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

  • Summary of location
  • maps

Stakeholders

Urban Discharges to Areas of Special Biological Significance on Monterey Peninsula

Regulation and Policy

Federal

  • Clean Water Act
  • Porter-Cologne Act

State

  • State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)
  • Permits
    • NPDES

Region

  • Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Integrated Regional Water Management Regional Acceptance Process Materials[1]
  • Memorandum of Agreement for the Monterey Regional Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program[2][3]
  • 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)[4]

Timeline

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)[5]


Management Strategies

  • Monterey Bay Sanctuary Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network(MBSCWMN)[6]
  • 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)[7]
  • Urban Forest Management Plan. By: RBF consulting add link[8]
  • itree (2011)[9]


  • Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS)[10]
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  • Greenwood Park Monitoring[11]


Notes and References

  1. Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Integrated Regional Water Management Regional Acceptance Process Materials http://www.mpwmd.dst.ca.us/Mbay_IRWM/RAP.pdf
  2. Memorandum of Agreement for the Monterey Regional Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program http://www.ci.pg.ca.us/pubworks/mrswmp/MRSWMP_a.pdf
  3. Monterey Regional Stormwater Management Program http://www.montereysea.org/index.php
  4. http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralcoast/board_info/agendas/2005/feb/item28/item28_2005_0008_cdo_pg_2_03_05_final.pdf
  5. http://montereybay.noaa.gov/monitoringnetwork/about_us.html
  6. Monterey Bay Sanctuary Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network http://montereybay.noaa.gov/monitoringnetwork/about_us.html
  7. Monterey Bay Sanctuary Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/msea/Literature/Documents/MURP.pdf
  8. Urban Forest Management Plan. By: RBF consulting add link http://www.ci.pg.ca.us/pubworks/4.Pacific%20Grove%20UFMP_Draft%20Outline.pdf
  9. http://www.ci.pg.ca.us/pubworks/iTree.pdf
  10. http://montereybay.noaa.gov/
  11. http://Watson, F., Krone-Davis, P., and Smith, J. 2012 in prep. Streamflow gaging at Greenwood Park, Pacific Grove, California: January-April 2012. Report prepared for Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation and the City of Pacific Grove. The Watershed Institute, California State University Monterey Bay, Publication No. WI-2012-3. Available from: http://ccows.csumb.edu/pubs/

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Disclaimer

This page may contain student work completed as part of assigned coursework. It may not be accurate. It does not necessary reflect the opinion or policy of CSUMB, its staff, or students.