MS4 Phase II - Permittee Guidance and Resources
Application Requirements
- Application Information provides information on the application process, signatories, wet signatures and joint programs.
- Fee Schedule and Applicable Surcharge provide fee information. The fee is based on population size and an additional 21% applicable surcharge (SWAMP ambient monitoring ).
- Guidance Document Template: Traditionals (posted 03/07/13)
- Guidance Document Template: Non-traditionals (posted 03/07/13)
Program Management
- The Report a Non – Filer link allows the public to report non-filers online
Education and Outreach
- EPA provides Getting in Step: Outreach Series, a great place to get started and learn how to develop effective outreach. The series includes EPA's flagship publication, Getting in Step: A Guide for Conducting Watershed Outreach Campaigns, which presents the outreach development process as a logical, easy-to-apply sequence of steps. Information is also provided on related resources, including a free video companion guide and training workshop opportunities.
- Ocean Friendly Landscaping and Bay Friendly Landscaping provide helpful information regarding storm-water friendly landscaping for coastal communities.
- Our Water Our World was developed to assist consumers in managing home and garden pests in a way that helps protect water quality.
- Splash, California Regional Environmental Education Community and CA Environmental Education Interagency Network are environmental education organizations that are available to Permittees to help provide storm water educational materials to school age children.
- Be River Friendly provides information and guidance on minimizing water quality impacts from car washes. Car wash education is important to ensure pollutants from car wash runoff such as grime, soap and motor oil do not enter your local creeks, streams and waterways.
Public Involvement and Participation
- Citizen Monitoring is any water quality monitoring activity that relies in whole or in part on participation by volunteers, students or non-paid staff. A variety of organizations may be involved in citizen monitoring projects, including but not limited to non-profit groups, Resource Conservation Districts (RCDs), Coordinated Resource Management and Planning (CRMP) groups, local government agencies, and colleges.
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
- The Center for Watershed Protection’s (CWP) Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE): A Guidance Manual for Program Development and Technical Assistance is intended to provide support and guidance to storm water Phase II communities developing IDDE programs.
- CWP’s Outfall Reconnaissance Inventory (ORI) Field Form and ORI Sample Collection Lab Sheet can be downloaded for free and utilized for the outfall inventory and sampling requirements.
CONSTRUCTION SITE RUNOFF CONTROL
- Phase II Construction Site Runoff Control Fact Sheet
Environmental Protection Agency
This fact sheet outlines the Phase II final Rule requirements and profiles the Construction Site Runoff Contol minimum control measure by offering some general guidance. - Caltrans Stormwater Quality Handbooks
California Department of Transportation
Handbooks on selection and implementation of construction site Best Management Practices and on preparing a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan. - Stormwater Management Program
California Department of Transportation
Stormwater research and monitoring studies, Best Management Practice evaluations, and more. - Construction Storm Water Best Management Practices Handbook
California Stormwater Quality Association
Guidance for operators of construction sites who are permittees under NPDES Storm Water construction permits.
Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping
- CWP’s Restoration Manual Series guide on Subwatershed and Site Reconnaissance: A User’s Manual 9: Municipal Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping Practices provides guidance, and outlines CWP’s most recent ideas on how municipal pollution prevention/good housekeeping practices can be used to address local water quality issues and watershed restoration goals.
- DPR 11-004 Prevention of Surface Water Contamination by Pesticides is a model water efficient landscape ordinance that may be used by Permittees. All local agencies were required by Department of Water Resources (DWR) to adopt a water efficient landscape ordinance by January 1, 2010. Local agencies may adopt the state Model Ordinance, or craft an ordinance to fit local conditions.
- Maintenance Storm Water Pollution Prevention Bulletin,
California Department of Transportation
A monthly bulletin with technical information on management practices and solutions designed for Caltrans' maintenance staff. - Municipal Stormwater Toolbox for Maintenance Practices,
Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies
Guidance for maintenance staff to incorporate water quality principles into maintenance activities. - Phase II Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping Fact Sheet,
Environmental Protection Agency
This fact sheet outlines the Phase II final Rule requirements and profiles the Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping minimum control measure by offering some general guidance. - Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (WELO) is a model water efficient landscape ordinance that may be used by Permittees. All local agencies were required by Department of Water Resources (DWR) to adopt a water efficient landscape ordinance by January 1, 2010. Local agencies may adopt the state Model Ordinance, or craft an ordinance to fit local conditions.
- Water Quality Friendly Landscaping and Runoff Reduction is a presentation by SWRCB Staff Environmental Scientist, Eric Berntsen, about landscape design as a practical tool to reduce runoff and protect water quality.
Post-Construction
- California Phase II LID Sizing Tool Opens a New Window.
A web-based tool that assists stormwater practitioners in selecting and sizing LID Best Management Practices (BMPs) that meet the sizing requirements set forth in California’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for stormwater discharges from small municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s). - International Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) Database
A database of over 300 BMP studies, performance analysis results, tools for use in BMP performance studies, monitoring guidance and other study-related publications. - Low Impact Development (in "Stormwater Strategies"), Natural Resources Defense Council
LID principles, programmatic considerations, design strategies, and an example of an analytic procedure for designing runoff treatment systems. - Low Impact Development Center, Inc.
Information on LID BMPs and case studies; links to related organizations. - Low Impact Development Literature Review and Fact Sheets, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and LID Center
Overview of LID principles and issues such as use, ownership, and cost. Summarizes information on pollutant removal effectiveness of LID practices. - Low Impact Development Design Strategies, Prince Georges County, MD
Comprehensive manual describes how LID can achieve stormwater control and preserve natural hydrology. - Maintaining Urban Stormwater Facilities: A Guidebook for Common Ownership Communities, Montgomery County (MD)
Maintenance information for ponds, infiltration trenches, underground storage structures and oil/grit separators. - Permeable Pavement Research Update and Design Implications, Developed by the University of North Carolina
A Fact Sheet on permeable pavement. - Phase II Post-Construction Runoff Control Fact Sheet, Environmental Protection Agency
This fact sheet outlines the Phase II final Rule requirements and profiles the Post Construction Runoff Control minimum control measure by offering some general guidance. - Standard Urban Storm Water Mitigation Plan (SUSMP), Los Angeles County
SUSMP is a model guidance document for selecting post-construction BMPs. Also features model storm water management programs. - Stormwater Treatment and Assessment, Developed by the University of Michigan
Helps users assess the performance of, and schedule maintenance for, stormwater treatment practices. - Sustainability and Green Buildings, Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center
Newsletter provides information on green/sustainable buildings, plus green building resource list. - Sustainable Building Sourcebook, Green Building program of the City of Austin
Sustainable building practices including pervious materials, and using rainwater for irrigation. - T.R.E.E.S. Project, Trans Agency Resources for Environmental and Ecological Sustainability
Design for retrofit of LA as a living watershed. BMPs for industrial sites, commercial buildings, schools, apartments and single-famly homes.
Monitoring
- Stormwater Monitoring Coalition’s Model Monitoring Technical Committee Technical Report #419: Model Monitoring Program Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems in Southern California describes a model monitoring program for receiving waters affected by urban runoff in both wet and dry weather.
- The Surface Water Ambient Water Monitoring Program (SWAMP) webpage provides information about receiving water monitoring, SWAMP co
- California Environmental Data Exchange Network (CEDEN) is a central location to find and share information about California’s water bodies, including streams, lakes, rivers, and the coastal ocean.
Program Effectiveness
TMDLs
(Coming Soon!)
Annual Reporting and SMARTS
(Coming Soon!)
FAQ
(Coming Soon!)
General Information
- Guidance for Municipal Stormwater Funding - Prepared by National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies, January 2006
- Guidance Memorandum Regarding Test Claims before the Commission on State Mandates
- Receiving Water Limitations Workshop (posted 10/10/12)
