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Newport News MS4 stormwater discharge permit VA0088641 — 2024–2029

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Permit No. VA0088641 Page 16 of 42 (9) Procedures to conduct dry weather screening; and (10)All modifications made as the result of any release or spill. (c) A copy of each SWPPP shall be kept at each high-priority municipal facility and be kept updated. SPECIFIC REPORTING REQUIREMENTS:  Each annual report shall include a list of all high priority municipal facilities and those with a high potential to discharge pollutants as identified in Part I.B.2.i)3)(a). j) Public Education/Participation: The permittee shall continue to implement a public education program with the goal of increasing the stormwater knowledge of target audiences and changing behavior to result in pollutant reductions. The permittee may fulfill all or part of the requirements of this state permit through regional outreach programs involving two or more MS4 localities. 1) The permittee shall identify, schedule, implement, evaluate and modify, as necessary, public outreach activities designed to meet the following public education and outreach goals: (a) Promote, publicize, and facilitate public reporting of the presence of illicit discharges or improper disposal of materials into the MS4; (b) Continue to promote individual and group involvement in local water quality improvement initiatives including the promotion of local restoration and clean-up projects, programs, groups, meetings and other opportunities for public involvement; (c) Develop an outreach program for public and private golf courses located within the City that discharge to the permittee’s MS4 to encourage implementation of integrated management practice (IMP) plans and techniques to reduce runoff of fertilizer and pesticides; (d) Promote, publicize, and facilitate the proper management and disposal of used oil and household hazardous wastes; (e) Promote and publicize the proper disposal of pet waste and household yard waste; (f) Promote and publicize the use of the City’s litter prevention program; (g) Promote and publicize methods for residential car washing that minimize water quality impacts; (h) Promote and publicize the proper use, application, and disposal of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers by public, commercial, and private applicators and distributors; (i) Encourage private property owners to implement voluntary stormwater management techniques and/or retrofits; and (j) Target strategies towards local groups of commercial, industrial, and institutional entities likely to have significant stormwater impacts. 2) The permittee shall post a copy of this state permit on its web page no later than 30-days after the effective date of this state permit and continue to retain a copy of the permit online for the duration of this state permit. 3) The permittee shall post copies of each annual report on its website no later than 30 days after the
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