Public Education & Outreach on Stormwater Impacts
Key BMPs and resources
Public Involvement/Participation
Key BMPs and resources
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE)
Key BMPs and resources
Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control
Key BMPs and resources
BMP fact sheets
Erosion Control
Sediment Control
Good Housekeeping/Materials Management
Resources
Other
Post-Construction Stormwater Management in New Development & Redevelopment
Resources
Other
Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operators
Resources
Other
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Measurable Goals Guidance for Phase II Small MS4s (PDF)(55 pp, 639 K)
Designed to help small MS4 operators comply with the measurable goals permitting requirements.
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Phase II Public Education and Outreach Minimum Control Measure Fact Sheet (PDF)(3 pp, 238 K)
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Getting in Step: Engaging and Involving Stakeholders in Your Watershed (PDF)(80 pp, 1 MB)
- Provides the tools needed to effectively identify, engage, and involve stakeholders throughout a watershed to restore and maintain healthy environmental conditions.
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Phase II Public Participation/Involvement Minimum Control Measure Fact Sheet (PDF)(3 pp, 233 K)
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Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination: A Guidance Manual for Program Development and Technical Assessments (PDF)(378 pp, 10 MB)
Center for Watershed Protection's comprehensive manual that includes details on creating and managing an IDDE program, implementation timelines, information on estimating program costs in terms of capital and personnel expenses, and types of testing used to detect stormwater illicit discharges.
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Stormwater Phase II fact sheet on the IDDE minimum measure (PDF)(4 pp, 282 K)
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Phase II Fact Sheet on Construction Site Runoff Control (PDF)(4 pp, 262 K)
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Compost Blankets (PDF)(6 pp, 909 K)
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Silt Fences (PDF)(5 pp, 1 MB)
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Concrete Washout (PDF)(5 pp, 951 K)
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Kentucky Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control Field Guide (PDF)(97 pp, 3 MB)
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Municipal Guide to Low Impact Development (PDF)(2 pp, 90 K)
Presents the benefits of LID in a two-page fact sheet.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development's The Practice of Low Impact Development (PDF)(131 pp, 3 MB)
Describes LID and alternatives to conventional design approaches.
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Potential pollutants likely associated with specific municipal facilities (PDF)(1 pg, 132 K)
Table listing the pollutants that are typically associated with municipal facilities and municipal activities.
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Example Good Housekeeping Practices - Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program (PDF)(2 pp, 127 K)
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Example guidance document for municipality pollution prevention/good housekeeping best management techniques (PDF)(39 pp, 133 K)
Erie County Department of Environment and Planning
