Question:As an Auto Recycler is a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) required?
Answer:The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (CT DEP) issues a General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activity in accordance with U.S. EPA guidelines. Any facility with a Standard Industrial Code (SIC) detailed in this General Permit is automatically included in the program. Auto Recyclers have an applicable SIC code. Two (2) options are regulatory available:
a) Prepare a SWPPP for your site in accordance with the CT DEP Stormwater General Permit. Note: Permits must be certified by a Professional Engineer (P.E.) or Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) and revised whenever the CT DEP issues a new General Permit which is typically every 5 years). OR
b) Demonstrate with a “No Exposure Certification” that a SWPPP is not applicable to the facility.
Question:How does a facility demonstrate that there is No Stormwater Exposure?
Answer: A CT DEP No Exposure Certification form (DEP-PERD-REG-014NE) form must be completed. In order to utilize this form all answers detailed in “Part V: Exposure Checklist” must be able to be checked as “No”. An excerpt of “Part V:” from this checklist is detailed below.
Note: The complete No Exposure Certification Form is available from the CT DEP Website at (http://www.ct.gov/dep/site/default.asp) under “Water Discharge Permits and General Permits” in the permit type “Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activities” then under Common Forms.
