Stormwater Clearinghouse
www.TennesseeWaterWorks.com
Background Information:
Federal and State Agency Stormwater Information and Links
Agency
Regulations
Helpful Info -- Websites with Resources
Federal -
Clean Water
Act
Congressional Law Protecting Surface Watershttp://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/laws/cwa.html
http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/wacademy/acad2000/cwa/
Section 319 refers to nonpoint source pollution
http://www.epa.gov/owow_keep/NPS/cwact.htm
http://www.rivernetwork.org/introduction-cwa-course
(EPA)
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(NPDES)
National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System
Federal Governing Agency –Requires States to Participate/ Authorizes Enforcement
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/statestribes/astatus.cfm
Numerous Online Resources and Links from Stormwater Home Page
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program_id=6
National Menu of 6 Minimum Measures for Best Management Practices
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/menuofbmps/index.cfm
What is an MS4? Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/munic.cfm
NPDES Permits for Clean Waterhttp://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program_id=45
http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/strategicplan.pdf
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/per.cfm
http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/101pape.pdf
Low Impact Development- Green Infrastructure to Reduce Pollutants
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program_id=298
List Serves - http://www.epa.gov/ncer/listserv/
http://listserve.icfi.com/read/all_forums/?forum=state-local-climate-energy&sb=1
State-
NPDES Permits
Permitting Agency- Required to Participate / Authorized to Enforce
Minimum Permits must meet Federal Requirements but can be stronger
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/pwmtools.cfm?program_id=45
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/generalissues/watertechnology.cfm?program_id=45
(TDEC)
Tennessee
Dept of
Environment
&
Conservation
(DWPC)
Division of
Water
Pollution
Control
Phase I
and
Phase II Permits
for MS4s:
Municipal
Separate Storm
Sewer Systems
TN Permitting Agency- Division of Water Pollution Control
http://www.tn.gov/environment/wpc/
Various Division Programs (Stormwater, TMDLs, Watershed Management etc)
http://www.tn.gov/environment/wpc/programs/
Stormwater Section
http://www.tn.gov/environment/wpc/stormh2o/
Water Permits Data Viewer
http://www.tn.gov/environment/wpc/dataviewer/ nt/permits/#water
Phase I information
http://www.tn.gov/environment/wpc/stormh2o/MS4.shtml
Phase II information and link to current 2010 Phase II Permithttp://www.tn.gov/environment/wpc/stormh2o/MS4II.shtml
http://www.tn.gov/environment/wpc/stormh2o/finals/tns000000_ms4_phase_ii_2010.pdf
Qualified Local Program (QLP)
http://www.tn.gov/environment/wpc/stormh2o/qlp.shtml
Stream/ Hydrologic Determination Guidance
http://www.tnepsc.org/HDT/HD%20Guidance.pdf
Stormwater Clearinghouse
www.TennesseeWaterWorks.com
(TDA)
Tennessee
Dept of
Agriculture
319 funds
TDA Water Resources- Administers the NonPoint Source Program
http://tennessee.gov/agriculture/water/
TN Partners-
Various Other Organizations that offer Assistance and Resources
(TNSA) TN
Stormwater
Association
UT’s MTAS
and CTAS
Non-profit
comprised of
MS4s across TN
Provides
Resources &
Training
TNSA website- http://www.tnstormwater.org
UT Water
Resources
Center
National/
Regional
Partners
Provides
Resources &
Training
TN Erosion and Prevention Training—http://www.tnepsc.org/
TN Hydrologic Determination Training -http://www.tnepsc.org/HDT/hdt_main.asp
Online
Publications/
Journals/
Subscriptions
Environmental
Education
Resources
UT Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS)— Stormwater Resources
http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/public/web.nsf/Web/Stormwater%20BMP
UT County Technical Advisory Service (CTAS) –Kim Riia
http://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/public/web/ctas.nsf/FrontPage?readform
Southeast Stormwater Association (SESWA) - http://www.seswa.org/index.asp
Southeast Watershed Forum - http://www.southeastwaterforum.org/
Florida Stormwater Association - http://www.florida-stormwater.org/
Kentucky Stormwater Association- http://www.kystormwater.org/
Center for Watershed Protection - http://www.cwp.org/
River Network- http://www.rivernetwork.org/
Erosion Control – www.erosioncontrol.com
Stormwater- www.stormh2o.com
Water Efficiency – www.waterefficiency.net
Acorn Naturalists- www.acornnaturalists.com
EEinTennessee – www.eeintennessee.org
NRCS / Landcare - http://nrcspad.sc.egov.usda.gov/DistributionCenter/