What is an NPDES Municipal Stormwater permit?
Congress established the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) as part of the Clean Water Act. The NPDES Stormwater Program is a two-phased national program for addressing non-agricultural sources of stormwater discharges. The municipal NPDES program issues permits to municipalities (cities, counties, ports, and other governmental entities) and requires stormwater best management practices to control pollutants to the maximum extent practicable. For more information on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) NPDES Permit Program, please visit the NPDES Permit Program Basics (external link) Web page.
Congress established the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) in 1972 as part of the Clean Water Act. The NPDES Stormwater Program is a two-phased national program for addressing stormwater discharges. The municipal NPDES program issues permits to municipalities, including cities, counties, ports and other governmental entities and requires them to undertake efforts to reduce water pollution from stormwater by implementing steps referred to as best management practices (BMPs), that can refer to a wide variety of pollution prevention systems or efforts. These can range from physical structures such as treatment ponds, to non-structural things such as education programs designed to teach people to reduce pollution. For more information please visit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) NPDES Permit Program Web site (external link).
