Environmental

Stormwater Management

In 2003, the District was mandated by the State, under the federal Clean Water Act, to develop and implement a Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) for the BMSD. During the first five-year term, the District initiated several actions, including:

• Setting up a Stormwater Steering Committee and appointing a Stormwater Coordinator
• Developing a Stormwater Website
• Issuing newsletters and fact sheets on stormwater related issues
• Holding Student Participation Programs
• Conducting Training Programs for O & M Staff
• Developing Storm Sewer Maps
• Adopting Guidance Procedures for Construction-Related Activity and for the Control of Illicit Discharges (nonstormwater discharges)
• Conducting Annual Public Meetings
• Preparing Annual Reports to the State

Related Links

• Online Training in Watershed Training
• Welcome to the Watershed Academy's Distance Learning Program -- Watershed Academy Web. This Web site offers a variety of self-paced training modules that represent a basic and broad introduction to the watershed management field. The modules are organized by the six themes listed above. Modules vary in the time they to complete, from ½ hour to 2 hours. Fifteen of them (marked with asterisks * below) are the core modules for the Watershed Academy Certificate Program.