Pollution Prevention

Relevant Committees

• Regional Stormwater Management Coordinating Council​
  • Pollution Prevention Task Force​

 
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Pollution prevention, or P2, is any practice that eliminates or reduces pollution at its source. P2 is achieved through material substitutions, process changes and more efficient use of resources. Pollution Prevention, also referred to as Good Housekeeping, is one of the six measures the operator of a Small MS4 is required to include in its stormwater management program.

Pollution prevention measures, as applied to local government operations, can result in multiple benefits:

• Cost savings in production, materials and disposal
• Increase public awareness of local water quality issues
• Create safer working conditions for city/county staff, and
• Your community leads by example, encouraging local businesses to implement their own pollution prevention measures.

NCTCOG Resources

• Other Resources: 
  • Compilation of Selected Standard Operating Procedures - A Resource for Stormwater Phase II Communities in North Central Texas
• Templates and Posters:
  • Self-Audit Guidebook Template
  • Monthly Pollution Prevention Reminder Messages with Infographics (2024) 
    • Message text only 
    • Infographics with one editable box (logos only) 
    • Infographics with two editable boxes (logos and 3 lines of text)
  • Municipal Pollution Prevention BMP Posters (2024 Update) - Posters to help train municipal employees about stormwater pollution prevention and best management practices (BMPs). Cities can customize the poster templates with their contacts information and logo 
• Training for Municipal Employees:
  • Preventing Stormwater Pollution - What We Can Do Video, Poster and Training Modules 
  • Stormwater Pollution Prevention Online Training Portal
  • Training the Trainer workshop and materials
• Webinars:
  • 2021 Municipal BMP "Show and Tell" - Held on May 11, 2021, this webinar showcased several stormwater and other municipal Best Management Practices (BMPs) being implemented around the region. Presentations were given by the Cities of Frisco, Plano, Irving, Mansfield, and McKinney. View the presentation and recording. 
  • 2024 Municipal BMP "Show and Tell" - Held on June 18, 2024, this webinar showcased municipal stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) being implemented around the region. Presentations were given by the Town of Prosper and the Cities of Mansfield and Fort Worth. View the presentation and recording. 

EPA Resources

Fact Sheet on Stormwater Phase II - Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping Minimum Control Measure
Example Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping BMPs for Municipal Operations
Trash Stormwater Permit Compendium - A compendium of excerpted permit language from MS4 permits and other resources that can be used and/or tailored for trash specific MS4 permits. (Published April 2021)

TCEQ Resources

TPDES Stormwater Permitting for MS4s 
Preventing Nonpoint Source Pollution: A Guide to Pollution Prevention for Small Business 
Small Business and Local Government Assistance