Urban stormwater management in the City of Pacific Grove

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A watershed-related issue examined by the ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems class at CSUMB.

Summary

Location

  • GIS maps

Stakeholders

  1. redirectUrban Discharges to Areas of Special Biological Significance on Monterey Peninsula

Regulation and Policy

Federal

  • Clean Water Act
  • Porter-Cologne Act
  • NPDES

State

  • Regulation

State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)

Regional

  • Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Integrated Regional Water Management Regional Acceptance Process Materials[1]Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag[2]
  • Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (CCRWQCB)
  • Regional Wastewater Pollution Control Agency (MRWPCA)

Local

Cease and Desist from Discharging Waste to Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) in Violation of Prohibitions Prescribed by the State Water Resources Control Board (February 11, 2005)[3]


Monitoring

  • Monitoring of stormwater quality within the City of Pacific Grove is performed by multiple entities including:
    • Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network organizes annual First Flush
    • Urban Watch, and Snapshot monitoring activities for the Monterey region that document stormwater quality conditions for the first storm of the season
    • Monterey Bay Sanctuary Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network (Citizen)[4]


Timeline

Management Strategies

  • Monterey Bay Sanctuary Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network(MBSCWMN)[5]
  • Model Urban Runoff Program: A How-To guide for Developing Urban Runoff Programs for Small Municipalities. July 1998 (revised February 2002, by the California Coastal Commission)[6]

Urban Forest Management Plan. By: RBF consulting add link[7]
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