Municipal Stormwater Permitting
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Municipal Stormwater Permitting
Nancy StonerClean Water Project Director
Natural Resources Defense Council1200 New York Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20005(202) 289-2394
nstoner@nrdc.org
Stormwater Program Goals
A strong stormwater program achieves water quality goals, including protection of all designated uses, for receiving waters.
Legal Standards
Reducing discharges to the “maximum extent practicable” (MEP)
Not causing or contributing to violations of water quality standards.
Implementation: MEP Standard MS4 system must choose
the technology that provides the greatest pollutant reduction unless it is determined to be infeasible.
Should be applied directly to new and redevelopment proposals, including transportation projects.
Implementation: Water Quality Standards
Focus attention on areas of greatest/most significant loadings first-TMDL should be designed to facilitate that.
Continually upgrade BMPs until WQS are achieved.
Procedural Requirements
Where general permits are used, Notice of Intent (NOI) outlining MS4 plan for implementing the permit must be approved by permitting authority after opportunity for public comment and a public hearing, if requested.
Implementation of the Chesapeake Bay Agreement on Stormwater
MS4 permits should track these commitments
Other DC MS4 Issues
WASA as a Co-Permittee in the DC MS4 permit.
DC Stormwater Management Program
Funding Stormwater fees must
be sufficient to fund the program and include incentives for stormwater minimization.
Conclusion We have to address
stormwater pollution if we are going to make progress in urban areas in meeting water quality standards.
Stormwater programs must be robust, targeted and continually approved.
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