Industrial stormwater program
Permit Information
Stormwater program for industrial activity
2017-2018 Seasonal information: Be sure to clean up any excess salt and sand you spread at your facility during the winter. Salt is effective only when the temperature is above 15 degrees; use sand for traction during cold weather events. Check out MPCA’s “Winter parking lot and sidewalk maintenance manual” for more info.
Industrial Stormwater Permit Information Access: Use this database to find detailed facility information about industrial stormwater facilities, including basic compliance information.
- Step 1: Applicability — do you need a permit?
- Step 2: Consider certifying for No Exposure
- Step 3: Assess for pollutants, sources of contaminated stormwater
- Step 4: Create SWPPP, choose BMPs
- Step 5: Gather application materials before applying
- Step 6: Apply, modify, or terminate permit coverage/No Exposure certification
- Step 7: Follow applicable permit/sector-specific requirements
- Step 8: Annual requirements - employee training, reports and monthly inspections
- Step 9: Sampling
- Step 10: Submitting sample results
Industrial Stormwater 2015 – 2020 Permit benchmark monitoring requirements
Industrial Stormwater 2015 – 2020 Permit effluent monitoring requirements
Technical guidance and information
- Stormwater infiltration at permitted industrial stormwater facilities
- Using the Minnesota Stormwater Manual and MIDS Calculator to help meet industrial stormwater permit requirements
Fact sheets
- Industrial Stormwater - Sector A: Timber products
- Industrial Stormwater - Sector C: chemical and allied products manufacturing
- Industrial Stormwater - Sector M: Automotive salvage yards
- Industrial Stormwater - Sector N: Scrap and waste recycling facilities
- Industrial Stormwater - Sector P: Land transportation and warehousing
- Industrial Stormwater - Sector Y: Rubber products, plastic products and miscellaneous products manufacturing
- Industrial Stormwater - Sector AA: Fabricated metal products