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SPECIAL NOTIFICATION:

Stormwater Management -
Portions of the Village of Woodbury are designated as MS4 areas. This is an EPA designation for “municipal separate storm sewer systems” for conveyance of rainwater. These systems typically consist of curbs, gutters, streets, ditches and storm drains. Rainwater flows from city hardscape (impervious land cover such as asphalt and concrete) into these systems; it then travels into streams, lakes and rivers.

The MS4 designation applies to communities that meet the EPA’s criteria based on U.S. Census Bureau urbanized area statistics.

A portion of the Village of Woodbury (Town initially) was designated as an MS4 community in 1999 when the EPA implemented Phase II regulations (communities under 100,000 populations). The Village then obtained required discharge permit coverage under a State Pollutant Discharge Permit issued by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. This permit requires the Village satisfy six principal measures regulated under the law. One of these is to provide educational opportunities to the public to understand impacts from stormwater and how to improve storm water quality. The following links provide detailed information on this program.

http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8468.html

http://cfpub1.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/munic.cfm

EPA's MS4 Program Highlights

To access the full list of NPDES stormwater information, use the navigation tool box on the right side of this page.

Stormwater Phase II Final Rule Fact Sheet Series - Provides an overview of the major elements of the Final Phase II Rule, including small MS4 programs, minimum control measures, and permitting.
National Menu of BMPs - Best management practices (BMPs) that can be used to meet the six minimum measures.
Urbanized Area Maps - Includes a set of digitized maps for each urbanized area as defined by the 2000 US Census with one map containing an overview of the urbanized area and another detailed map with street level features.
MS4 Webcasts - EPA webcasts for local stormwater professionals on the six minimum measures.
MS4 Program Evaluation Guidance - Developed to help NPDES authorities evaluate the quality of Phase I and Phase II MS4 programs.
Measurable Goals Guidance for Phase II Small MS4s - Designed to help small MS4 operators comply with the measurable goals permitting requirements.

Minimum Control Measures

The MS4 Program contains elements called minimum control measures that when implemented should result in a significant reduction in pollutants discharged into receiving waters. The minimum measures are outlined below:

Public Education/Outreach and Participation/Involvement - Describes BMPs that involve the public in developing, implementing, and reviewing MS4 management programs and describes ways to reduce stormwater pollution.
- Public Outreach Fact Sheets and Webcasts
- Getting In Step: A Guide for Conducting Watershed Outreach Campaigns (PDF) (136 pp, 3.3MB) - Describes some of the tools needed to develop and implement an effective watershed outreach plan.
- Getting In Step: Engaging and Involving Stakeholders in Your Watershed (PDF) (80 pp, 1.34MB) - Describes the tools needed to effectively identify, engage, and involve stakeholders throughout a watershed.
- Nonpoint Source (NPS) Toolbox - Provides educational materials and other useful links for educating the public on nonpoint source pollution or stormwater runoff.
- Stormwater Manager's Resource Center

Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) - Describes BMPs for identifying and eliminating illicit discharges and spills to storm drain systems.
- IDDE Fact Sheets and Webcasts
- IDDE Guidance Manual - Outlines practical, effective IDDE techniques for MS4s.
- IDDE Supporting Materials - Provides support and guidance to Phase II communities developing IDDE programs.
Construction Site Runoff Control - Describes BMPs for MS4s and construction site operators to address stormwater runoff from active construction sites.
- Construction Fact Sheets and Webcasts
- Developing Your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan: A Guide for Construction Sites - Provides helpful guidance, including SWPPP templates and a sample inspection form, for operators who must prepare a SWPPP to obtain NPDES permit coverage for their stormwater discharges.
Post-Construction Runoff Control - Describes BMPs for MS4s, developers, and property owners to address stormwater runoff after construction activities have ended.
- Post-Construction Fact Sheets and Webcasts
- Managing Stormwater in Your Community: A Guide for Building an Effective Post-Construction Program - Developed by the Center for Watershed Protection for EPA to provide stormwater professionals with practical guidance, insights, and tools to build effective programs. The guide is accompanied by several downloadable “tools" that are designed to be used and modified by local stormwater managers to help with program implementation.
- Urban BMP Performance Tool - Provides stormwater professionals with easy access to approximately 220 studies assessing the performance of more than 275 BMPs.
- Urban Stormwater Retrofit Practices Manual - Developed by the Center for Watershed Protection highlighting retrofit practices that can capture and treat runoff before it is delivered to waterbodies.
- Reducing Stormwater Costs through Low Impact Development (LID) Strategies and Practices - Contains 17 case studies from developments across North America that examine the economic viability of LID practices compared to traditional stormwater management design practices.
- Monitoring to Demonstrate Environmental Results: Guidance to Develop Local Stormwater Monitoring Studies Using Six Example Study Designs (PDF) (176 pp, 2.16MB) - This manual presents six monitoring study designs that can be used by Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) communities to assess their local stormwater programs.
Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping Fact Sheets and Webcasts
- Stormwater Wet Pond and Wetland Management Guidebook (PDF) (80 pp, 4.12MB) - This guidebook assists communities in developing an integrated stormwater management system.
- Municipal Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping Practices Manual (PDF) (158 pp, 3.47MB) - This manual focuses on control and reduction of stormwater pollution and addresses local subwatershed restoration goals and objectives.(Manual 9)
- Street Sweeping/Storm Drain Cleanout Study Manual (PDF) (73 pp, 1.11MB) - This manual provides information to support pollutant removal efficiencies for street sweeping and storm drain cleanout practices for Phase I and II communities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Funding Information
- Guidance for Municipal Stormwater Funding (PDF) (140 pp, 1MB) - Developed by the National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies (NAFSMA) under a grant provided by EPA in January 2006 to provide funding guidance for stormwater utilities.
- Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) - Describes funding options for a wide variety of water quality projects.
- Nonpoint Source (319) Grant Program - Provides grant money, under section 319 of the Clean Water Act, to states, territories, and Indian Tribes to support activities part of an approved Nonpoint Source Management Program.
- Catalog of Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection - Searchable database of financial assistance sources (grants, loans, cost-sharing) available to fund a variety of watershed protection projects.