STORM WATER INFORMATION

 

Phase II Storm Water Program

On March 10, 2003, the U.S. EPA and Ohio EPA Phase II Storm Water Rules went into effect.  These rules require designated communities to develop and implement a storm water management plan.

 

This program is composed of six minimum control measures

1. Public Education

2. Public Involvement

3. Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE)

4. Construction Site Runoff Control

5. Post Construction Site Runoff Control

6. Pollution Prevention / Good Housekeeping

 

The City of Ashtabula Storm Water Program was created to assist communities in Ashtabula County and Northeast Ohio in reaching their storm water management plan goals.

 

The City of Ashtabula’s Storm Water Program includes the following activities

• Inventory of MS4 outfall locations

• Dry weather inspections of MS4 outfall locations

• Sampling of dry weather flows from MS4 outfalls

• IDDE source tracking

• Development of a Regional Storm Water Database

 

Public Involvement and Public Education Outreach

• Educational outreach for school-aged children including non-point source and point source pollution education

• Adult seminars on non-point source pollution

• Coordination of stream cleanups

• Volunteer monitoring of streams

 

Educational Materials

• After The Storm Brochure

• Clean Water Bookmark

• Urban Runoff

• Solution To Pollution Brochure

 

Fact Sheets On Storm Water

• Phase II Storm Water Final Rule: An Overview

• Phase II Storm Water Final Rule: Small MS4 Storm Water Program Overview

• Public Education

• Public Involvement

• Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination

• Construction Site Runoff Control

• Post Construction Site Runoff Control

• Pollution Prevention / Good Housekeeping

• Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Ordinance (Ordinance 933.09)

 

Useful Links

• Ohio EPA Managing Urban Runoff

• Ohio EPA Storm Water Program

• US EPA Storm Water Program

• Ohio Nonpoint Source Management Plan

• Center for Watershed Protection

• Ohio Storm Water Association