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Engineering Home Street Lights ADA Details Sanitary Sewer Overflow Report Storm Water Quality Program Water & Sewer Availability Water Specifications Sewer Specifications Traffic Management Traffic Signal Applications, Bonds, and Fees Publications Projects Open For Bid Links Additional Features Maps Subdivision Regulations Sinking Creek Cleanup Project Wolf Creek Dam Rehab	Engineering Department 200 North Castle Heights Ave. Suite 300 Lebanon, TN 37087 Phone: 615-444-3647 Fax: 615-444-1515 Stormwater Division The City of Lebanon and Wilson County NPDES Stormwater Quality Program James Vaden, Stormwater Coordinator On March 10, 2003 the City Of Lebanon and Wilson County were required by the State of Tennessee to obtain a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for its discharge of Stormwater run-off through the City's municipal Separate Storm Sewer System. Over the next few years several new programs will come to light relating to stormwater quality as the City takes a larger role in protecting one of our most valuable natural resources. The Municipal Separate Stormwater Sewer System-Phase II, MS4 Program or Stormwater management, is legislated by the U.S. Congress, mandated by the US Environmental Protextion Agency (EPA) and enforced by the Division of Water Pollution Control within the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) through MS4 permits. The program's intent, in Lebanon, is to improve the water quality of all creeks and their tributaries, and to heighten public awareness of the importance of water quality. All MS4 Programs are required to abide by six 'minimum measures' set forth by the EPA. These 'minimum measures' define the scope of the MS4 Program and contain goals and objectives the City of Lebanon is required to meet in order to satisy its MS4 permit. These minimum measures are: Public Education & Outreach Presentations - Distribution of materials on water quality to schools, adults, developers, commercial and industrial users. Select from list: 1st Annual WCW Environment Fair Automobile Maintenance & Car Wash Boy Scouts Labeling Storm Drains CHUE "Think Green" Cumberland University Earth Day Cumberland River Compact Agreement Rain Garden Guide Restaurant BMP Used Oil Collection Sites Wilson Co. - Lebanon Adult Presentation Wilson Co. - Lebanon Children's Presentation Public Participation & Involvement - provide an opportunity for the public to get involved and establish stream clean-up groups, storm drain marking program and volunteer stream monitoring Creek Clean: Select from list: Don Fox Community Park Farmers Market to Wal Mart Jimmy Floyd/Sinking Creek Town Square/Sinking Creek Tree Planting: Select from list: At the Fair Grounds Cedar City Trail/Sinking Creek Town Square/Sinking Creek Stream Monitoring: Select from list: Stream Bank Revetment Water Quality Testing Barton's Creek Water Quality Testing Sinking Creek Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination - Adoption of illicit discharge ordinance and public education for illicit discharges Select from list: Stormwater Ordinance Construction Site Runoff Program - Revision of zoning ordinance, establishment of Soil Erosion Control Plan review and procedures policy and establish policies and procedures whereby public input regarding water quality issues can be received. Select from list: General Information-Individual Lots Land Disturbance Info/Fees Land Disturbance Permit Form Post Development Runoff - Develop master plans, area plans and zoning overlays to guide growth in areas with water quality impairment and develop construction standards for creation of detention basins, waterway buffers, riparian zones, enhancing percolation of stormwater runoff into underlying aquifiers for ground water recharge and open space design Pollution Prevention & Good Housekeeping - Develop operations and maintenance program for City employees to reduce pollutant runoff into storm sewer systems, expand existing recycling programs in order to maximize solid waste reduction and pollution prevention. Develop visual inspection procedures of waterways to reduce floatables and pollutants. A Guide to Better Understand Stormwater. The City of Lebanon adopts the following publications as its stormwater Design and Best Management Practices (BMP) manual. TDEC Sediment and Erosion Control Manual Guide to the Selection & Design of Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) The following storm water related documents may be found on the engineering publications page Stormwater Ordinance Land Disturbance Permit Grading Permit Application Informations Stormwater General Information Storm Water Problem Report If you wish to report a problem with storm water, please complete our Storm Water Problem Report Form Or use our hot line: 615.257.2228 Related materials: After the Storm Construction ESC Detailed Septic Info Septic Checklist Shorter Septic Info Runoff PlacementSolution to Pollution Stormwater Pollution Solutions Related Links Nashville Stormwater Program TDEC Permits Guide TDEC Water Permitting Procedures TDEC NPDES Storm Water Construction Permit TDEC Aquatic Resource Alternation Permit TDEC Underground Injection Control Permit (Sinkholes) EPA Stormwater Program EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) The River Network Cumberland River Compact Stormwater is water, after it is no longer considered rain, hail, sleet, ice, or snow that is on the move. ******************************************* Why care about LITTER? 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