Stormwater Permits Review for WMAC – June 2009 Angus Eaton NYSDEC Division of Water

Better Site Design Include BSD in the New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual Training Provided to Local Officials Should Encourage BSD Incorporate BSD into routing upgrade of MS4

Inter and Intra-Municipal Cooperation Continue to Use Criteria for Funding to Drive Inter-municipal Cooperation Allow for Single Entity to Cover Multiple MS4s Involve all Stakeholders in Projects to Reduce Loadings

Retrofits Define How Bubble Would Apply Improve TMDLs to Include Allocations by MS4 Define How TMDL Off Ramps Would Occur Deadlines and Defined Numeric Reductions Require proposals on IUP for discharges to 303d

Public Participation Post Construction NOI Information in Publicly Available Location Site Owners make SWPPPs Available for Public Review and Copying Site Owners Post Inspection Reports on Web for Larger Sites Allow for Public Review of NOIs in MS4 Permit Renewal SWMP Plans Available for Public Review

Numeric Effluent Limitations Coordinate Requirements in the Construction Permit with Effluent Limitation Guideline Include Prescriptive BMPs from ELG in Erosion and Sediment Control Standards

MS4 Funding Reform NYS Laws for Municipal Funding – e.g. Stormwater Utilities

Steep Slopes and Riparian Buffers Use a USLE Map to Show Where Projects are Ineligible for General Permit Update Erosion and Sediment Control Standards to Address Steep Slopes Include Riparian Buffers in NYS Stormwater Management Design Manual

Other Impaired Waters Issues Adjust On-Site System Requirements Add Oscawanna and 27 LI Embayments

Issues Yet to Be Fleshed Out MS4 Funding - Utility Districts Extending MS4 Requirements to Municipal Boundaries System Mapping MS4 Monitoring Single Entity

Issues Yet to Be Fleshed Out Buffer Requirements – Permit vs. Standards

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