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Description: MS4 survey reveals stormwater program gaps and opportunities
MS4 survey reveals stormwater program gaps and opportunities
In May 2019, the WEF Stormwater Institute released the results of a first-of-its-kind national municipal separate storm sewer system needs-assessment survey, providing a better understanding of both the challenges and possibilities in the regulated sector. WEF Stormwater Institute Manager Rebecca Arvin-Colon explains the survey findings, which can be used in developing new programs and policies to meet stormwater challenges.
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Rebecca Arvin-Colon
SourceArticle from World Water: Stormwater Management Magazine Summer Issue
Project IDSWM29
SubjectSummer Issue
Document typeMagazine article
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Print publication date Jun 2019
Volume / Issue7 / 2
Content sourceWorld Water: Stormwater Management
First / last page(s)12 - 13
Copyright2019
Word count1,480
Subject keywordsStormwater Challenges
Associated keywords:municipal separate storm sewer systemMS4 needs assessment surveyfunding

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Description: MS4 survey reveals stormwater program gaps and opportunities
Respondents
MS4 survey reveals stormwater program gaps and opportunities
In total, the survey received 622 responses from 48 states and the District of Columbia. Approximately 25 percent and 65 percent of respondents represented Phase I and Phase II MS4 permittees, respectively. Nontraditional Phase II permittees and states’ department of transportation (DOT) offices accounted for 7 percent and 3 percent of the survey sample, respectively. Nontraditional MS4s...
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Copyright2019
Word count126
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Description: MS4 survey reveals stormwater program gaps and opportunities
Survey finding highlights
MS4 survey reveals stormwater program gaps and opportunities
Survey respondents indicated their need for additional information and technical resources related to six broad stormwater topic areas, which generally reflected the priorities outlined in the Stormwater Institute’s Rainfall to Results: The Future of Stormwater. Respondents were also asked about needs related to the six minimum control measures (MCM) and other aspects of permit...
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Copyright2019
Word count576
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Description: MS4 survey reveals stormwater program gaps and opportunities
Budget and funding needs
MS4 survey reveals stormwater program gaps and opportunities
Funding and financing is the area of greatest challenge and highest need, in terms of both information and resources. The survey section that addressed this topic in greater depth was based upon two questions that asked about the respondent’s estimated annual stormwater program budget, and if the estimated budget was adequate to meet current stormwater goals (including regulatory...
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Copyright2019
Word count295
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Description: MS4 survey reveals stormwater program gaps and opportunities
First steps into the future
MS4 survey reveals stormwater program gaps and opportunities
An important first step in a maturing infrastructure sector is to better understand the fundamental challenges and needs. This survey and analysis represent this first major step in the stormwater sector, which is a field that is notoriously data-poor. By collecting data on the MS4 sector, this effort identifies the priorities that need to be addressed in the near-term, while allowing for planning...
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Copyright2019
Word count152
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Description: MS4 survey reveals stormwater program gaps and opportunities
Author’s Note
MS4 survey reveals stormwater program gaps and opportunities
Rebecca Arvin-Colón is a senior manager in WEF’s Stormwater Institute. She received her bachelor’s degree in public policy and administration and holds a master’s degree in environmental policy and management with a focus on stormwater and the importance of green infrastructure.
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Copyright2019
Word count118
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MS4 survey reveals stormwater program gaps and opportunities