Ecology | Synthesis of Street Sweeping Research & Practices
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Table 4. Street Sweeping Guidance Manual Concept Outline
CHAPTER 1. MANUAL INTRODUCTION
Purpose: Describe the manual’s intended use and audience, relevant permit requirements,
background on why the manual was developed, and an overview of the manual
organization and content.
CHAPTER 2. STREET SWEEPING WATER QUALITY BENEFITS
Purpose: Summarize the impacts that street waste can have on water quality and the
benefits street sweeping can provide to reduce those impacts.
CHAPTER 3. IDENTIFYING HIGH PRIORITY AREAS
Purpose: Provide guidance to assist Permittees in identifying their specific high priority
areas for their street sweeping program using information from Chapter 2 and available
jurisdictional information.
CHAPTER 4. ESTABLISHING AND IMPROVING STREET SWEEPING PROGRAMS
Purpose: Introduce street sweeping program elements; guidance for defining program
goals, starting new programs, and right sizing street sweeping programs; selecting
equipment; and developing/selecting a defendable way to assess and measure program
benefits. Guidance for how to establish and organize multi-department collaborations
that support street sweeping programs.
CHAPTER 5. OPTIMIZING STREET SWEEPING PRACTICES
Purpose: Provide guidance for designing sweeping routes, improving efficiency/efficacy of
existing programs including instructions for collecting data, and variables that may
influence efficiency/efficacy. This chapter will also include guidance for developing
performance measures for street sweeping activities.
CHAPTER 6. DOCUMENTING AND TRACKING STREET SWEEPING ACTIVITIES
Purpose: Provide guidance for documenting and tracking sweeping activities to assist
Permittees with MS4 Permit compliance and tracking program costs.
CHAPTER 7. DISPOSING OF STREET SWEEPING WASTE
Purpose: Provide guidance for estimating the quantity of waste generated from street
sweeping based on specific jurisdictional conditions (i.e., road-miles, sweeping frequency,
land use, traffic volumes, climate, tree-cover, etc.). The guidance will be used to develop a
spreadsheet that Permittees can use to input jurisdictional conditions to estimate the
amount of waste generated and another that estimates the number and size of decant
facilities needed. Considerations will be provided for waste water treatment and disposal
locations and planning for designing/constructing/operating a decant facility.
CHAPTER 8. COST CONSIDERATIONS FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING PROGRAMS
Purpose: Provide guidance for estimating street sweeping program costs using
information collected by the jurisdiction or information collected from literature/surveys
(for jurisdictions without data). This will include developing a spreadsheet for conducting a
lifecycle cost estimate and projecting costs based on growth. Information about potential
funding sources will also be provided.
CHAPTER 9. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Purpose: Discuss topics that do not fit in other chapters, but Permittees may need to know
when implementing a street sweeping program (e.g., emerging contaminants, when/why
to test waste, etc.)