Description and Instructions (SOP)The following are resources to assist NH Municipal Small Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) communities with meeting the 2003 and 2017 EPA MS4 permit requirements.
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 Seacoas tImpaired Waters R-S
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. With the 2016 303(d) list partially approved by EPA, there may be some minor changes to this list to consider.
Part III: Stormwater Management Program Summary Minimum Control
-Stormwater Management Program (SWMP)
- Seacoast Stormwater Coalition Template
- Seacoast Stormwater Coalition SWMP Working Document – 2019 (Updated: June 19, 2019)
- Manchester and Nashua Stormwater Coalition Template
– 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
- 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 & 5×7, Every Drop Online Pledge to Pick Up Pet Waste Link, Amherst Every Drop Postcard Bifold Mailer Example, Donation Solicitation Letter Example
- Yard Waste
- Description and Instructions (SOP)
- Outreach Tools: Press Release Example, MS4 Website Content Example, Yard Waste Door Hanger, Yard Waste Mailer Brochure (updated July, 2019), Yard Waste Pledge Card
- 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
- Other
- Fertilizer
- Other SOPs and Tools
- 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)
- Project Wet (teacher or volunteer training)
- NH Soak Up the Rain Program (SOAK)
- First Year Standard Operating Procedures (Directions) and Tools
- MCM #1 – Part II Matrix: Developer and Industrial Audience suggested NH outreach efforts- 2 messages per audience per permit term (5 years).
- 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).
- 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.
- 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. - Seacoast Stormwater Coalition Templates–
- NH Seacoast Stormwater IDDE Template 2019 (Posted: June 19, 2019)
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- Manchester and Nashua Stormwater Coalition Templates-
– 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)
– 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)
– Minimum Control Measure 6: Municipal Good Housekeeping and Pollution Prevention
- NH Stormwater Coalition Templates-
- MCM #6 Good Housekeeping and Pollution Prevention Template (Updated: June 13, 2019)
- Good Housekeeping 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 but still relevant guidance.
- Municipal Turf Maintenance Guidance Document (2013): “Green Spaces” BMPs to Protect Water Quality – Drafted by and for NH MS4s in 2013 guidance for NH municipal playing fields and other green space maintenance. Still in draft form but useful for assisting with meeting 2017 NH MS4 requirements.