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Stormwater Program
Though much has been done to clean up our waters, much work remains.
The City of Palm Bay is dedicated to preserving the water quality of the community in order to protect, maintain and enhance the immediate and long term health, safety and general welfare of the citizens in Palm Bay. Through requirements established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the City has identified tasks which will meet these needs.
The City of Palm Bay, being classified as an operator of a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4), is required to:
- Obtain a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for authorization to discharge pollutants, and
- Create a stormwater management program (SWMP) designed to prevent harmful pollutants from being washed by stormwater runoff into the system (or from being directly dumped into the MS4), then discharged from the MS4 into the local water bodies.
The EPA established the following categories, or "Minimum Control Measures," to meet the requirements of this program:
- Public Education and Outreach
- Public Participation/Involvement
- Illicit Discharge and Detection and Elimination
- Construction Site Runoff Controls
- Post-Construction Runoff Control
- Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping
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UPCOMING EVENTS
August 11 & 12, 2010 - Florida Stormwater Erosion and Sedimentation Control Training and Inspector Certification. This class is limited to 50 participants and registration is required!
Click Here for the registration form.
August 13, 2010 - 9:30 am Florida Department of Environmental Protection TMDL - BMAP joint Indian River Lagoon North and Central technical meeting at the Brevard County Agricultural Center 3695 Lake Drive, Cocoa, FL 32926.
October 16, 2010 - Rain Barrel Workshop at Castaway Point Park, see Flyer for registration details!
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