Storm Water Management
Program
Program Background |
Model Urban Runoff Program Guide
What the City does
The Cities of Monterey, Carmel-by-the-Sea, Del Rey Oaks, Sand City, Seaside,
Marina, Pacific Grove, the County of Monterey, and the Pebble Beach Company
are nine local agencies 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 meets monthly to
discuss urban runoff issues. The Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control
Agency acts as the groups administrative agent, holding meetings and working
with the group to develop this regional program. This informal group was
formed in 2001 to begin working on development of a permit application for
the 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 from 2:00-3:30 pm at the MRWPCA offices at 5 Harris Court, Building D
in Monterey. If you are interested in more information about the meetings
please call 831.372.3367.
The regional permit group has applied for coverage under the State’s
General Storm Water Permit for
Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (Storm
Drains). The six programs that are being developed and will be implemented
through the next five years of our permit 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
- Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
Stay tuned for more information about these programs…
Model Urban Runoff Program, A
How-to-GuideThe Model Urban Runoff
Program is available at the
State
Water Resources Control Board.
Background
In 1998 the City of Monterey completed a two-year project with the City
of Santa Cruz, the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California
Coastal Commission, Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments, and
Woodward-Clyde Consultants to create a Model Urban Runoff Program (MURP) to
be used by small municipalities under 100,000. The MURP was paid for through
a 319(h) grant from the State Water Resources Control Board. The Central
Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board acted as the grant administrator
for the project.
The MURP includes ordinances, CEQA checklist revisions, General Plan
modifications, and Best Management Practices that small cities can
incorporate to set up a storm water program that will put them in compliance
with the NDPES Phase II permit program. The document incorporates the six
minimum required elements of the Phase II program and gives examples of how
to implement them in a comprehensive and consistent way. The MURP also
includes strategies for Commercial and Industrial operations to comply with
water quality requirements.
What is
the guide
The Model Urban Runoff Program is a
how-to-guide developed for local governments to address the issues of
polluted runoff in urban areas. This guide incorporates the
essential elements of a strong urban runoff program with examples of
ordinances, best management practices and reporting forms from existing
programs. The Model Urban Runoff Program was developed by a team of
representatives from municipal and state government in cooperation with
Woodward-Clyde Consultants and was funded by the State Water Resources
Control Board.
The Model Urban Runoff Program incorporates a watershed management
strategy with the requirements that small municipalities will face through
the NPDES Phase II process mandated under the Clean Water Act. Some of the
management topics covered in this document include: management structure,
legal authority, fiscal resources and funding mechanisms, institutional
arrangements and coordination, and implementation. The implementation
topics covered include: public involvement and participation, public
education and outreach, illicit connections and discharges, municipal
operations, construction site, new development and redevelopment,
commercial facilities, and industrial facilities. Other topics include
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