Water Quality and Animal Feeding Operations in Arizona: A Producer's Notebook

Worksheet #8: Monthly Monitoring (Excel version, 8KB)
(see part IV. B. 1. c. ix. of Arizona General NPDES permit)

Inspection and record keeping procedures (see Part IV.B.4.c. of the Arizona General NPDES permit)

Wastewater Control or Retention Structure Inspection and Monitoring

Each month (and in any event within five days of each chronic rainfall or catastrophic storm event) the permittee shall inspect the wastewater control or retention structures for berm integrity, cracking, slumping, excess vegetation, burrowing animals, and seepage.

Facility Name (one sheet per facility): _______________________________________

For 12 month period, ending:

Month Date Were the conveyance and retention structures inspected If yes, did you observe any cracks, slumping, excess vegetation, signs of seepage or animal activity?
January  
YES              NO
YES              NO
February  
YES              NO
YES              NO
March  
YES              NO
YES              NO
April  
YES              NO
YES              NO
May  
YES              NO
YES              NO
June  
YES              NO
YES              NO
July  
YES              NO
YES              NO
August  
YES              NO
YES              NO
September  
YES              NO
YES              NO
October  
YES              NO
YES              NO
November  
YES              NO
YES              NO
December  
YES              NO
YES              NO

For Chronic or Catastrophic Rain events:

   
YES              NO
YES              NO
   
YES              NO
YES              NO
   
YES              NO
YES              NO
   
YES              NO
YES              NO
   
YES              NO
YES              NO
   
YES              NO
YES              NO
   
YES              NO
YES              NO

 

This worksheet was developed by the Arizona Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Consultation and Training Program, in collaboration with Natural Resources Conservation Service, University of Arizona, & AZ Conservation Districts, for use in record keeping requirements for the Arizona NPDES General Permit.

Page updated 7/02

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