scope:

PURPOSE

This Marshall Work Instruction (MWI) establishes the procedures for ensuring that Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) complies with applicable environmental regulations summarized in Marshall Procedural Requirements (MPR) 8500.1 regarding storm water pollution. Specifically, compliance shall be maintained with the Clean Water Act (CWA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and State storm water quality requirements. State and Federal laws mandate that storm sewers convey only storm water and permitted non-storm water discharges.

APPLICABILITY

This MWI applies to the personnel, programs, projects, and activities at MSFC including contractors and resident agencies to the extent specified in their respective contracts or agreements. ("Contractors," for purposes of this paragraph, include contractors, grantees, Cooperative Agreement recipients, Space Act Agreement partners, or other agreement parties.) This MWI does not apply to the Michoud Assembly Facility.

More specifically, this MWI applies to all personnel at MSFC that are responsible for underground storage tanks (USTs), above-ground storage tanks (ASTs), hazardous waste/material storage areas, investigation-derived waste (IDW), storage yards, construction sites, sandblasting areas, materials handling/fueling areas, equipment parking and maintenance areas, garbage dumpsters, pistol or skeet/trap firing ranges, oil-filled equipment, or other activities affecting storm water quality.