MCM#6 Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping Part 2 Municipal Grounds & Park Maintenance

MCM#6 Pollution Prevention/Good HousekeepingMCM#6 Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping

Part 2Part 2

Municipal Grounds & Park Municipal Grounds & Park MaintenanceMaintenance


Good housekeeping and stormwater Good housekeeping and stormwater management required in management required in maintaining municipal properties. maintaining municipal properties.

The goal relative to park The goal relative to park maintenance is protection of water maintenance is protection of water resources & reduction of resources & reduction of stormwater pollution from stormwater pollution from municipal properties.municipal properties.


Municipal Property MaintenanceMunicipal Property Maintenance

Recognize connection of park operations to community water resources


– Landscape planning Landscape planning – Natural Material RecyclingNatural Material Recycling– Fertilizer/Insecticide ApplicationFertilizer/Insecticide Application– Products Use TrackingProducts Use Tracking– Pest ControlPest Control– Animal Waste ManagementAnimal Waste Management– Septic System Inspection and MaintenanceSeptic System Inspection and Maintenance– Illicit DischargeIllicit Discharge– Illegal Dumping Illegal Dumping – Sediment & Erosion Control Sediment & Erosion Control

Property Management BMPs:Property Management BMPs:


Landscape PlanningLandscape Planning

Reduce areas requiring irrigationReduce areas requiring irrigation

Mulch heavy use areasMulch heavy use areas

Limit use of fertilizers/herbicides Limit use of fertilizers/herbicides



Maintain existing water resources –Maintain existing water resources –provide adequate bufferprovide adequate buffer



Provide adequate bufferProvide adequate buffer



Stream protected by dense Stream protected by dense vegetationvegetation

No chemicals applied to grassed No chemicals applied to grassed areaarea



Provide signage within parks regarding Provide signage within parks regarding importance of such featuresimportance of such features


Natural Material RecyclingNatural Material Recycling

Recycle municipal and residential Recycle municipal and residential natural materialsnatural materials

Use recycled materials in landscape Use recycled materials in landscape managementmanagement


Fertilizer/Pesticide ApplicationFertilizer/Pesticide Application

organic organic alternative alternative productsproducts


Fertilizer/Pesticide ApplicationFertilizer/Pesticide Application

Applicator CertificationApplicator Certification Application and Record KeepingApplication and Record Keeping


Record KeepingRecord Keeping

Storage and InspectionStorage and Inspection Scheduling of ApplicationsScheduling of Applications


Preferred Integrated Pesticide Preferred Integrated Pesticide Management (IPM) MethodsManagement (IPM) Methods

Plant pest-resistant or well-adapted Plant pest-resistant or well-adapted plant varieties such as native plantsplant varieties such as native plants

Alter the park environment to deprive Alter the park environment to deprive pests of the food, water, shelter, or pests of the food, water, shelter, or other requirements they need to thriveother requirements they need to thrive


Preferred IPM MethodsPreferred IPM Methods

Rely on Rely on natural enemiesnatural enemies to kill pests, to kill pests, thereby eliminating the need for thereby eliminating the need for insecticides that may end up in our insecticides that may end up in our waterwayswaterways

Choose products carefully so that the Choose products carefully so that the least toxic, most effective material is least toxic, most effective material is usedused

Be aware of application timing relative Be aware of application timing relative to weatherto weather


IPM Municpal ParksIPM Municpal Parks

Integrated weed management Integrated weed management program can reduce most weeds to program can reduce most weeds to tolerable levels and prevent large, tolerable levels and prevent large, weed patches weed patches

Total elimination of weeds is not a Total elimination of weeds is not a realistic or necessary goal for most realistic or necessary goal for most parksparks


Alternative Approaches Alternative Approaches Landscape ManagementLandscape Management

Weed TorchWeed Torch


Pet Waste CollectionPet Waste Collection

Provide ample Provide ample containers for containers for trash/pet waste trash/pet waste collectioncollection

Provide and Provide and maintain trash maintain trash receptaclesreceptacles


Animal Waste ManagementAnimal Waste Management

Pollution from Pollution from geesegeese

Removal of Removal of nestsnests


Septic SystemsSeptic Systems

Maintenance and Inspection of Septic Maintenance and Inspection of Septic Facilities within Municipal ParksFacilities within Municipal Parks


In addition, you serve as the In addition, you serve as the eyes of your community.eyes of your community.

You have the opportunity to see your You have the opportunity to see your community on a regular basis. community on a regular basis.

You can make sure your community, You can make sure your community, and those working in it, are also and those working in it, are also taking care of the waterways. taking care of the waterways.


Illicit Discharge DetectionIllicit Discharge Detection

Surface Discharge - Surface Discharge - Dumping pollutants into Dumping pollutants into drainsdrains


Post “No Post “No Dumping” signs Dumping” signs to reinforce the to reinforce the message. message.

The signs will The signs will also help with also help with enforcement if enforcement if dumping dumping occurs.occurs.

Illegal DumpingIllegal Dumping


Sediment & Erosion ControlSediment & Erosion Control

Ensure that Ensure that sediment and sediment and erosion control erosion control BMPs are BMPs are maintained on maintained on municipal municipal property property improvement improvement projectsprojects


Sediment & Erosion ControlSediment & Erosion Control

Sediment and Sediment and erosion control erosion control BMPs on BMPs on municipal municipal property property improvement improvement projectsprojects


Ensure construction entrances are in tact.Ensure construction entrances are in tact.

Community ReviewCommunity Review


Know who to call if something is not right.Know who to call if something is not right.

Community ReviewCommunity Review


– Landscape Planning / Material RecyclingLandscape Planning / Material Recycling– Fertilizer/Insecticide ApplicationFertilizer/Insecticide Application– Product Use TrackingProduct Use Tracking– Pest ControlPest Control– Animal Waste ManagementAnimal Waste Management– Septic System MaintenanceSeptic System Maintenance– Illegal DischargeIllegal Discharge– Illegal DumpingIllegal Dumping– Sediment and erosion controlSediment and erosion control

Summary - Property Management Summary - Property Management BMPsBMPs


Summary - Property Management Summary - Property Management BMPsBMPs

The Goal of NPDES Program is:The Goal of NPDES Program is:

• Protection of water resourcesProtection of water resources

• Reduction in sources of Reduction in sources of stormwater pollution from stormwater pollution from municipal properties.municipal properties.

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MCM#6 Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping Part 2 Municipal Grounds & Park Maintenance