Specifications include, but are not limited to: The services required in this agreement include stormwater quality and best management practices (BMPs) performance monitoring for the DelDOT NPDES program. The need for stormwater monitoring services arises from compliance with the statewide stormwater NPDES program, which includes: (1) a Phase I MS4 Permit for New Castle County; (2) a Phase II MS4 Permit for portions of Kent and Sussex Counties: and (3) maintenance facilities covered by Delaware’s General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Runoff. Services include wet weather monitoring of designated stormwater outfalls, conveyances and BMPs, illicit discharge detection and elimination, as well as monitoring of streams or other water bodies that are impacted by stormwater discharges. Additional monitoring may include sediment sampling, compost monitoring and sampling, as well as biological assessments that include physical habitat assessment, biosurvey of aquatic benthic macroinvertebrates, and fish assessment. Additional work will include employee training, maintenance facility Pollution Prevention Plan inspections, assisting with various data collection and management plan development such as street sweeping, vehicle washing, and Water Quality Improvement Plans.
