Federal Law
The U.S. Clean Water Act (CWA) of 1972 established anti-pollution regulations administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through a permit system known as the National Pollutant Discharge Elmination System (NPDES). To expand controls beyond end-of-pipe industrial effluents and include the now dominant water pollution from fertilizers, pesticdies, land displosal and urban runoff, the EPA established in 2000 the Storm Water Phase II Final Rule, which regulates Municipal Separate Storm Systems (MS4s). As a small municipality, the City the Newburgh is covered by the EPA's Small MS4 Program. For more information, see the following EPA Storm Water Phase II Final Rule fact sheets:
The EPA Storm Water Phase II Final Rule requires local governments to implement six minimum control measures to improve water quality:
- Public Information & Education
- Public Involvement and Participation
- Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination
- Construction Site Runoff Control
- Post Construction Runoff Control
- Pollution Prevention & Good Housekeeping
New York State Regulations
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) requires local municipalities to adopt and enforce the EPA NPDES Phase II municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4)regulations in order to obtain an annual permit for storm water discharge. To that end, the City of Newburgh files an annual Municipal Compliance Certification Form, usual known as an MS4 Form. You can view the City of Newburgh's MS4 Forms for 2008 (draft) 2007, 2006, and 2005.
City of Newburgh Stormwater Management Plan
In addition, the City of Newburgh has completed a draft Stormwater Management Plan (pdf) and a Storm Sewer Outfall Inventory Map (pdf, 1.2 MB).
The plan includes proposed local legislation requiring stormwater management for various activities within the city: Stormwater Ordinance - rev Oct. 2007 (pdf).
The purpose of the law is to "set forth standards for development of property within the City in order to obtain compliance with regulatory stormwater management requirements and sound engineering practices."
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