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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 Current Projects Links Additional Features Maps Subdivision Regulations Sinking Creek Cleanup Project	Engineering Department 200 North Castle Heights Ave. Suite 300 Lebanon, TN 37087 Phone: 615-444-3647 Fax: 615-444-1515 The City Of Lebanon & Wilson County NPDES StormWater Quality Program 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 storm water run-off through the City's municipal Seperate 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. Public Education & Outreach Presentations and distribution of materials on water quality to schools, adults, developers, commercial and industrial users. Public Participation & Involvement Provide and opportunity for the public to get involved and establish stream clean-up groups, storm drain marking program and volunteer stream monitoring Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination Adoption of illicit discharge ordinance and public education for illicit discharges 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 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. Click Here For Information About the Sinking Creek Cleanup Project 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 Storm water 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 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 Storm Water 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 Storm Water Program EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) The River Network Cumberland River Compact