Information regarding permits, fees, funding, and guidance for municipalities interested in stormwater regulations and programs.
Permits
Fees and Funding
Federal Government and Stormwater Fees
Fact Sheets/Guidance
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- MS4 Permits – Compendium of Clear, Specific and Measurable Permitting Examples - Introduction (PDF)(5 pp, 628 K)
- Compendium Part 1: Six Minimum Control Measure Provisions (PDF)(61 pp, 1 MB)
- Compendium Part 2: Post-Construction Standards (PDF)(20 pp, 2 MB)
- Summary of State Post Construction Stormwater Standards (PDF)(148 pp, 1 MB)
- Revisions to the November 22, 2002 Memorandum "Establishing Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Wasteload Allocations (WLAs) for Stormwater Sources and NPDES Permit Requirements Based on Those WLAs" (PDF)(12 pp, 4 MB)
- MS4 Permit Improvement Guide: April 2010 (PDF)(119 pp, 2 MB)
- MS4 Permit Improvement Guide: April 2010, with Appendices (PDF)(187 pp, 1 MB)
- TMDLs to Stormwater Permits Handbook November 2008 - DRAFT (PDF)(211 pp, 6 MB)
- Federal Government Obligations to Pay Stormwater Fees (PDF)(2 pp, 122 K)
- Reimbursement or Payment Obligation of the Federal Government Under Section 313 (C)(2)(B) of the Clean Water Act (PDF)(13 pp, 201 K)
- Region 3 Fact Sheet on Funding Stormwater Programs (PDF)(5 pp, 222 K)
- Guidance for Municipal Stormwater Funding (PDF)(140 pp, 627 K)