SWM-PS 990202Storm Water Management Video
Draft Outline
Introduction
• Importance of water for drinking, fish and wildlife habitat, recreation
• Improvements due to regulation of point sources
• Need to further improve water quality by concentrating on diffuse sources
• Definition /description of storm water
• Factors affecting storm water quality
Impacts /Costs associated with storm water
• Contaminants in drinking water supplies, additional treatment costs
• Sedimentation of reservoirs, costs to remove accumulated sediment
Policy of governments of the North Central Texas region on storm water quality
• From policy /position paper
Regulations to control storm water quality
• NPDES Phase I & II Storm Water rules
• Others
Requirements of storm water regulations
• Six minimum measures
• Schedule and timeline for compliance
• Cost associated with implementation
• Penalties for noncompliance
Description of Expanded Regional Storm Water Program
• Experience of Phase I cities
• Elements of program from Policy /Position
• Multi -year effort
Importance of working together as a region
• Regulations watershed - oriented
• Sharing of ideas
• Less burden on individual cities
• Reduced cost
• Ability to negotiate with state /EPA as a region
Preemptive efforts cities can undertake
• Participate in Expanded Storm Water Program
• Determine organizational responsibility for elements of storm water program
• Train /hire staff
• Develop funding mechanism
• Review /develop drainage ordinance /manual
• Implement public education program
Conclusion
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