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Storm Water Program Background

Monterey Regional Storm Water Program

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What the City does Minimize
The Cities of Monterey, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Del Rey Oaks, Sand City, Seaside, Marina, Pacific Grove, and the County of Monterey, are eight local entities that have joined forces to develop a regional storm water program for the Monterey Peninsula and surrounding areas. The Monterey Regional Storm Water Permit Participants Group (Group) meets monthly to discuss urban runoff issues. The Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency (MRWPCA) acts as the Group's administrative agent, holding meetings and working with the Group to assist in managing this regional program. This Group was originally formed in 2001 to begin working on development of a permit application for the EPA's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II program, which requires cities under 100,000 in population to obtain permits and implement programs. The group meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. at the MRWPCA offices at 5 Harris Court, Building D, in Monterey (Ryan Ranch area). If you are interested in more information about the meetings please call 831.372.3367.

The Monterey Regional Permit Group is now covered under the State’s General Storm Water Permit for Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4). The six permit components implemented through the permit program are:
  • Public Education and Outreach,
  • Public Participation and Involvement,
  • Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination,
  • Construction Site Runoff Control,
  • Post Construction Runoff Control in New Development and Redevelopment, and, 
  • Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations.
To learn more about the above components, see the Quick Link for the "MRSWMP (Permit Document)" for the entirety of the regional permit implementation document (in PDF).
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Report Illegal Dumping Minimize
To report illegal dumping to the street, waterways, or the storm drain system, please call one of the following:

831.646.3921 (Business hours)
831.646.3914 (After hours)
911 (County-wide, anytime)

Dumping any pollutants or trash into the gutter, catch basin or the storm drain system is ILLEGAL. Please report any dumping to the City. Local ordinances limit storm water flows to clean rain water and non-polluted incidental flows like groundwater. Please do your part to protect local waterways!
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For Construction Sites! Minimize
City of Monterey Code requires construction site operators to implement best management practices (BMPs) to prevent pollutants from leaving the site and entering the City's storm water system.

A Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) must be submitted to Plans and Public Works Department for any construction project that disturbs one or more acres of soil or whose project disturbs less than one acre and is part of a larger common plan of development.

Regulated by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), these projects are required to obtain coverage under the State's Construction General Permit (CGP) prior to construction. Lean more about the CGP and SWPPP requirements at the State's SWRCB Construction Storm Water Program website.
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