MCM #1
Public Education and Outreach
The 2017 Permit MCM #1 Requirements Flow Chart outlines what and how many outreach efforts are required under the 2017 permit for MCM #1 and outreach efforts related to TMDL and Water Quality Limited (Impaired) waterbodies.
MCM #1 Timeline (draft) - Summary of when the MCM #1 requirements need to be completed during the permit term. (Created by Owen Friend-Gray, City of Rochester).
MCM #1 Outreach Matrix
Resident and Business or Institution Audiences suggested outreach efforts for Water Quality Limited Waters (Impaired for Phosphorus and Nit) and TMDL Requirements (Bacteria and Phosphorus) - 3 messages per year.
Developer and Industrial Audience suggested New Hampshire outreach efforts - 2 messages per audience per permit term (5 years).
Resident and Business and Institution Audience suggested New Hampshire outreach efforts – with no impairments or TMDLs or miscellaneous overarching campaigns - 2 messages per audience per permit term (5 years).
Developers Resources
Description and Instructions (SOP)-Development
- Examples of Checklists and Forms
- Dover - Pre-Construction Meeting Form
- Dover- Construction Checklist Example
- Derry- Construction Document Example
- Portsmouth - Site Plan Application Checklist
- Exeter - Site Plan Application Checklist
- EPA Developers Factsheet See SOP above for use instructions
- Construction Factsheet
- Construction General Permit
- If you have any questions about the Construction General Permit, contact Margarita Chatterton at Chatterton.Margarita@epa.gov.
- Construction General Permit Workshop Outreach Email
- 2022 Construction General Permit Outreach Letter
- 2022 Construction General Permit Outreach Fact sheet
- 2024 Construction General Permit Fact Sheet
- 2024 Construction Site Erosion and Sediment BMPs Fact Sheet
- 2024 Developers Outreach Letter
- 2024 Construction General Permit Website Write-Up
- EPA Certified Inspector Training Course
- EPA Best Management Practices Fact Sheets
- Manchester - A Homeowner’s Guide to Managing Stormwater Fact Sheet
Fertilizer
Description and Instructions (SOP)
- Outreach Tools: The following tools are all available at UNH Extension Green Grass & Clear Water Tools Webpage. (Updated May 2019)
- Standard Flyer
- Customizable Flyer
- Standard Mailer
- Customizable Mailer
- Standard Postcard
- Customizable Postcard
- Blog Post Related for Fertilizer - Water Quality Lawn Care While Sheltering at Home (Updated March 10, 2021)
- Environmentally Friendly Lawn Tips Social Media Posts (Updated March 10, 2021)
- Lawn Care Videos to Share on Local TV Stations (Updated March 10, 2021)
- Supporting Scientific Fertilizer Information
- Technical Bulletin for Turf Guidance (updated April 15, 2020)
- Additional Outreach Tools:
Industrial Facilities Resources
Description and Instructions (SOP)-Industrial
- Year 5 Industrial Facilities Outreach Letter
- Year 5 Stormwater Pollution Control for Industrial Facilities Fact Sheet
- A list of industrial facilities within each permittees MS4 boundaries can be found on their Permittee-Specific Resources page
- Year 3 Industrial Facilities Outreach Letter
- Year 3 Stormwater Pollution Control for Industrial Facilities Fact Sheet
- Year 3 Green SnowPro Brochure
- Pelham - Industrial Audience Septic System Outreach
- Dover - Industrial Audience Septic System Outreach Letter
- Multi-Sector General Permit
- If you have any questions about the Multi-Sector General Permit, contact Abed Ragab at Ragab.Abddulraham@epa.gov.
Pet Waste
Description and Instructions (SOP)
- Outreach Tools:
- NH MS4 Efforts:
- Exeter Pet Waste Flyer
- Goffstown Pet Waste Brochure
- Goffstown Scoop the Poop Poster
- Merrimack Pet Waste Video
- Rollinsford Pet Waste Brochure
- Portsmouth Pet Waste Video "Dog Park Debacle"
- Portsmouth Pet Waste Video "Dog Walk Redemption"
Septic Systems
Description and Instructions (SOP)
Outreach Tools:
- NH Get Pumped Website Link
- NH Get Pumped Customizable Brochure
- NH Get Pumped What's Flushable Brochure
- NHDES List of Permitted Septage Haulers
EPA Septic System Outreach Materials:
- EPA Septic System Brochure for New Homeowners
- EPA Septic System Outreach Toolkit
- EPA SepticSmart Quick Video Tips
- EPA SepticSmart Week 2023 Logo
Septic System Maintenance Social Media Posts
Septic System Maintenance Video to Share on Local TV Stations
Septic System Maintenance Article
NH MS4 Efforts:
- Dover Septic System Outreach Letter
- Exeter Septic System Letter
- Merrimack Get Pumped Brochure
- Pelham Septic System Outreach
Yard Waste
Description and Instructions (SOP)
Outreach Tools:
- Yard Waste Door Hanger
- Yard Waste Mailer Brochure
- Yard Waste Pledge Card
- COVID 19 Blog Post Related for Leaf and Yard Waste - Water Quality Lawn Care While Sheltering at Home
- COVID 19 Related for all Lawn Care and Fertilizer - Water Quality Lawn Care While Sheltering at Home - Webpage
- NH MS4 Efforts:
- Atkinson "Why Does it Matter" Flyer
- Danville Leaf Litter Message Post
- Goffstown Yard Waste Brochure
- Hooksett Composting Brochure
- Merrimack "Rake It or Leave It" Video
- Pelham DIY Falling Leaves Mobile
- Pelham DIY Halloween Scarecrow
- Portsmouth "Rake it or Leave it" Customized Flyer
- Portsmouth "Rake it or Leave it" Newspaper Article
- Portsmouth Yard Waste Video
Additional Activities and Materials
- National Stormwater Day
- Drinking Water Festival and Fair (school event)
- EPA Soak Up the Rain Program
- Greener Streets: The Burlington, Vermont Great Streets Initiative Webinar Recording (Updated February 15, 2022)
- Stormdrain Stenciling
- UNH Cooperative Extension how to do Stormdrain Stenciling Guide (Posted Sept. 10, 2020)
- Stormdrain Stenciling Permission Form (Posted Sept. 10, 2020)
- General Stormwater Information:
- Goffstown – Residential Stormwater Brochure (Updated Nov. 6, 2019)
- Goffstown – Business Stormwater Brochure (Updated Nov. 6, 2019)
- Portsmouth – Stormwater Public Information Update 11/18/2019: Think Blue (Updated Nov, 19, 2019)
- Hazardous Waste Day Materials
- Bedford Household Hazardous Waste Day Flyer (Updated September 9, 2021)
- Measuring Education and Outreach for Massachusetts' MS4s - Additional suggestions on how to measure your outreach from Think Blue Massachusetts.
- NH Every Drop Resources for Towns
- Project Wet (teacher or volunteer training)
- “Stormwater Runoff – There is No Away” (2003) Made by and for NH MS4s. Don’t let the date fool you. This still relevant and New Hampshire specific video covers how stormwater runoff can pollute our water and how we can all make simple changes in our lifestyle to help reduce this problem.
- Winter Maintenance Outreach Materials
- Winter Maintenance Outreach Letter (Updated January 12, 2022)
- Winter Maintenance Outreach Brochure (Posted December 15, 2021)
- Number of Chloride Impairments and TMDLs Sorted By Each Community (Posted December 15, 2021)
- NH Soak Up the Rain Program (SOAK)
- Description and Instructions (SOP)
- NH SOAK Video (3 minute reducing water pollution video)
- NH SOAK Website (homeowner infiltration practices background and how to)