Storm Water - Small Business Assistance

• Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance:
  • http://www.epa.gov/compliance
• Water Compliance Resources Compliance and Enforcement:
  • http://www.epa.gov/oeca/main/compasst/water.html
• NPDES Storm Water Program:
  • http://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater
• National Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse:
  • http://cfpub.epa.gov/clearinghouse/
• Compliance Assistance Centers:
  • http://www.assistancecenters.net
• Small Business Gateway:
  • http://www.epa.gov/smallbusiness
• Storm Water Resource Locator:

  • http://www.envcap.org/swrl
• EPA Enforcement Alert:

  • http://www.epa.gov/Compliance/resources/newsletters/civil/enfalert/

EPA is implementing the NPDES Storm Water program in two phases.  Phase II went into effect February 7, 2000.  Those industrial facilities meeting the definition of "Storm Water Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity" under Phase I of the regulations were to have applied for NPDES permit coverage by October 1992. Medium (>100,000) and large (>250,000) municipalities were to have applied for a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System NPDES storm water permit.  Small (<100,000) municipalities' under Phase II are required to obtain an NPDES permit by March 10, 2003.  Please direct any questions regarding Storm Water Phase II regulations to sw2@epamail.epa.gov or to Brent Larsen of EPA Region 6, or visit the EPA HQ's Office of Water Storm Water Web page at:  http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/swphases.cfm. 

Here is a Phase II Power Point Presentation by EPA dated October 1998.  Mr. Everett Spencer made an MS4/Construction PowerPoint Presentation on June 13, 2002, in Beaumont, Texas.