Stormwater
This page provides resources specifically related to stormwater management and best management practices. Also find here the MTAS model ordinances related to stormwater management.
MTAS Model Ordinances
MTAS Model Stormwater Utility Ordinance
MTAS Model Stormwater Ordinance*
*The Model Stormwater Ordinance, as written, is not a stand alone document. No Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP’s) are incorporated in the body of the ordinance. Rather, the Model Ordinance adopts two BMP Manuals by reference, the Tennessee Erosion & Sediment Control Handbook and the TDEC Guide to the Selection & Design of Stormwater Best Management Practices. The Model Ordinance will not be complete without the adoption by reference of these, or some equivalent, BMP manuals.The only other alternative would be to write BMP’s into the body of the Model Ordinance, which MTAS does not recommend.
Best Management Practices (BMP) Tool Kit
The MTAS NPDES Phase II Stormwater Management Best Managment Practices (BMP) Toolkit is designed to provide permittees information on best management practices for each of the Six Minimum Controls required in the Phase II Permit.
Further, it is MTAS's goal, through providing this information, to promote the Phase II Communities' better understanding of the permit application process; what is expected and required of them; what resources/tools are available to them for completing the application and developing a local stormwater management program; and how they might use the resources/tools in their program.
The Six Minimum Controls:
Phase II Stormwater BMP Selection Guide (U.T. Energy, Environment, and Resources Center)
Tennessee Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook (TDEC)
TDEC Phase II MS4 Permit Application (updated 10/8/02)
Tennessee Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control for Construction Sites Training
EPA Storm Water Discharges from MS4s
Other Stormwater Resources
TMDL Monitoring (Total Maximum Daily Load)
Right of Entry Letter to Monitor Certain Streams (2007. John Chlarson, MTAS Public Works Consultant, and Melissa Ashburn, MTAS Legal Consultant.)
State and Local Government Resources
Center for Environmental Education "WaterWorks!" program (Middle Tennessee State University)
Center for Industrial Services (University of Tennessee)
City of Knoxville BMP Manual
TN Dept. of Environment and Conservation
TN Division of Water Pollution Control
The Utility Connection
Federal Resources
EPA
National Small Flows Clearinghouse
Associations
American Water Works Association (AWWA)
Tennessee Association of Utility Districts (TAUD)
Water Environment Federation (WEF)
Last Updated 06/23/2009