Storm Water Compliance
Storm water discharge is regulated by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). The NPDES program is a national program for administering and regulating Sections 307, 318, 402, and 405 of the Federal Clean Water Act. The purpose of the storm water regulations is to prevent the contamination of surface water by pollutants originating from construction, industrial, and/or new development activities. The regulations have been modified several times to reflect new information gained through programmatic experience and to include additional industry and municipal sectors. In Nevada, the EPA has delegated the authority to administer the NPDES program to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP). In California, the Regional Water Quality Control Boards have this authority.
Resource Concepts, Inc. has extensive experience in permitting projects for stormwater compliance in both Nevada and California. We have prepared numerous Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs), Stormwater Management Plans (SWMPs), and conducted compliance monitoring.
All projects that disturb one acre or more of total land area are required to have SWPPPs. The SWPPPs must describe the Best Management Practices that will be used to “minimize the exposure of pollutants to stormwater or to remove pollutants from stormwater”. The State of Nevada and the State of California each have their own Stormwater General Permits which detail the content of the SWPPPs.
Storm Water Management Plans are required for Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (SMS4). A SWMP is a programmatic plan for the construction and long-term operation and maintenance of Best Management Practices to prevent or mitigate potential contamination of surface or groundwater posed by storm water discharges. SWMPs describe sources of potential water quality contamination from storm water runoff and offer a menu of BMPs and procedures that, when implemented, will manage storm water and minimize the risk of storm water pollutants from degrading surface and groundwater quality.
RCI has prepared detailed SWPPPs for:
- Coyote Springs Investments
- Heavenly Mountain Resort
- Carson City
- Kingsbury General Improvement District
- Roundhill General Improvement District
- Indian Hills General Improvement District