General Permit For Stormwater Discharges
From Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems
FACT SHEET
"MS4 NPDES"
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
New federal regulations require municipalities in "urbanized areas" to obtain permits and implement stormwater management programs in the municipality.
Permit applications were filed with DEP by March 10, 2003.
The general plan for development of a stormwater program must be contained in
that application.
The full municipal program must be implemented by March, 2008.
DEP has developed a pre-approved plan to meet the March, 2003 permit application
requirement-the Stormwater Management Protocol.
This General Permit provides a streamlined process to meet the new federal requirements;
in some cases an "individual" permit is needed.
To learn more about this very important issue you go DEP's Website by clicking the link below
or the link on our home page.
If you want a copy of this brochure to print you can click on this link: