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California Department of Transportation

California Department of Transportation. Storm Water Drivers. Clean Water Act (CWA) requires NPDES permits for storm water discharges from municipalities, including road systems owned by states USEPA delegates issuance of California NPDES permits to SWRCB & 9 RWQCBs

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California Department of Transportation

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  1. California Department of Transportation

  2. Storm Water Drivers • Clean Water Act (CWA) requires NPDES permits for storm water discharges from municipalities, including road systems owned by states • USEPA delegates issuance of California NPDES permits to SWRCB & 9 RWQCBs • Third party lawsuits in Los Angeles and San Diego • Multiple overlapping requirements, permits, enforcement actions • Diverse state geography, climate, politics • Public health and safety concerns: e.g. West Nile Virus

  3. Program Challenges • Caltrans deals with storm water issues that frequently become “moving targets.” • Overlapping regulatory jurisdictions. • Caltrans’ storm water program is complex and broad reaching. The process is not easy to understand. • Caltrans needs acceptable tools and proven processes that can be applied statewide • Costs of compliance

  4. Multiple Permit Requirements Contained in the Caltrans Statewide Storm Water Permit • Statewide Permit for Storm Water Discharges • Statewide General Permit for Construction Activities • Statewide General Permit for discharge to land with a low threat to water quality • Lahontan RWQCB Permit for Construction Activity with Land Disturbance in Lake Tahoe • Individual RWQCB requirements • TMDLs, adopted and pending • Ocean Plan is pending

  5. Caltrans Storm Water Program Components • Strong coordination in department functions, e.g. design, construction • Policy, permitting & planning • Monitoring & BMP research • Integration in business practices • Implementation in district projects

  6. A Successful ProgramRooted in Science • Five-Year Study to characterize storm water runoff is completed • Base BMPs on science • Focus on developing “smaller, cheaper, better” BMPs • Build partnerships to share knowledge and leverage resources

  7. In State Coordination • Regulatory Agencies • Regional Transportation Plans • Other transportation partners in same watershed • Other storm water permittees

  8. National Coordination • Partner with other DOTs • Pooled funded projects • Propose SCOE Group on Storm Water • Co-sponsor DOT workshop to develop a national research program

  9. Caltrans Storm Water Contacts • www.dot.ca.gov/hq/env/stormwater/index.htm • Gary Winters, Chief, Division of Environmental Analysis (916) 653-7136, gary_winters@dot.ca.gov • John Van Berkel: Acting Chief Environmental Engineering (916) 654-4327, John_Van Berkel@dot.ca.gov • Mike Flake: Office Chief Storm Water Policy, Planning and Permitting (916) 653-4947, Mike_Flake@dot.ca.gov

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