Stormwater Management Program

This Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP) was developed by the Town of South Windsor for the purpose of establishing, implementing and enforcing a stormwater management program to reduce the discharge of pollutants from the Town's roadways and facilities to the maximum extent practicable, to protect water quality, and to satisfy the appropriate requirements of the Clean Water Act.
 
The SWMP covers all of the Town's roadways and facilities including public buildings and parks/grounds. Individual facilities such as the Public Works Facility (including the salt shed) and the Sewage Treatment Plant are covered under the general permit (Phase 1 - Industrial) with the Connecticut Department of Energy-& Environmental Protection (DEEP). Information on both the MS4 (Phase 2) and the Industrial (Phase 1) can be found on the Town website.
 
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the regulation entitled "National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System -  Regulations  for Revision of the Water Pollution Control Program Addressing Storm Water Discharges", on December 8, 1999 as required by Section 402(p) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). This is commonly referred to as the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II program.
 
This SWMP also directly addresses the requirements of the NPDES Phase II program as implemented and administered by the DEEP as the regulatory authority for the State of Connecticut. The NPDES Phase II program is implemented by the DEEP through the use of the General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater from Small Municipal Storm Sewer Systems (MS4), which was originally issued in January 2004.
 
The Town currently has many practices and programs in place relating to stormwater management and pollution prevention. This plan coordinates and incorporates these programs, policies, guidelines and practices into the SWMP document by reference.
 
The plan outlines a program of best management practices (BMP's) and measurable goals for the following six minimum control measures:
•    Public Education and Outreach
•    Public Participation/ Involvement
•    Illicit Discharge Detection and  Elimination
•    Construction Site Runoff Control
•    Post Construction Stormwater Management
•    Pollution Prevention / Good Housekeeping
For each minimum control measure, the Town has defined appropriate BMP's, designated  a person(s) and job title responsible for each BMP, defined a time frame forimplementation for each BMP, and defined measurable goals for each BMP.
 
As part of the development of the SWMP, a working committee was established with representatives from several Town Departments/Divisions. During the development of the plan, the committee met on a regular basis to discuss relevant issues and provide input and guidance in the development of the plan. The committee now meets on an annual basis to review the SWMP to discuss measures and modifications to the BMP's. A list of the members of the current working committee is provided below.
 

Storm Water Committee

NameDepartment

Engineering

Planning

Planning / Inland Wetlands

Public Works / Street Services

Engineering

Parks and Grounds

GIS

Pollution Control

Town Sanitarian

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