What does the town have to do to meet the requirements of the Phase II permit?
Develop and implement a storm water management program to reduce the discharge of pollutants from your MS4 to the Maximum Extent Practicable. Read and comply with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit For Storm Water Discharges From Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (the MS4 General Permit) (See “General Permit for Storm Water Discharges…” under the heading “Small MS4 Program.”) This involves development and implementation of a Storm Water Management PROGRAM (SWMP) that reduces the discharge of pollutants from your MS4 to the Maximum Extent Practicable. “Maximum extent practicable” consists of a SWMP that covers 6 areas of work. EPA calls these “minimum control measures.” For each minimum control measure the SWMP should list appropriate Best Management Practices (BMPs), who will do the work, and when it will be done.
