi-Sector General Permit (Updated April 8, 2021)
    • If you have any questions about the Multi-Sector General Permit, contact David Gray at Gray.Davidj@epa.gov.

• MCM #1 – Part III Matrix: Resident and Business and Institution Audience suggested NH outreach efforts – with no impairments or TMDLs or miscellaneous overarching campaigns – 2 messages per audience per permit term (5 years).

• 30 Minute Stormwater Video (2003): “Stormwater Runoff – There is No Away”  – Made by and for NH MS4s. Don’t let the date fool you. This still relevant and New Hampshire specific video covers how stormwater runoff can pollute our water and how we can all make simple changes in our lifestyle to help reduce this problem. 
• Measuring Education and Outreach for Massachusetts’ MS4s – Additional suggestions on how to measure your outreach from Think Blue Massachusetts.
• NH Every Drop Resources for Towns

– Minimum Control Measure 2: Public Involvement and Participation

• Seacoast Stormwater Coalition Templates (coming soon)
• Manchester and Nashua Stormwater Coalition Templates
  • Public Announcement – Town of Amherst Example  (Posted July 1, 2019)

– Minimum Control Measure 3: Illicit Discharge and Elimination (IDDE)

• IDDE Guidance Document (2006): “Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures: Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination and Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping for Stormwater Phase II Communities in New Hampshire”  –  Created by and for NH MS4s to assist in meeting the 2003 NH MS4 permit IDDE and Good Housekeeping requirements. Includes New Hampshire specific standard operating procedures, contact information and field sheets.  Needs to be updated for the 2017 NH MS4 requirements.
• NH Stormwater Coalition Templates
  • Written Catchment Investigation Procedures – Draft (Posted: December 31,2019)
  • Drain Manhole Inspection Log – Draft (Posted: December 31,2019)
• Seacoast Stormwater Coalition Templates–
  • NH Seacoast Stormwater IDDE Template 2019 (Posted: June 19, 2019)
  • SSC outfall ranking_12-18
• Manchester and Nashua Stormwater Coalition Templates-
  • MCM #3 – IDDE April 15, 2019 Presentation (Posted: May 20, 2019)
  • MCM #3 – IDDE Ordinance Template (Posted: May 20, 2019)
  • MCM#3 – IDDE Plan Template (Posted: June 3, 2019)
• Dry Weather Sampling Guidance and Templates
  • Dry Weather Sampling Procedures and Equipment – UNH Draft (Posted: May 13, 2020)
  • Catch Basin & Outfall Sampling Field Sheet – Town of Merrimack (Posted: May 13, 2020)
  • Dry Weather Sampling Chain of Custody – Town of Merrimack (Posted: May 13, 2020)
  • Sampling Equipment – Town of Merrimack (Posted: May 13, 2020)
  • UNH Dry Weather Sampling_April 2020 (Posted: May 13, 2020)
  • Town of Merrimack Dry Weather Sampling – January 9, 2020 Presentation (Posted: May 13, 2020)
  • Dry Weather Investigation Standard Operating Procedures (Updated November 19, 2021)
• IDDE Training Videos: The following videos have been developed to assist in the training of municipal employees on how to identify and conduct IDDE sampling. These videos are currently in draft form and some information might be missing from them. We are in the process of finalizing the videos and will post the final versions as they become available. The draft versions are available for municipalities so they can start conducting their IDDE sampling. Please check back often as we are also working on additional videos that will be available soon.
  • IDDE 101: How to Identify and Sample for IDDE – Draft (Posted: August 12, 2021)
  • IDDE sampling with YSI Pro Meter – Draft (Posted: August 24, 2020)
  • IDDE analysis for Idexx Bacteria Samples – Draft (Posted: August 24,2020)
  • IDDE analysis for Optical Brightener Samples using an Optical Brightener Pad – Draft (Posted: August 24, 2020)
• Storm Drain Systems and Treatment Structures Inspection and Maintenance Forms (Inspection & Maintenance Checklists Developed by UNH (permit section 2.3.7.1.d.vi)):
  • General Checklist in Excel (Posted August 25)
  • Bioretention Systems and Tree Filters (Posted August 25)
  • Infiltration Trench (Posted August 25)
  • Permeable Pavements (Posted August 25)
  • Proprietary BMP (Posted August 25)
  • Subsurface Gravel Filter (Posted August 25)
  • Subsurface Gravel Wetland (Posted August 25)
  • Water Quality Swale (Posted August 25)

– Minimum Control Measure 4: Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control

• Manchester and Nashua Stormwater Coalition Templates-
  • MCM #4 – Stormwater and Land Development Regulations Template  (Updated: June 6, 2019)
  • MCM #4 – Proposed Modifications Template (Year 2) Annotated (Updated: April 7, 2020)
  • UNH SOP for Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control (Posted: June 8, 2020)
  • Town of Bedford Stormwater Management and IDDE Ordinance (Updated: April 7, 2020)
  • Town of Bedford Stormwater and Land Disturbance Permit Application (Updated: April 7, 2020)
  • City of Manchester Erosion & Sedimentation Control Inspection Form (Posted: June 8, 2020)
  • UNH Site Erosion Control Inspection Form (Posted: June 8, 2020)
  • Nashua Site Plan Checklist (Posted August 31, 2021)
• Presentations and Webinars-
  • EPA MS4 Construction Site Inspection Webinar 5-12-2021 (Posted May 12, 2021)

– Minimum Control Measure 5: Post Construction Stormwater Management in New and Redevelopment

• Model Stormwater Standards (2017): Draft Post Construction Stormwater Management Standards for Site Plan Review Regulations – Created by Rockingham Planning Commission and UNH Stormwater Center for the Southeast Watershed Alliance to assist all NH Municipalities with stormwater regulations. Specifically called out by EPA as meeting MCM #5 in the 2017 NH MS4 permit.
• Model Stormwater Standards Revised Draft (2019) (Posted: June 19, 2019)
• Stormwater BMP Visual Indicator Inspection Checklist (Posted June 14, 2021)
• Implementing a Stormwater BMP Inspection & Maintenance Program Guidance Document (Posted January 10, 2022)
  • Attachment A- Examples of Regulatory Language (Posted January 10, 2022)
  • Attachment B1- I&M Request Form Cover Letter (Posted January 10, 2022)
  • Attachment B2- I&M Request Form (Posted January 10, 2022)
  • Attachment B3- I&M Request Form Fact Sheet (Posted January 10, 2022)
  • Attachment C1- Follow-up Letter for Compliant I&M (Posted January 10, 2022)
  • Attachment C2- Follow-up Letter for Non-compliant I&M (Posted January 10, 2022)
  • Attachment C3- Follow-up Letter for No I&M Reporting (Posted January 10, 2022)
  • Attachment C4- Follow-up Letter for No Response to First Follow-up (Posted January 10, 2022)
• VHBs presentation on Implementing a Stormwater BMP Inspection & Maintenance Program Guidance Document (Posted January 10, 2022)

– Minimum Control Measure 6: Municipal Good Housekeeping and Pollution Prevention

• NH Stormwater Coalition Templates-
  • • • MCM #6 Good Housekeeping and Pollution Prevention Template-Year 1-Final (Updated: June 13, 2019)
      • MCM #6 Good Housekeeping and Pollution Prevention Template Year 1 & 2 – Final (Posted December 31, 2019)
      • Written SWPPP for Municipal Facilities Template – Draft (Posted: December 31, 2019)
      • NHDES Fact Sheet WMB-3 Snow Disposal (Posted: January 13, 2020)
• Training Resources-
  • NH MS4 Training Resource Matrix (Posted May 12, 2021)