The Virginia Stormwater Management Program The City of Richmond’s Road to implementation.

The Virginia Stormwater Management Program

The City of Richmond’s Road to implementation

VSMPTHE ROAD TO IMPLEMENTATION

• WHAT - Localities are responsible for implementation

• WHEN - GA Passed bill in 2013. July 1, 2014 – go live!

• WHY – Improve water quality & manage water quantity

• WHO - MS4 Localities are responsible for implementation


Program Milestones

Funding and Staffing plan

Budgeting

Grant FundingPolicies and Procedures

Ordinance Integration

Staffing and training

Ordinance Adoption

DEQ approval

Program Implementatio

n

Funding & StaffingCreate a Master Plan

Be conservativeUse your current data


Ordinance Integration

Integrate it where it works best Cross-reference

Use the model codeGet buy-in from leadership early

Don’t wait to get approval



Policies & ProceduresWrite everything down you already do

Write down what you want to doWrite down what everyone else is doing

Write down what you have to do


Ask the Right QuestionsWhat happens in the non MS4 Areas?What happens in the Chesapeake Bay Area?What happens to E & S?Where are our BMPs?What about single-family dwellings?

Develop ToolsPublic Meetings

BrochuresNew permits

WebsitePermitting software



Use ResourcesVirginia Tech BMP Clearing House

The Department of Environmental Quality Planning Districts

Localities

GO

Resources

Tools

Ask the right ?

Policies & Procedures

Integrate the Ordinance

Funding & Staffing

Summary


Questions

[email protected] jonet.prevost [email protected]

City of Richmond, DPU804-646-7586

For more information please visit the DEQ website @

http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/

StormwaterManagement

mailto:[email protected]




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