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Click on the blue links above in the "MS4 General Permit requirements" section to get more information and resources specific to those permit requirements. In addition, all resources related to MCM 3 are below. | Click on the blue links above in the "MS4 General Permit requirements" section to get more information and resources specific to those permit requirements. In addition, all resources related to MCM 3 are below. | ||
− | ===Fact sheets and guidance | + | ===Fact sheets and guidance=== |
*[https://www.epa.gov/npdes/national-menu-best-management-practices-bmps-stormwater#ill EPA MCM 3 guidance] - EPA guidance and suggested BMPs for an effective illicit discharge detection and elimination program | *[https://www.epa.gov/npdes/national-menu-best-management-practices-bmps-stormwater#ill EPA MCM 3 guidance] - EPA guidance and suggested BMPs for an effective illicit discharge detection and elimination program | ||
*[https://www3.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/fact2-5.pdf EPA Illicit Discharge Fact sheet] - EPA fact sheet on MCM 3 | *[https://www3.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/fact2-5.pdf EPA Illicit Discharge Fact sheet] - EPA fact sheet on MCM 3 | ||
*[https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-11/documents/idde_manualwithappendices.pdf Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination A Guidance Manual for Program Development and Technical Assessments] - EPA's manual on techniques to detect and correct discharges in municipal storm drains | *[https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-11/documents/idde_manualwithappendices.pdf Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination A Guidance Manual for Program Development and Technical Assessments] - EPA's manual on techniques to detect and correct discharges in municipal storm drains | ||
+ | *[http://chesapeakestormwater.net/2017/09/webcast-tracking-and-eliminating-illicit-discharges/ Tracking and Eliminating Illicit Discharges] - Chesapeake Stormwater Network's archived webcast on how to track and eliminate illicit discharges | ||
+ | *[[media:Final IDDE Field Guide HRPDC.pdf|Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Field Guide]] - Hampton Roads Planning District Commission's field guide on illicit discharge detection and elimination | ||
===Model language=== | ===Model language=== |
Our storm sewer systems carry water directly to our lakes, rivers, and wetlands without additional treatment, so to prevent pollution from entering our surface water, only clean stormwater should enter a storm sewer system. If any other discharge enters the system, it is usually an illicit discharge. Minimum Control Measure (MCM) 3 of the MS4 General Permit requires permittees to develop and implement a program to detect and eliminate illicit discharges within their storm sewer system.
The illicit discharge detection and elimination (IDDE) program must include:
Click on the blue links above in the "MS4 General Permit requirements" section to get more information and resources specific to those permit requirements. In addition, all resources related to MCM 3 are below.