Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan - Phoenix Sky Harbor ...

Non-mining MSGP 2010 General Permit
4.0 Inspections
The permittee shall conduct inspections in accordance with Parts 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3 of this permit
at the facility. If, during any quarterly routine facility inspection, visual assessment, or comprehensive
facility inspection, or any other time, the facility’s control measures are found to be inadequate or
otherwise not be properly operated and / or maintained, the permittee shall review the selection, design,
installation, and implementation of the control measures to determine if maintenance and/or modifications
are necessary to meet the applicable numeric effluent limitations in Part 2.2.1 and water quality-based
requirements in Parts 2.2.2 and 2.2.3 of this permit, in accordance with the requirements of Part 2.1.1.3.
Such modifications shall be documented in the SWPPP and implemented as expeditiously as practicable.
Additional sector-specific inspection requirements may be described in Part 8 of this permit. If a
conflict exists between the two, the requirements of Part 8 shall prevail.
4.1 Routine Facility Inspections
4.1.1 Routine Facility Inspection Procedures
The permittee shall conduct routine inspections of all areas of the facility where industrial
materials or activities are exposed to stormwater with the potential to discharge from the facility, and of all
stormwater control measures used to comply with this permit. Such routine inspections shall be
conducted at least once each calendar quarter beginning with the first full calendar quarter after the
facility becomes covered under this permit (see Part 1.3.1(2) and Table1-2). More frequent inspections
(e.g., monthly) may be appropriate for some types of equipment, processes, and control measures or
areas of the facility with significant activities and materials exposed to stormwater. The permittee shall
specify the relevant inspection schedules in the SWPPP document as required in Part 5.1.5.
A qualified person or persons (see definition in Appendix A) shall conduct routine facility
inspections. A member of the stormwater pollution prevention team (see Part 5.1.1) shall conduct or
participate in the inspections. Inspections shall be performed during periods when the facility is in
operation (i.e., is not inactive and unstaffed in accordance with the requirements of Part 4.1.3). The
permittee shall initiate at least one of the routine facility inspections each calendar year while a
stormwater discharge is occurring at one or more outfalls, but in no case later than 24 hours or the first
business day (whichever comes later) following the end of the measurable storm event.
If there is no measurable storm event(s) during a calendar year, the permittee shall document the
inability to perform an inspection during a measurable storm event as described in Part 5.4. In any case,
the permittee must still complete routine quarterly inspections.
4.1.2 Routine Facility Inspection Documentation.
The permittee shall document the findings of each routine facility inspection performed and
maintain this documentation with the SWPPP as required in Part 5.4. Inspection findings do not need to
be submitted to ADEQ, unless specifically requested. At a minimum, the documentation for each routine
facility inspection must include:
The inspection date and time;
The name(s) and signature(s) of the inspector(s);
Weather information and a description of any discharges occurring at the time of the
inspection;
Evidence demonstrating that previously unidentified discharges of pollutants have occurred
from the site;
Any control measures needing maintenance or repairs;
Any failed control measures that need replacement;
Any other evidence of deviations from the permit or SWPPP observed; and
Any additional control measures needed to comply with the permit requirements.
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