PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Stormwater Management Program

In 2003, Upper Merion Township became a Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) under the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit regulations. These state regulations enabled Upper Merion Township to establish its own Stormwater Management Program. This program adopted the DEP-approved Act 167 plan, which adopted DEP's protocols.

The DEP's protocols provide our township with suitable guidelines to design a local program that address the DEP's six Best Management Practices ( or BMPs), which are also known as "control measures." These six BMP's are designed to reduce the discharge of pollutants from MS4s, to the maximum extent practicable, to protect water quality, and to satisfy the appropriate requirements of the federal Clean Water Act. The six BMP categories are:

• Public Education & Outreach Control Measure.
  
• Public Participation & Involvement Control Measure.
  
• Illicit discharge Detection & Elimination Control Measure.
  
• Contruction Site Stormwater Runoff Control Measure.
  
• Post Construction Stormwater Management in New Development & Redevelopment Control Measure.
  
• Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations & Maintenance Control Measure.
  

The federal regulations provide flexibility within these six categories of BMPs.

If anyone is seeking any information or have issues regarding stormwater, please contact either:

• Mr. Rober E. Norman, P.E., Director of Public Works, 610-265-2606
  
• Mr. William Daywalt, Engineering Coordinator, 610-265-2606
  

You will need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader software, version 4 or above, in order to view several of the following training materials. Adobe Acrobat Reader is available free of charge. Just click on the icon below and follow the step by step instructions to download and install the Reader software.

Please contact Upper Merion Township if you witness a pollution incident that is impacting a storm sewer system or surface waterway, or even if it threatens a storm sewer system or waterway (such as if you see an oil spill that could enter the storm sewer if it rains). We can be reached at: 610-265-2606.

Stormwater Management Materials

PowerPoint Presentation on the Stormwater Program (PPT - 1.8 MB)

A Citizens Guide to Understanding Stormwater (PDF - 2.8 MB)

"Best Management Practices" Poster (PDF - 203 KB)

Clean Water Book Marker (PDF - 367 KB)

EPA Storm Water Phase II Overview Fact Sheet (PDF - 46 KB)

Protecting Water Quality from Urban Runoff (PDF - 239 KB)

Stormwater Door Hanger (PDF - 162 KB)

Stormwater Management - An Overview for Auto Recyclers (PDF - 78 KB)

Stormwater Management Guide for Salvage Yard Owners (PDF - 302 KB)

Stormwater - Class A Permit Application Form (PDF - 312 KB)

Stormwater - Class B Permit Application Form (PDF - 33 KB)

The Solution to Stormwater Pollution (PDF - 699 KB)

Water Efficient Landscaping (PDF - 1.6 MB)

"Rain Garden" Construction and Design (PDF - 3.0 MB)

Visit the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Stormwater Management Program website (click here) for additional details and technical information on this topic at the state level.

Also visit the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) eLibrary (click here) for a copy of their Best Management Practices Manual.

Visit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Stormwater Management Program website (click here) for additional details and technical information on this topic at the federal level.

Visit the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) website (click here) for details and information on emergency management and response to stormwater damage.

Visit the Construction Industry Compliance Assistance web site at (click here) for explanation of environmental rules for the construction industry and Pennsylvania State regulations.

Visit the web site for NDS, Inc.(click here) for a variety of stormwater compliance solutions.