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Storm Water Unit
The Storm Water Unit addresses issues related to storm water and non-storm water discharges to waters of the nation including storm drains, rivers, streams, lakes, wetlands and the ocean. The Clean Water Act requires the State/Regional Boards to regulate the discharge of storm water from a number of sources. For Phase I of the program, these sources included large (population greater than 250,000) and medium (population from 100,000 to 250,000) sized municipalities, most industrial sites, and construction activities on one acre or more. This web site will be updated with additional information regarding Phase II programs as information become available.
Some of the storm water programs have been addressed on a statewide basis and some on a regional basis. The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) issued two General Permits (General Industrial Activities Storm Water Permit and the General Construction Activity Storm Water Permit) to address most of the industrial facilities and the construction sites within California. Copies of these General Permits, application forms (NOI) and the annual report forms are available at the SWRCB's Storm Water web site.
The Santa Ana Regional Board adopted a sector-specific General Permit for storm water discharges from certain industrial facilities identified by the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 5093, specifically identifying metal scrap recyclers (excluding recycling facilities that only receive recyclable materials where no processes are performed on the metal scrap other than sorting, compaction, storage and transport). This sector-specific permit (R8-2012-0012, CAG 618001) was adopted on February 10, 2012.
A number of regional boards, including the Santa Ana Regional Board, adopted individual storm water permits for some of the facilities within their region. The regional boards administer the State's General Permits and the regional board's individual permits.
A list of the facilities covered under the two State General Permits may be obtained at the SWRCB's Storm Water web site. For a list of the facilities covered by individual permits issued by the Santa Ana Regional Board or to review the files for the facilities covered either by the General Permits or by individual permits, contact the file review desk at 951-782-4499 or FileReview8@waterboards.ca.gov.
The Santa Ana Region also issued three municipal storm water permits to the three counties (Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino) and all the incorporated cities within the jurisdiction of this Board. Click on the county name for more details on the permit.
County |
Order Number |
Incorporated Cities* |
Staff Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | RB8-2009-0030 (Amended by R8-2010-0062) |
25 | Adam Fischer 951-320-6363 |
| Riverside | 14 | Michael Roth 951-320-2027 | |
| San Bernardino | 16 | Kathleen Fong 951-774-0114 |
To report any illegal/illicit discharges to the waters of the State (streets, storm drains, rivers, streams, lakes, wetlands, ocean, etc.), the staff person listed above may be contacted.
For any other questions regarding the Storm Water Units, you may contact either Section Chiefs: Mark Smythe at (951) 782-4998 or Milasol Gaslan at (951) 782-4419.
Storm Water Links
Orange County Municipal NPDES Storm Water Permit Page
Riverside County Municipal NPDES Storm Water Permit Page
San Bernardino County Municipal NPDES Storm Water Permit Page
Sector-Specific Scrap Metal Recycler NPDES Storm Water Permit Page 
Stormwater Quality Standards Task Force
San Jacinto Watershed Information and Maps
Annual Report Form of General Industrial Permit Program
Storm Water Announcements
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