Stormwater MS4 Permit and Forms
Draft State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems, draft GP-0-22-002
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (Department) has made the Draft State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems, draft GP-0-22-002 and Fact Sheet (PDF) available for public comment. The SWMP Plan Components tool and Compliance Summary Items tool (found on the MS4 Toolbox page) are serving as informational documents only. There will be a live overview presentation with a question and answer session on January 26, 2022, 1:00 PM (see below for details). Registration is required to join the virtual meeting. Please register no later than January 25, 10 AM, using the "Attendee Link" below. A pre-recorded overview presentation of the draft GP-0-22-002 is available to view ahead of the live presentation.
Written comments may be mailed or emailed to the contact listed below by the close of business, February 18, 2022. If submitting comments by e-mail, please include "Comments on the Draft SPDES General permit for Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (GP-0-22-002)" in the subject line. Constructive criticism, as well as support for permit conditions, are welcomed.
Contact:
Ethan Sullivan
NYS DEC - Division of Water, Bureau of Water Permits
625 Broadway, 4th Floor,
Albany, NY 12233-3505
Email: MS4GP@dec.ny.gov
NYS Draft MS4 General Permit Overview Virtual Public Meeting Information:
Date: January 26, 2022
Time: 1 PM - 3 PM
Attendee Link:
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Meeting Access No.: 2340 556 3139
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Program Overview
Small municipal stormwater sewer systems (MS4s) that are located within the boundaries of a Census Bureau defined "urbanized area" are regulated under EPA's Phase II Stormwater Rule. This requires MS4s to develop a stormwater management program that will reduce the amount of pollutants carried by stormwater during storm events to waterbodies to the "maximum extent practicable". The goal of the program is to improve water quality and recreational use of waterways.
MS4 stormwater programs have six elements called minimum control measures (MCM) that when implemented together, are expected to result in a reduction of pollutants discharged into waterbodies.
Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) in Urbanized or Additionally Designated Areas must be authorized in accordance with a permit for stormwater discharges from MS4s. This page contains the General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems and the forms necessary to obtain coverage under that permit.
Permit
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems Permit, GP-0-15-003 (PDF). This permit was originally issued in April 2015. This is the second modification which became effective on January 13, 2016.
Forms
The following forms are needed to comply with the requirements of the General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems GP-0-15-003:
- Notice of Intent (new form not yet available). Complete and submit this form to obtain coverage under the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems General Permit.
- MS4 SWPPP Acceptance Form (PDF)
This form is used by a regulated, traditional land use control Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) (e.g. town, city or village) to indicate acceptance of a SWPPP it has reviewed. - MS4 Municipal Compliance Certification and Annual Report Form (PDF). These forms are fillable and saveable.
- Instructions for Completing the Municipal Compliance Certification Form (PDF) and MS4 Annual Report.
- Additional MCC Page 2 (PDF)
- Additional MCC Page 3 (PDF)
- Additional MCM 1 Page 4 of 4 (PDF)
- Additional MCM 2 Page 4 of 6 (PDF)
- Additional MCM 2 Page 6 of 6 (PDF)
- Additional MCM 3 Page 4 of 4 (PDF)
- Additional MCM 4 Page 2 of 3 (PDF)
- Additional MCM 4 Page 3 of 3 (PDF)
- Additional MCM 5 Page 3 of 3 (PDF)
- Additional MCM 6 Page 3 of 3 (PDF)
- Semi-Annual Progress Report. The following report forms are specific to the watershed improvement strategy areas in Part IX. Only those MS4s with Pollutant Load Reduction deadlines are required to complete the form associated with their Pollutant of Concern.
Supplemental Documents
- 2016 MS4 General Permit (GP-0-15-003) Fact Sheet (PDF) - January 2016
This document describes the reason for the permit modification. - 2016 MS4 General Permit (GP-0-15-003) Responsiveness Summary (PDF) - January 2016
This includes the Department's response to comments received during the public comment period on the Draft Modification of the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) General Permit (GP-0-15-003). - 2015 MS4 General Permit (GP-0-15-003) Fact Sheet (PDF) - April 2015
This document describes how GP-0-15-003 differs from the preceding general permit. - 2015 MS4 General Permit (GP-0-15-003) Responsiveness Summary (PDF) - April 2015
This document includes the Department's response to comments received during the public comment period on the draft Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) General Permit. (GP-0-15-003). - 2010 MS4 General Permit (GP-10-002) Designation Criteria (PDF) - May 2010
Information on identifying regulated small municipal separate storm sewer systems.
