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Compliance Schedule

Upon receipt of the Notice of Intent letter, the MS4 entity is required to begin to implement the program based on a compliance schedule The time tables referenced below and in the 327 IAC 15-13 (Rule 13), Rule Language (Scroll to the bottom of Page 68) become effective on the date that the NOI letter is received by IDEM. From this receipt date, the compliance schedule begins, and the time tables for required program submittals begin. As an example, the SWQMP-Part B: Baseline Characterization and Report is due 180 days from receipt of the NOI letter

If an MS4 operator is unable to meet a compliance deadline as identified in the Rule, the MS4 Operator is required to submit a written request and justification for extending the deadline. The request must be submitted to IDEM no later than thirty (30) days prior to the due date. The request should be sent to the attention of the MS4 Coordinator.

An MS4 operator shall comply with the following schedule for implementation of this rule:

Compliance Schedule
Rule RequirementCompliance Deadline
(from initial NOI letter receivership date)
Storm Water Quality Management Plan:Components throughout term of permit
Part A: Initial Application submittedWith NOI letter
Part B: Baseline Characterization and Report submitted180 days
Part C: Program Implementation submitted1 year
Public Education and Outreach MCM implementationThroughout term of permit
Public education and outreach program development certification submitted1 year
Public Involvement/Participation MCM implementationThroughout term of permit
Public involvement and participation program development certification submitted1 year
Illicit Discharge Detection/Elimination MCM implementationThroughout term of permit
Illicit discharge plan and regulatory mechanism certification submitted11 year
25 percent of storm water outfalls systems mappedEach year after 1 year
All known storm water outfall systems, with pipe diameters 12 inches or greater or open ditches with 2 feet or larger bottom width, mapped5 years
Construction Site Runoff Control MCM implementationThroughout term of permit
Construction site program plan and regulatory mechanism certification submitted11 year
Post-Construction Runoff Control MCM implementationThroughout term of permit
Operational and maintenance plan certification submitted2 years
Post-Construction program plan and regulatory mechanism certification submitted12 years
Municipal operations pollution prevention and good housekeeping MCM implementation:Throughout term of permit
Operations pollution prevention program development certification submitted1 year

1 The compliance schedule, and the appropriate rule sections related to each specific Minimum Control Measure (MCM), depict the timetable for development and implementation of each required ordinance or similar regulatory mechanism. All ordinances or similar regulatory mechanisms, except for the one related to the post-construction MCM, must be developed and implemented no later than one (1) year from the submission of the NOI letter. The post-construction MCM allows for development and implementation within two (2) years. The intent of the post-construction MCM extension is to allow MS4 operators more time, by developing a SWQMP-“Part C” first, and, based on the implementation plan, to determine appropriate best management practices that will be implemented within the MS4 area.

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