12/7/11 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED.
STORMWATER MONITORING RESULTS EDGEWOOD SUBMITTED TO EPA ON NOV 30, 2011, DOCUMENTED DISCHARGES EXCEEDING THE 75 NTU STANDARD ON 10/19/11, 11/3/11, 11/16/11, 11/23/11, 11/28/11 AT OUTFALL NUMBER 1 AND 11/28/11 AT OUTFALL NUMBER 3. THEREFORE, THE EXISTING BMPs ONSITE ARE NOT EFFECTIVE IN MEETING HE 75 NTU STANDARD AS SPECIFIED IN THE PERMIT.
PART IV.D OF THE PERMIT REQUIRES THE EROSION, SEDIMENTATION AND POLLUTION PLAN TO IDENTIFY THE LOCATION S OF EACH PERMITTED STORMWATER OUTFALL IN A SITE MAP.
EDGEWOOD'S PLAN AND SITE MAP DID NOT IDENTIFY THE TWO EDGEWOOD'S CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCES AS PERMITTED OUTFALLS. BASED ON PHOTOS PROVIDED TO EPA AS PART OF CITIZEN COMPLAINTS, EPA HAS DETERMINED THE DEVELOPMENT HAS UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES OF SEDIMENT LADEN STORMWATER FROM THE CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCES ON 6/22/11, 6/24/11, 7/20/11, 9/5/11, AND 11/22/11.
PART IV.C OF THE PERMIT REQUIRES THE PLAN TO BE AMENDED IF HTE PLAN PROVES TO BE INEFFECTIVE IN ELMINIATED OR SIGNIFICANTLY MINIMIZING POLLUTANTS.
EDGEWOOD'S PLAN WAS AMENDED TO ADDRESS THESE DEFICIENCIES AND CERTIFIED BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER ON OCT 23, 2011. HOWEVER, PHOTOS PROVIDED TO EPA AS PART OF CITIZEN COMPLAINTS VERIFY SEDIMENT RUNOFF DISCHARGING FROM THE DEVELOPMENT CONTINUE ON 11/22/11.
AS A RESULT OF THE CITIZEN'S PHOTO DOCUMNETATION AND EDGEWOOD'S NTU MONITORING DATA, EPA HAS DETERMINED THAT THE CURRENT AMENDED PLAN IS INEFFECTIVE IN ELMINIATING OR SIGNIFICANTLY MINIMIZIN