EPA Releases Stormwater Permit

April 24, 2016
Molly Courson
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17. Dune Resiliency Efforts on Salisbury Beaches

18. EPA Releases Stormwater Permit

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20. Ipswich High Students Explore Sea Level Rise

21. PIE-Rivers Partners Gather for Great Marsh Resiliency Modeling Workshop

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35. 2016 PIE-Rivers Annual Meeting

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38. Partners Protect Castle Neck Headwaters

39. Wenham and Boxford receive DER assistance to upgrade degraded culverts

40. PIE-Rivers Partnership Annual Meeting 2017

41. PIE-Rivers Partners Celebrate 2017 Accomplishments

42. The Great Marsh Coastal Adaptation Plan Is Now Online

After many years of waiting, communities were abuzz when the 2016 Massachusetts Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) General Permit was published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on April 13, 2016. Signed on April 4, 2016, the permit will become effective on July 1, 2017. The final permit reflects modifications to the 2014 draft small MS4 general permit and replaces the 2003 small MS4 general permit for MS4 operators within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

The new permit has revised requirements for outreach and education on stormwater issues. As a result, the Greenscapes Coalition is revising and restructuring its deliverables to meet communities’ needs, including an outline of the five-year outreach plan for different audiences in the community. Contact Kristen Grubbs at the Ipswich River Watershed Association for more information.

Molly Courson

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