USING WATERSHED PLANNING FOR PHASE II STORM WATER NPDES COMPLIANCE

James E. Scholl

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USING WATERSHED PLANNING FOR PHASE II STORM WATER NPDES COMPLIANCE

Abstract

The current national strategy for accomplishing Phase II of the storm water NPDES permitting program is based on requiring jurisdiction-based permits without involving watershed planning. The State of Michigan has adopted a General Permit that is available today on a voluntary basis to gain early compliance with the Phase II regulations. This voluntary permit requires that a single watershed management plan be developed for all political jurisdictions located within a watershed. Following a presentation of how these two permit options are used, the two approaches are compared and conclusions and recommendations are presented.

The current national strategy for accomplishing Phase II of the storm water NPDES permitting program is based on requiring jurisdiction-based permits without involving watershed planning. The State of Michigan has adopted a General Permit that is available today on a voluntary basis to gain early compliance with the Phase II regulations. This voluntary permit requires that a single watershed...

Author(s)

James E. Scholl

SourceProceedings of the Water Environment Federation

SubjectSession 19: Watershed Approaches to Stormwater Management

Document typeConference Paper

PublisherWater Environment Federation

Print publication date Jan, 2002

ISSN1938-6478

SICI1938-6478(20020101)2002:2L.1927;1-

DOI10.2175/193864702785665148

Volume / Issue2002 / 2

Content sourceWatershed Conference