MCM 6
Municipal Good Housekeeping and Pollution Prevention Group

Temporary Chair
Lori Gates, Christopher B. Burke Engineering, LLC
Email / 317-266-8000

About the Group

The purpose of the P2 & GH Group is to assist MS4s with implementing the P2 & GH program throughout the State of Indiana and includes:

• Providing methods to assist with communication and cooperation between departments.
• Clarifying requirements of the P2 & GH program.
• Providing options for program implementation that considers cost, effectiveness and efficiency.
• Describing and illustrating implementation methods of the P2 & GH program.
• Determining MS4 concerns and needs for P2 & GH.

The GH & PP group is open to anyone. Meetings are typically held quarterly via conference call and in person at the INAFSM annual conference.  Please contact the group chair to be added to the mailing list for announcements.

Completed Projects

Contact the Chair if you have comments on these materials or a suggestion on an issue you would like the Group to address.

P2 & GH Guidance Documents

• Creating a Program Plan for Municipal Operations Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping

This document is a Guide for developing or enhancing a P2 & GH Program for various sizes of Phase II MS4s. The Guide describes the program requirements and implementation options for Minimum Control Measure 6 of Rule 13.

Download Version: February 2016  Download the entire Guide.  To review specific sections, click on the section link below.

1. Guide Introduction
2. Employee Training
3. Stormwater Infrastructure
4. Flood Management
5. MS4 Facility Maintenance
6. Vehicle Maintenance and Fueling
7. Public Streets Operation and Maintenance
8. Pesticide, Herbicide and Fertilizer Application and Management
9. Spill Prevention, Response and Disposal
10. Workgroup/Contributing Authors
11. Resources
12. Acronyms and Definitions

• Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Template

This document was developed to assist MS4s in implementing stormwater plans for municipal departments.  The plan is formatted so the coordinator can select the activities that occur at each site.

P2 & GH Resources

• P2 & GH Quick Resource Guide Download Now (February 2016)
• Highlights and follow-up for the presentation offered at the 2016 INAFSM Conference, "Waste Disposal for Municipalities", presented by Tracy Barnes, IDEM Office of Land Quality. Also, refer to IDEM’s Street Sweeping and Catch Basin Debris Management and Disposal for MS4s and Other Communities Fact Sheet.

P2 & GH Video Resources

• Proper Refueling

Link to Guide