What is the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Storm Water Quality Management Program?
Mandated by Congress under the Clean Water Act, the NPDES Storm Water Quality Management Program is a comprehensive national program for addressing urban sources of storm water discharges which adversely affect the quality of our Nation’s waters. The Program uses the NPDES permitting mechanism to require the implementation of controls designed to prevent harmful pollutants from being washed by storm water runoff into local water bodies.
