NPDES Stormwater Rules
• Phase 1 implemented in 1990
– Large cities (<100,000)
– Industries
– Construction sites <5 acres
• Phase II in 2003
– Small urban areas (1,000
people/mi2)
– Construction sites of 1 acre or
larger
• $50,000 /violation/day fines
Illicit Discharge Detection &
Elimination
Identify sources of illicit discharges and how they
enter the stormdrain network before they
happen…
Septic waste
Car Wash waste water
Pet Waste
Industrial Discharges
Household toxic substances
Anything that is not stormwater
Must also map stormwater system, develop rules
prohibitng discharges, and educate public on
BMP’s
Construction Site Runoff
Control
Must develop and implement an
Erosion and Sedimentation (E&S)
control program. Must include an plan
review program, inspection program.
Post Construction Runoff
Control
Develop and implement strategies to insure that
development used BMP’s to reduce quantity and improve
quantity of stormwater entering streams.
Public Education
& Outreach
-Increase Support
-Increase Compliance
Mobile Public Information Booth
Examples: school programs, storm drain
stenciling, fact sheets, civic group education,
mass media
- Impacts of stormwater discharges on local waterbodies
- Steps to reduce stormwater pollution
Public Participation
& Involvement
- Broaden public support
- Enhance expertise
Examples: Public meetings, volunteer
monitoring, community clean-ups,
storm drain stenciling, rain barrel projects,
pesticide disposal, amnesty days
NPDES - Pollution Prevention/
Good Housekeeping
-Training staff (education)
-Reducing fertilizer, pesticides, salt
- Catch-basin cleaning
Regulations for Developers
- Local Ordinances
- The Georgia Erosion and
Sedimentation Act of 1975
- NPDES General Permits
Construction
Issued September 2005
What About Rural Areas?
Agriculture
• Exempt from most Stormwater Regulations
•Exempt from GA E&S Regulations
• NPDES on buildings >1acre
• CAFO Regulations
•Clean Water Act
• Safe Dam Act
• Land Application
• Wetlands protection
• TMDL
• Civil liability