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 ASBS

Regulatory Background

Laws, Policies and Regulations

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

Water Quality Monitoring and Science

Data Collection Programs Organizations Remediation

  • 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]
  • Proposition 84 ASBS Grant[11]
  • First Flush Event Monitoring by the Sanctuary Citizen Watershed Monitoring Network (Began 2000)[12]
  • Year 5 Annual Report for the Monterey Regional Storm Water Management Program (MRSWMP)
    • Annual Reports 1-5. ADD LINK HERE
  • Request For Proposals: Design, Environmental Review and Permitting of a Stormwater Treatment System at Greenwood Park[13]
  • Greenwood Park Monitoring[14]


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