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Source Control BMPs Chapter 5
• S-6 Preventative Maintenance
• S-7 Vehicle Maintenance, Fueling & Storage
• S-10 Snow and Ice Management
Other fact sheets related to landscape management may also be helpful at commercial and industrial sites
with landscaping.
3.3 Residential Activities
Although residential activities that may pollute stormwater runoff are typically conducted on a smaller
scale than industrial, commercial and municipal operations, the cumulative impact of residential sources
of pollution can be significant. As discussed in Section 3.1, municipal stormwater programs should
include efforts to reduce pollution from residential areas within their jurisdiction. This is often
accomplished through a combination of ordinances, public education efforts and incentives. BMP Fact
Sheets provided in this chapter that are applicable to residential sources of pollution include:
• S-3 Disposal of Household Waste
• S-4 Illicit Discharge Controls
• S-5 Good Housekeeping
• S-8 Use of Pesticides, Herbicides and Fertilizers
• S-9 Landscape Maintenance
• S-10 Snow and Ice Management
4.0 Combining Source Control BMPs to Target Pollutants of
Concern
In many cases, local governments will need to combine multiple source control practices and strategies to
target control of specific pollutants. For impaired streams that have been assigned Total Maximum Daily
Loads (TMDLs), municipal stormwater discharge permittees may receive a wasteload allocation,
resulting in specific requirements to reduce pollutant loading in their stormwater permits. For example,
bacteria is a leading cause of stream impairment nationally and in Colorado. Table 5-3 provides an
example of a multi-faceted source control plan targeted toward reducing bacteria loading to streams.
Similar combinations of source control practices can be targeted toward nutrients and other pollutants. To
produce long-term behavioral change, a well-planned and executed public education campaign may be
needed, combined with incentives and fines.
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