CWE is providing Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit inspection services to industrial and commercial facilities for the City of Huntington Park.  A variety of other inspection services are also carried out during the visits.

To alleviate an inspection backlog, CWE developed a business outreach program using funds that would otherwise have been lost.  This program helped successfully complete 549 facility inspections and visits in only six weeks.  The framework is still used for ongoing field inspections.

CWE updated the City Business License Database to conform with Permit requirements.  Business inspection criteria was established, and compliance priorities were set from these.

Education in the form of industry-specific outreach letters were generated to help prepare owners/operators for potential upcoming inspections.  CWE generated inspection checklists and forms to document each visit.

Comprehensive field inspections are conducted of these industry-specific businesses.  A thorough drainage characteristics review is part of every inspection.  Any pollutant sources and illicit discharge control is identified and documented.  This documentation can be used for education or enforcement.  It is also key for future inspections when establishing compliance.

A key part of these efforts is to develop geographic references to facilitate future integration into a Geographic Information System (GIS) tracking system.  This will help determine the impacts of the effort over time.