PHASE II STORM WATER REGULATIONS
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW!
Effective in March, 2003, the Village of Massapequa Park, together with other municipalities of similar size, was required to file a Notice of Intent to the USEPA/NYSDEC for SPDES permits for all its MS4 storm systems and outfalls. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? It means that the Village was required to implement a six-part Phase II Storm Water Program, submit annual reports to the NYSDEC summarizing activities performed, and hold an annual public meeting to present a draft annual report and discuss highlights of its activities and present a draft report.
The Phase II Program consists of six parts as follows:
1.Public Education and Outreach
2.Public Involvement/Participation
3.Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE)
4.Construction Runoff Controls
5.Post-Construction Runoff Controls
6.Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations.Annual reports submitted by the Village are as follows:
2009 Annual Phase II Storm Water Report
Local Laws pertaining to Storm Water are as follows:
Local Law 9, 2007 - Stormwater Management and Erosion Sediment Control
Additional reporting documents may be viewed in Village Hall upon request.
Village Storm Water Repository
Important Collection Dates 2010 (click here) (PDF)
For further information concerning Phase II Storm Water, you may visit the Massapequa Park Village Hall or the following websites:
EPA Storm Water Web Page
http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/watestormwater.html
Nassau County Storm Water Site
http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/dpw/stormwater.html
Explanation of the Clean Water Act
http://www.epa.gov/region5/water/cwa.htm
EPA’s Environmental Kids Club
http://www.epa.gov/kids/
NYS Website
Region I Storm Water Information
http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/32978.html
Center for Watershed Protection
http://www.cwp.org
Town of Oyster Bay
(STOP Program, Homeowners Clean Up Program)
http://www.oysterbaytown.com