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Lee County MS4 Permit FLS000035. May 2011. Abridged History of MS4 Permits. The NPDES MS4 Permit is a product of the Clean Water Act Addresses the MS4 responsibilities and requirements Education and training, Inventory, Inspections, Maintenance and Reporting.
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Lee County MS4 PermitFLS000035 May 2011
Abridged History of MS4 Permits • The NPDES MS4 Permit is a product of the Clean Water Act • Addresses the MS4 responsibilities and requirements • Education and training, • Inventory, • Inspections, • Maintenance and • Reporting
Abridged History of MS4 Permits • The early permits were written around large, older, established cities using underground drainage and required: • Dry weather field screening to identify and target illicit discharges • Construction site inspection/regulation • Structural inspection and maintenance responsibilities • Education and training • Annual Reporting of permit activity summaries
Abridged History of MS4 Permits • The permit has evolved to: • Suspend dry weather screening (unproductive and inappropriate for ditch systems) • Require Construction site inspection/regulation • Require Structure inspection and maintenance responsibilities • (can be contracted/delegated) • Education and training • (can be contracted/delegated) • Annual Reporting of permit activity summaries
Abridged History of MS4 Permits • Types of MS4s • Phase I • Typically > 100,000 • Phase II • Typically > 1,000
Abridged History of MS4 Permits • Examples of MS4s operators: • Municipality • County • Drainage District • Special District • DOT district • College • Military base • Prison
Abridged History of MS4 Permits • Phase I Requirements • All MS4s with • Incorporated area with 100,000 in population (1990 census) • Owned or operated by a county designated by FDEP to be part of a larger system, using criteria: • physical interconnection, • location and • has a location relative to the receiving water body
Abridged History of MS4 Permits • Phase II Requirements • All MS4s with • With 1000 in population (1990 census) • Owned or operated by an entity designated by FDEP to be part of a larger system, using criteria: • physical interconnection, • location and • has a location relative to the receiving water body
NPDES MS4 Permit FLS00035-Cycle 3 • Roles of Permittees • Permit Responsibilities • Interlocal agreements/contracts • Required by Permit • Allowed by Permit • Inspection • Maintenance • Reporting
NPDES MS4 Permit FLS00035-Cycle 3 • Permit • Compare • Old • New • Major Elements • Documentation