3. Write and maintain SWPPPs for the eight certificated
airports in Central Region and for the Municipality of
Anchorage (MOA) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer
System (MS4)
Stay current on the Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP)
and the Construction General Permit (CGP)
Train maintenance staff on SWPPP inspections,
compliance, and changes to the MSGP
Perform ADEC-style SWPPP compliance inspections
Accompany ADEC inspectors on MSGP site inspections
Review/co-author M&O project ESCPs and SWPPPs
Stormwater Pollution Prevention
Plans (SWPPPs)
4. Represent M&O Central Region in meetings on the
Anchorage MS4 system and on the Matanuska-
Susitna Stormwater Advisory Committee
Represent M&O Central Region on the statewide
stormwater team
Manage the environmental permitting and
documentation for stormwater projects
Advise M&O staff on appropriate BMPs to use when
conducting earth-disturbing work
Other Stormwater Work
5. Write and maintain SPCCs for all maintenance stations
and airports in Central Region storing 1,320 gallons or
more of oil/fuel
Stay current on EPA and ADEC spill prevention and
response regulations
Train maintenance staff on SPCC inspections,
compliance, and changes to regulations
Perform ADEC-style SPCC compliance inspections
Spill Prevention, Control, and
Countermeasure Plans (SPCCs)
6. Report hazardous substance spills to the ADEC and
act as the liaison for maintenance station foremen
Write and follow site remediation plans for areas
where a spill has occurred
Prepare and review Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
and oversee consultants and maintenance staff
sampling, excavation, and remediation of spill sites
Spill Remediation
7. Manage Class V wells and the budget allotted to remove
Class V wells in Central Region
Act as the liaison between the ADEC, DOT statewide,
Public Facilities, and the EPA
Prepare and review Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and
oversee consultants and DOT&PF staff sampling, well
removal, new system installation, and closing paperwork
for Central Region Class V wells
Review proposed water treatment and drainage systems
for maintenance stations and sand storage sheds
Class V Injection Wells
8. Stay current on regulations that affect M&O
maintenance stations and airports
Conduct trainings for the 240 Central Region
maintenance station operators on RCRA inspections,
compliance, and changes to regulations
Perform EPA-style RCRA compliance inspections
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA)
9. Prepare environmental documentation and permitting for
annual maintenance projects (FHWA and FAA)
Author environmental documentation and permitting for
individual maintenance station projects, often with short
timeframes
Manage environmental permitting for ADNR material sites
and track Interagency Land Management Agreements
(ILMAs) for maintenance staff to use ADNR material pits
Maintenance Work
10. M&O staff are the first responders to natural disasters when
transportation corridors are in danger:
Obtain immediate permits and authorizations for
emergency transportation work
Fill out follow-up documentation for work conducted
during emergencies
Coordinate with FEMA and FHWA disaster teams to receive
federal funding for emergency work
Train on FEMA disaster response
Coordinate permanent repair work at emergency work
sites with M&O emergency response
Emergency Work
11. Act as the Central Region contacts for invasive weeds
groups
Conduct trainings for the 240 Central Region maintenance
station operators on invasive species and BMPs to avoid
spreading invasive species
Act as members of the Anchorage Cooperative Weed
Management Area (ANC-CWMA), the Kenai Cooperative
Weed Management Area (AKP-CWMA), the Mat-Su
Cooperative Weed Management Area (Mat-Su-CWMA), the
Alaska Invasive Species Conference (AISC) group, and the
Cooperative Extension Service
Coordinate with weed groups, agencies, and maintenance
staff that want to conduct herbicide spraying within the
DOT&PF ROW under the DOT&PF M&O Integrated
Vegetation management Plan (IVMP)
Invasive Species
12. Conduct training presentations for the statewide
managers meeting, the statewide airport managers
meeting, the M&O Leadership Academy, maintenance
station foremen and staff, various invasive weeds
groups, and any other groups requesting information
on DOT&PF M&O practices and policies
Presentations
13. M&O is asked to do a wide variety of environmental
research and tasks for environmental questions and
issues that arise outside of construction projects. This
makes for a dynamic role that constantly offers new
challenges, new learning opportunities, and new
responsibilities.
Catchall for Environmental Work
