Urban stormwater management in the City of Santa Cruz
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Contents
Summary
Stakeholders
Regulatory Background
Federal
- Clean Water Act[1](CWA) regulates urban runoff and other "non-point source" discharges.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES): This program regulates storm water discharges from municipal storm sewer systems (MS4s), construction areas, and industrial activities. The program focuses on point sources, and operators of point sources are required to receive an NPDES permit before they can discharge. The program aims to prevent and reduce storm water runoff containing harmful pollutants from entering local water bodies.
- Storm Water Discharges From Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) NPDES Permit Program Basics
- Phase I Issued in 1990 and requires "medium" and "large" cities or certain counties with populations of 100,000 or more to obtain NPDES permit coverage for their storm water discharges MS4s Overview.
- Phase II Issued in 1999 and requires regulated small MS4s in urbanized areas and small MS4s outside the urbanized areas that are designated by the permitting authority, to obtain NPDES permit coverage for their storm water discharges.Storm Water Phase II Final Rule
- Storm Water Discharges From Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) NPDES Permit Program Basics
State
Regional
Local
Timeline
- 1972 Federal Clean Water Act
Resources at Stake
Management Strategies
References
Links
Disclaimer
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