Storm Water

What's New? Draft Municipal Storm Water (Phase II) permits - EPA proposes two storm water discharge permits for municipal storm sewer systems in the greater Fairbanks, Alaska, area. Public comment on both permits will be accepted through December 2, 2004. Applicants include Fairbanks North Star Borough (individual application); and City of Fairbanks, City of North Pole, Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, and University of Alaska-Fairbanks (joint application). Draft permits and associated fact sheets are now available for review. EPA enforcement actions - EPA Region 10 announced several enforcement actions following construction site inspections in Idaho and Alaska; see EPA press releases issued on 6/14, 7/20, 8/13, 8/24, and 9/13/04. Scroll down for other topical links General Permit for Construction Activity : On-line Application Now Available General Information about Storm Water Runoff Storm Water Permitting in Indian Country Industrial Storm Water Permit Program: Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP-2000) & Conditional "No Exposure" Exclusion Construction Storm Water Permit Program: EPA's Construction General Permit Forms: Notices of Intent, Notices of Termination, No Exposure Certification

TOPICS Industrial Requirements Construction Requirements Municipal Requirements Forms Guidance & Fact Sheets Training & Conferences Other Resources ADDITIONAL RESOURCES EPA Headquarter's Website State Programs Underground Injection Control Program Region 10 Water Homepage Region 10 Tribal Webpage

• Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) Program
• September 15, 2003: Ninth Circuit Court issues revised decision on the Phase II rule
• Large & Medium Municipalities: "Phase I" Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) Permits
• Postponement of the NPDES Storm Water Permit Deadline for Oil and Gas Construction Activity Disturbing One to Five Acres of Land

• Underground Injection Control Program
• Factsheet: Stormwater Discharges Regulated as Class V Wells [PDF Format] - This new fact sheet describes when stormwater drainage wells are regulated by EPA's Underground Injection Control (UIC) program as Class V wells

• Guidance Documents, Fact Sheets

• EPA Headquarter's Website
• EPA's Construction & Development Effluent Guidelines Project
• Code of Federal Regulations:
  • 40 CFR 122
  • 40 CFR 123

• Training & Conferences
• Useful Links
• Outreach Materials