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Controlling sediment and other pollutants from construction sites is crucial to an effective MS4 program. MS4s must have and enforce a regulatory mechanism that establishes erosion, sediment, and controls as stringent as the Construction Stormwater permit requirements for construction sites.  
 
Controlling sediment and other pollutants from construction sites is crucial to an effective MS4 program. MS4s must have and enforce a regulatory mechanism that establishes erosion, sediment, and controls as stringent as the Construction Stormwater permit requirements for construction sites.  
  
*[https://www.epa.gov/npdes/national-menu-best-management-practices-bmps-stormwater#constr EPA MCM 4 guidance]
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*[https://www.epa.gov/npdes/national-menu-best-management-practices-bmps-stormwater#constr EPA MCM 4 guidance] - EPA's guidance and suggested BMPs to successfully control runoff from construction sites
*[https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-12/documents/cgp_small_lot_swppp_brochure-508_0.pdf EPA Stormwater Pollution Prevention for Small Construction Sites brochure]
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*[https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-12/documents/cgp_small_lot_swppp_brochure-508_0.pdf EPA Stormwater Pollution Prevention for Small Construction Sites brochure] - EPA's guide to minimizing discharge from small residential construction sites
*[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/wq-strm4-59q.pdf MPCA MCM 4 guidance]
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*[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/wq-strm4-59q.pdf MPCA MCM 4 guidance] - MPCA's fact sheet highlighting all requirements related to erosion, sediment, and waste controls
*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MS4_Staff_Site_Plan_Review_Guidance MPCA Site plan review guidance]
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*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=MS4_Staff_Site_Plan_Review_Guidance MPCA Site plan review guidance] - MPCA's guidance on what elements should be evaluated during a site plan review

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Controlling sediment and other pollutants from construction sites is crucial to an effective MS4 program. MS4s must have and enforce a regulatory mechanism that establishes erosion, sediment, and controls as stringent as the Construction Stormwater permit requirements for construction sites.