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HomeMy Public PortalAboutCity of Town and Country Operations and Maintenance Manual Drafted June 2007 Revised January 2021 TS-1 GENERAL The City of Town and Country is a small organization that manages most of its infrastructure by contract with outside agencies. This allows for very low impact to the watershed through our operations. Specifically, little or no materials are stored locally. The Municipal Code of the City of Town and Country is restrictive in density of development. Generally, the tools for storm water quality control have been in place for several years. MATERIALS STORAGE Other than minor roadway repair, all work is contracted. The City of Town and Country has no provision for the storage of materials other than the salt storage facility. This facility came on line in December 2006 and is a fully enclosed 1500 ton storage building located on the outer road of state Highway 141 at the southeast corner of its intersection with state Highway 40. SNOW REMOVAL The City of Town and Country contracts for the supply of manpower and equipment for the application of deicing salt. The City is divided into six separate districts and one truck is supplied by the contractor to apply salt to each district on an as needed basis. Salt consumption is monitored by City staff at the time it is loaded onto each truck. Any salt which is not successfully loaded into a vehicle and is exposed to outside elements shall be collected and cleaned as soon as is practical. No material shall be left exposed to precipitation unless it is serving its intended use. VEHICLE MAINTENANCE All vehicles are taken to offsite facilities to be maintained. PARKS / GROUNDS / STORM WATER BMP MAINTENANCE The City of Town and Country has three publicly open parks (Longview Farm, Preservation, Drace, and Town Square) as well as three facilities (Municipal Center, Fire House and Salt Storage Facility). In addition to the parks and facilities above, the City maintains two Storm Water BMP facilities along the Clayton Road Trail and six at Town Square. The grooming, mowing and maintenance of these various facilities is provided by contract. LOCAL ORDINANCES Chapter 415 of the Town and Country Municipal Code addresses the requirements of the land disturbance. It is intended to control the manner in which storm water is managed during land disturbance. Chapter 215 of the Town and Country Municipal Code addresses the deposition of trash, animal waste and other materials which are deemed harmful to the watershed. COMMUNITY OUTREACH / EDUCATION The City of Town and County partners with the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) on Community Outreach programs as memorialized in the Municipal Separate Storm System (MS4) Permit. To meet the standards of the permit, the following will be part of the operations TS-2 of the Department of Public Works: • Reference Materials – Shall be obtained from MSD and made available to the general public at the Municipal Center. • Newsletter – An article regarding some aspect of water quality, permitting, community awareness or community participation is to be published annually. • Website – The Public Works and Strom Water page of the City of Town and Country website shall have various external links which are updated periodically. These shall reflect regulatory requirements, educational opportunities, volunteer opportunities and best management practices. • Storm Water BMP Signage – Interpretive signage at the two Clayton Road storm water BMP facilities shall be maintained. • Inlet Marking – All storm inlets in the City Parks and Facilities shall be marked with “No Dumping – Drains to Stream”. This process was initiated in September 2018 was completed by December 31, 2018. Staff is currently in the process of marking all inlets within the City limits. TRAINING Operations and leadership staff shall participate in training annually. This can include the annual MSD workshops, American Public Works Association courses or other online resources.