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Stormwater
Management Links
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT:
Whitpain
Township
adopted new stormwater management requirements
in March 2004.
Each resident of
Whitpain
Township
should be aware of these requirements
especially if they are installing a new pool,
shed, patio, walkway or building addition or
if they are widening a driveway.
Stormwater management may be required
if they are adding impervious surface to their
property.
Basically, stormwater management is
controlling the surface runoff generated by
precipitation through installation of
facilities such as stone seepage pits, rain
barrels, etc. to capture stormwater runoff
before it flows off the property.
Impervious surface is a surface
that prevents the infiltration of water into
the ground. Impervious surface includes, but
is not limited to, any roof, patio, walkway or
driveway areas.
The Clean Water Act is the
federal legislation that governs stormwater
management.
Stormwater point discharges to waters
of the
U.S.
are regulated using National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits.
In 1999, federal regulations extended
coverage of the NPDES program to local
separate storm sewer systems (MS4’s) serving
populations less than 100,000.
Whitpain
Township
is required to comply with the NPDES program
as a MS4.
Under the NPDES stormwater program,
permittees must develop a stormwater
management plan that provides the details of
how the community (
Whitpain
Township
) will comply with the requirements of the
permit. Permits
are based on a framework of six minimum
control measures:
(1) Public Education and
Outreach on Stormwater Impacts
(2) Public Involvement and Participation
(3) Illicit Discharge Detection and
Elimination
(4) Construction Site Stormwater Runoff
Control
(5) Post-Construction Stormwater Management in
New Development and Redevelopment
(6) Pollution Prevention/ Good Housekeeping
for Municipal Operations
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