Stormwater Management Program

Stormwater Management

Public Works, Facilities, and Parks - Stormwater and Floodplain Management Division administers Monterey County's NPDES Municipal General Permit issued by the State Water Resources Control Board. The County is responsible for performing a number of permit-related activities that collectively are intended to reduce pollutants that enter and are discharged from the storm drain systems that it operates in urbanized portions of the County.

The Clean Water Act (CWA) of 1972 established the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into waters of the United States and regulating quality standards for surface waters. The US Environmental Protection Agency's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requires industrial, municipal and other facilities to obtain permits that regulate their discharges into surface waters. In California, the State Water Resources Control Board(State Water Board), a division of CalEPA, establishes the policies that implement the CWA. The State Water Board has established NPDES permits that regulate stormwater discharges for industrial facilities, municipal facilities, and construction activities, as well as other activities that impair the quality of California's surface waters (such as pesticide use).

The State Water Board's web site includes information on the permits that are administered directly by the State Water Board: Construction General Permit; Industrial General Permit;CalTRANS Municipal Permit.

The Stormwater and Floodplain Management Division manages Monterey County's Municipal General Permit. Information from the State Water Resources Control Board on minimum program elements are contained within the Phase II Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) General Permit. Information on Monterey County's specific Permit requirements and other Permit related resources are provided in the links below.

Stormwater Management Program Resources:

• Monterey Regional Storm Water Management Program

• Areas of Special Biological Significance

• Spill Response

• Storm Drain Maintenance

• Street Sweeping

• Water Quality Monitoring

• Other Stormwater Permits
  

Copies of the following are available upon request. Please call (831) 755-4800:

• Construction Site BMP Handbook (MRSWMP, 2015)

• Construction BMPs - Plan Sheet (MRSWMP, 2015)