Stormwater Programs and Permits
Stormwater Program Contact Persons:
Phase I Municipal Stormwater Permits
Alameda County – Janet O’Hara
Contra Costa County – Christine Boschen
San Mateo County – Habte Kifle
Santa Clara County – Sue Ma Janet O’Hara
Fairfield-Suisun, Vallejo – Jolanta Uchman
American Canyon – Tobi Tyler
Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permits – Bill Hurley
Industrial Facilities – Rico Duazo
Construction Sites – Laurie Taul
Forms and documents available for:
Phase II Stormwater Permits
Industrial Facilities
Construction Sites
Municipal Phase I Storm Water Program
Stormwater Programs
Municipal Phase I Storm Water Program
The Phase I Stormwater NPDES Municipal Permit Program has been implemented since the early 1990’s in Region 2. The permits have been issued primarily to county-wide collaboratives which include all of the cities in those counties, the county unincorporated area and the county flood control agency. These county-wide programs have been pionees in successfully developing a management plan based approach to implementing stormwater pollution preventing “Best Management Practices” or BMPs, and participating in the development and definition of the “Maximum Extent Practicable” standard set in the federal Clean Water Act regulations.
Municipal Phase II Storm Water Program
The Phase II requirements become effective March 10, 2003 and counties/municipalities identified or designated (Marin, Napa, Sonoma, and Solano as well as municipalities within these counties) must be covered under the Phase II general permit by that date. The designated entities are required to develop a Storm Water Management Plan which addresses the 6 program areas (Minimum Control Measures), reduce discharge of pollutants to the Maximum Extend Practicable, and perform inspections and monitoring. The draft MS4 Phase II statewide general permit is available for review.
Contact: Susan Gladstone or Bill Hurley
Industrial Facilities
Companies involved in a variety of industrial activities must be covered under a general industrial storm water permit. These activities include any manufacturing operations, transportation facilities where vehicles are maintained (maintenance includes fueling and washing), landfills, hazardous waste sites, and other similar operations.
The general permit requires that each facility notify the State, prepare and implement a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan, and monitor to determine the amount of pollutants leaving the site. The plan does not have to be submitted to the Regional Board but must be available at each facility. However, the company must submit an annual report to the Board.
With State approval, the general permit allows group monitoring. In these cases only selected facilities within a group are monitored in order to characterize the whole group. Also, a company may be exempt from all or part of the general permit if industrial materials (including wastes, products, machinery, roof exhausts, etc.) are not exposed to rain.
Construction Sites
Construction activities that involve more than five acres of land disturbance must comply with a general permit that regulates storm water leaving the site. Construction on sites of less than five acres that are part of a larger project that covers more than five acres also must comply. However, construction activities that essentially maintain existing facilities, and do not involve a change in grade, are not required to be covered under the general permit.The general permit requires the site owner to notify the State, to prepare and implement a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan, and to monitor the effectiveness of the plan. The plan does not have to be submitted to the Regional Board, but must be on site and available to inspectors. The plan must also address post-construction control of pollutants in storm water.