Skippack Township is a Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) established under Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protections (PADEP) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit regulations. Under these permit regulations the Township was required to develop and promote a Storm Water Management program. The program must address six best management objectives or Minimum Control Measures (MCM’s):
- Public Education & Outreach
http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/fact2-3.pdf - Public Participation & Involvement
http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/fact2-4.pdf - Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination
http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/fact2-5.pdf - Construction Site Runoff Control
http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/fact2-6.pdf - Post-construction Storm Water Management in New Development & Redevelopment
http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/fact2-7.pdf - Pollution Prevention & Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations & Maintenance
http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/fact2-8.pdf
General
- Overview of MS4’s
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/munic.cfm - NPDES Permit Program basics
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program_id=45 - The Many Benefits of Trees
https://www.skippacktownship.org/documents/The-Many-Benefits-of-Trees.pdf
PA
- PA DEP Bureau of Watershed Management
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/watershed_management/10593 - PA DEP Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual
http://www.elibrary.dep.state.pa.us/dsweb/View/Collection-8305 - PA DEP Stormwater Management Program
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/stormwater_management/10628 - PA DEP Southeast Regional Office
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/southeast_regional_office/13778
Montgomery County
- Montgomery County Conservation District – Watershed Management
http://www.montgomeryconservation.org/ShedMgmt.htm - Montgomery County Water Resources Plan
http://planning.montcopa.org/planning/cwp/view,a,3,q,2283.asp - Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy
http://www.perkiomenwatershed.org - Rain Collection Projects
http://www.montgomeryconservation.org/barrel_program.htm
Educational Resources
Homeowners:
- After the Storm
http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/after_the_storm.pdf - Homeowner Solution to Stormwater Pollution
http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/solution_to_pollution.pdf - Homeowner’s Guide to Stormwater Management
http://www.delawareestuary.org/pdf/HomeownersGuideSWMgmnt.pdf - Water Efficient Landscaping
http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/waterefficiency.pdf
Kids:
- Stormwater Stickers
http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/stormwaterstickers.pdf - Bookmark
http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/nps_month_bookmark.pdf - Placemat
http://www.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/stormwaterplacemat.pdf - Water for Kids
http://water.epa.gov/learn/kids/waterkids/waterforkids.cfm - Games & Activities
http://water.epa.gov/learn/kids/drinkingwater/gamesandactivies.cfm
If you would like more information on Storm Water Management, please complete the form on our Contact Page and select the Topic: ‘Storm Water Management’ and we will be happy to assist you.