What You Will Learn/Learning Objectives:

• What stormwater is, how it gets permitted, and Clean Water Act regulatory history
• Basics of how policy drivers influence municipal programs
• Overview of SWMP (Stormwater Management Plan) and crucial elements
• How Operations and Maintenance staff activities contribute to SWMP programs
• Briefly explore Low Impact Development (LID) and associated Best Management Practices (BMPs) typical in municipal operations

Prerequisites: None

Municipalities with separate storm and sewer conveyance systems (MS4s) are often required to have a NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) permit and a Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP) that includes several programmatic elements.

According to 40 CFR 122.26(b)(8), "municipal separate storm sewer means a conveyance or system of conveyance (including roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made channels, or storm drains):

• Owned or operated by a State, city, town borough, country, parish, district, association, or other public body (created by or pursuant to State law) including special districts under State law such as a sewer district, flood control district or drainage district, or similar entity, or an Indian tribe or an authorized Indian tribal organization, or a designated and approved management agency under section 208 of the Clean Water Act that discharges into waters of the United States.
• Designed or used for collecting or conveying stormwater;
• Which is not a combined sewer; and
• Which is not part of a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) as defined at 40 CFR 122.2.

EPA's NPDES stormwater permitting program labels MS4 as either "small," "medium," or "large" for the proposes of regulation.

• A small MS4 is an MS4 that is not already covered by Phase I stormwater program. Small MS4s include Federally-owned systems, such as military bases and school districts.
• The Phase I stormwater program covers medium and large MS4s. Phase I MS4 were automatically designated nationwide as medium MS4s if they were located in an incorporated place or county with a population between 100,000 - 249,999 or as large MS4s if located in an incorporated place or county with a population over 250,000 or greater. Many MS4s in areas below 100,000 in population, however, have been individually brought into the Phase I program by MPDES permitting authorities. Such already regulated MS4s do not have to develop a Phase II program.
  

Access to the Course Resource Library

Curated document, resources, templates and more specific to your Certification and day-to-day operations of the job.

You can browse the resource library below but wont have access to the content until you are registered for the certification.

ESC BMP Pocket Guide

This BMP pocket guide will assist you in making informed decisions when selecting BMPs that provide the best erosion and sediment control (ESC) for your project. Printed on waterproof paper, and spiral bound, it is a sturdy, easy to use, go-to tool for the jobsite. If you manage erosion and sediment control, you need the BMP Pocket Guide. It is the size of a cell phone and fits in your back pocket.

Refund / Cancelation Policy

Learners are required to contact CWT Training Academy as soon as possible with any changes to registration (e.g. revised or corrected email, mailing address, phone number, etc.) to ensure the information on the Certification records are correct.

Refunds will not be provided for any missed or incomplete on-demand course. In the case of an emergency which prevents the Learner from starting or finishing the course during the allotted time frame, please contact CWT Training Academy to discuss options.