Program for Phase I Large & Medium MS4s -
Permit Requirements
Florida's
rules for medium and large MS4s can be found at
Chapter
62-624, F.A.C.. The following provides
a summary of the permit application requirements and program
requirements.
Original
Applications/Individual Permits
Phase I
large and medium MS4s were subject to the two-part permit application
requirements found at
40 CFR 122.26(d). The fundamental portion of the application was the
development of a proposed stormwater management program
(SWMP) that would meet the standard of "reducing
pollutants to the Maximum Extent Practicable (MEP)."
Upon approval, the NPDES permitting authority (EPA Region
IV at the time) incorporated the SWMP into an individual permit
which was then issued to the MS4 operator. Stormwater management
programs for Phase I large and medium MS4s include measures to:
- Identify
major outfalls and pollutant loadings
- Detect
and eliminate non-stormwater discharges to the system
- Reduce
pollutants in runoff from industrial, commercial, and residential
areas
- Control
stormwater discharges from new development and redevelopment
areas
- Implement
a monitoring program.
Annual
Reports
According
to
Rule 62-624.600, F.A.C.,
each permittee is required to submit an annual report on
Re-Applications
The MS4
individual permits expire after a term of five years.
Permittees must re-apply for coverage prior to expiration of
each permit term (see
Rule
62-624.420). An MS4 permittee may re-apply
for permit coverage concurrently with a timely filing of the
fourth year annual report, or, as an alternative, permittees
may re-apply by submitting an application 180 days prior to
the expiration of the permit. The required contents of a
re-application are specified in
Rule
62-624.440.
For
more information, send us an
e-mail
NPDES Stormwater
Program
2600 Blair Stone Road Mail Station 2500
Tallahassee, FL, 32399
Phone (850) 245-7522
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