Public Review - Carmel-by-the-Sea SWMP

(Posted February 29, 2008)

The General Permit for the Discharge of Storm Water from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems, Water Quality Order No. 2003-0005-DWQ (Small MS4 Permit), requires small municipalities and urbanized areas to develop and implement a Storm Water Management Program (SWMP) designed to reduce the discharge of pollutants through their MS4s to the Maximum Extent Practicable (MEP).

The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea has developed and submitted a SWMP to Central Coast Water Board staff which will bring Carmel-by-the-Sea into the Monterey Regional SWMP.  The Central Coast Water Board found the Monterey Regional SWMP met the MEP standard and approved it in 2007.  Central Coast Water Board staff has reviewed the Carmel-by-the-Sea SWMP and determined that it meets the MEP standard.

Clink on this link to see the Carmel-by-the-Sea and Monterey Regional SWMPs. The Carmel-by-the-Sea SWMP is available for public review until April 30, 2008.  During this review period, a member of the public may request a public hearing be held by the Central Coast Water Board.  Requests for public hearing must be submitted in writing to the address below by 5:00 pm on April 30, 2008, and must contain a summary of the reason or reasons the hearing is being requested. 

If there are no requests for a hearing, Small MS4 permit coverage for Carmel-by-the-Sea will begin on May 1, 2008.    

If you have questions concerning the Carmel-by-the-Sea SWMP, please contact David Innis at (805) 549-3150 or by email at dinnis@waterbaords.ca.gov.  If you are unable to download the SWMP, please send a reply to this email to make alternative arrangements.

Carmel-by-the-Sea and Monterey Regional SWMPs

David Innis
Environmental Scientist
Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
895 Aerovista Place, Suite 101
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Phone: (805) 549-3150
Fax: (805) 788-3586
dinnis@waterbaords.ca.gov