Strategy to Optimize Resource Management of Stormwater (Stormwater Strategy, STORMS)
STORMS' mission is to lead the evolution of Stormwater management in California by advancing the perspective that Stormwater is a valuable resource, supporting policies for collaborative watershed-level Stormwater management and pollution prevention, removing obstacles to funding, developing resources, and integrating regulatory and non-regulatory interests.
Announcements
- EPA EFAB Report: Evaluating Stormwater Infrastructure Funding and Financing
- California Drywell Guidance Research and Recommendations
- Final Report: Evaluating Potential Methods to Quantify Stormwater Capture
- STORMS Seminar - Multivalent Stormwater Actions in an Era of Climate Change – July 11th, 2019
- 2018 STORMS Public Outreach and Education Report
- Final Report: Enhancing Urban Runoff Capture and Use (posted 2018)
- Staff Report: Discussion and Recommendations to Address Zinc in Urban Receiving Waters
- Staff Report: Eliminate Barriers to Funding Stormwater Programs and Identify Funding for Stormwater Capture and Use (posted 2018)
- Phase I Projects
- Project 1a. Promote Stormwater Capture and Use & Project 1b Identify and Eliminate Barriers to Stormwater Capture and Use
- Project 3a. Develop Guidance for Alternative Compliance Approaches for Municipal Stormwater Permits Receiving Water Limitations
- Project 3b. Develop Watershed-Based Compliance and Management Guidelines and Tools
- Project 4a. Implement Senate Bill 985 - Incorporate Principles of Stormwater Resource Plan Guidelines into Stormwater Programs
- Project 4b. Eliminate Barriers to Funding Stormwater Programs and Identify Funding for Stormwater Capture and Use Projects
- Project 5a. Create Stormwater Program Data and Information "Open Data"
- Project 6a. Establish Statewide Framework for Urban Pesticide Reduction
- Project 6b. Identify Opportunities for Source Control and Pollution Prevention
- Phase II Projects
- Phase III Projects
- Potential Pilot Projects
Strategy to Optimize Resource Management of Stormwater (PDF)
Table of Contents
- 1. Executive Summary
- 2. Introduction
- 3. Vision and Mission
- 4. Implementation Strategy
- 5. Implementation Resources
- 6. Measuring and Reporting Progress
- 7. Strategy Updates and Revisions
- Appendix A - Proposed Projects List (PDF)
- Appendix B - Potential Pilot Projects (PDF)
- Appendix C - Proposal to Develop a Stormwater Program
Workplan and Implementation Strategy - Including Projects
for Immediate Action (PDF) - Acronyms and Abbreviations
Upcoming Seminars
Past Seminars
- November 2018
- October 2018
- June 2018
- Watershed Solutions through Data Sharing, Collaboration & Education - June 14, 2018
- Seminar Recording
- Seminar Slide - MNWD Joone Lopez
- Seminar Slide - CaDC Patrick Atwater
- Seminar Slide - OC Coastkeeper Dyane Pena
- Seminar Slide - County of Orange Grant Sharp
- Watershed Solutions through Data Sharing, Collaboration & Education - June 14, 2018
- May 2018
- August 2017
- Floating Islands - August 11, 2017
- July 2017
- Protect Every Drop - July 17, 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- Municipal Finance of Stormwater Projects - April 20, 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- September 2016
- July 2016
- May 2016
- March 2016
- Using Graywater and Stormwater to Enhance Local Water Supplies
- April 2016
Chapter 811, Statute of 2017 (Senate Bill 541, Allen) required the State Water Board to “recommend best design and use practices for stormwater and dry weather runoff capture practices that can generally be applied to all new, reconstructed, or altered public schools, including school grounds.” The following guidelines provide insights for the selection, design, and implementation of practices that can reduce runoff and pollutants that flow from school properties by minimizing impervious surfaces, increasing green space, promoting infiltration, and treating runoff on site.
(Updated 07/07/2020)
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STORMS Contacts
Stormwater Planning Unit
State Water Resources Control Board
1001 I Street, 15th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Email: STORMS@waterboards.ca.gov
Stormwater Planning Unit Staff
- Chris Beegan: (916) 341-5912
- Matthew Freese: (916) 341-5485
- Sahand Rastegarpour: (916) 322-7786
- Sara Huber: (916) 323-0683
Stormwater Planning Unit Chief
- Amanda Magee: (916) 322-8569
