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Environmental Standards
Iowa—Certified Auto Recyclers Environmental Program
I-CARE
Environmental Standard 18
Ensure compliance with Iowa Storm Water regu-
latory requirements.
The Iowa DNR administers the Clean Water Act
requirements to prohibit the discharge of pollutants
to the waters of the U.S, from any point source,
unless the discharge is in compliance with a Na-
tional Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) permit. The CWA establish a framework
for regulating industrial storm water discharge under
the NPDES program based on their potential to con-
tribute to storm water pollution from industrial activ-
ity. Those industries identified by standard industrial
classification (SIC) code include salvage activity.
Automotive salvage activity typically uses SIC code
5015 for wholesale used automotive parts.
Automotive salvage yards have particular concerns
for adding pollutant to storm water runoff due to the
sheer number of vehicles present in a yard at any
given time. Effective pollution prevention of these
storm water pollutants is accomplished through
choosing the most applicable Best Management
Practice (BMP) as identified in the Storm Water Pol-
lution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) developed as part
of the storm water permit requirements.
The Storm Water Permit Process –Six simple steps
to compliance
1. Complete a Notice of Intent (NOI) to discharge
storm water. Iowa DNR Form 542-1415.
2. Run a public notice in two widely distributed lo-
cal newspapers.
3. Pay the applicable fee to the Iowa DNR.
4. Prepare and maintain a Storm Water Pollution
Prevention Plan (SWPPP).
5. Begin annual inspection of the facility for storm
water pollution prevention and provide training
to employees.
6. Annually monitor the storm water runoff by col-
lecting samples for laboratory analysis.
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
The SWPPP should be developed before the NOI is
filed. Full implementation will be executed concur-
rently with operation of the facility. The SWPPP
must be signed and made available to regulatory
inspectors upon request. The SWPPP will be re-
viewed and updated annually as well as amended
when changes to the facility’s operation occur.
Monitoring and Reporting Requirements.
Any facility that is an “automobile junkyard with over
250 units,” is subject to monitoring as an additional
facility required under Part V.B.11. of the permit.
Collect and submit rainfall samples to a laboratory
for analysis annually.
The Auto Salvage should retain a copy of the storm
water pollution prevention plan, records of all moni-
toring information, copies of all reports required by
this permit, and records of all data used to complete
the NOI to be covered by this permit for the duration
of the permit or for a period of at least three years
from the date of the measurement, report, inspec-
tion, etc..
