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Proposed National Rulemaking to Strengthen the Stormwater Program Documents

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National Research Council Report on Urban Stormwater Management in the United States (PDF)(529 pp, 11 MB)

Information Collection Request (ICR)

EPA Stormwater Information Collection Request (ICR) Fact Sheet (PDF)(8 pp, 123 K)

MS4 Questionnaire Resources

List of MS4 ICR Questionnaire Recipients (PDF)(36 pp, 916 K)
Final Advance Regulated Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) Questionnaire (PDF)(70 pp, 551 K)
Final Advance Non-Federally Regulated Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) Questionnaire (PDF)(21 pp, 438 K)
Final Advance Transportation-Related Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) Questionnaire (PDF)(51 pp, 921 K)
Frequently Asked Questions on the Transportation-Related MS4 Questionnaire (PDF)(9 pp, 225 K)
Clarification of Questions B-1 and B-3 in the Transportation-Related MS4 Questionnaire (PDF)(2 pp, 100 K)

NPDES Permitting Authority Questionnaire

NPDES Permitting Authority Questionnaire (PDF)(29 pp, 598 K)

Owner/Developer Questionnaire Resources

List of Owners/Developers Questionnaire Recipients (PDF)(59 pp, 152 K)
Final Advanced Owner/Developer Short Questionnaire (PDF)(21 pp, 323 K)
Final Advanced Owner/Developer Long Questionnaire (PDF)(67 pp, 1 MB)

National Stakeholder Input

Listening Sessions

Stormwater Rulemaking Listening Sessions (PDF)(30 pp, 3 MB)

Chesapeake Bay Stakeholder Input

Fact Sheets

Stormwater Rule Fact Sheet for Chesapeake Bay Listening Sessions (PDF)(2 pp, 527 K)
Environmental Justice Fact Sheet for Chesapeake Bay Listening Sessions (PDF)(1 pg, 189 K)

Presentations and Virtual Listening Session Webcast

October 26, 2010—Baltimore, MD

Stormwater Listening Session (PDF)(37 pp, 2 MB)
Environmental Justice Discussion (PDF)(35 pp, 3 MB)

October 28, 2010—Cambridge, MD

Stormwater Listening Session (PDF)(37 pp, 2 MB)
Environmental Justice Discussion (PDF)(35 pp, 3 MB)

November 4, 2010—Washington, DC

Stormwater Listening Session (PDF)(37 pp, 2 MB)
Environmental Justice Discussion (PDF)(39 pp, 4 MB)

November 9, 2010—Richmond, VA

Stormwater Listening Session (PDF)(41 pp, 2 MB)
Environmental Justice Discussion (PDF)(44 pp, 3 MB)

November 17, 2010—Harrisburg, PA

Stormwater Listening Session (PDF)(36 pp, 2 MB)
Environmental Justice Discussion (PDF)(37 pp, 3 MB)

December 15, 2010—Georgetown, DE

Stormwater/Environmental Justice Discussion (PDF)(42 pp, 2 MB)