Stormwater Management

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Stormwater Management

NEW! NYSDOT's 2024 Draft MS4 Annual Report The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader (for Reporting Period March 10, 2023 – March 9, 2024). Public Comment Period: April 17 – May 17. Email comments to: Stormwater@dot.ny.gov with Subject Line: Comments - Draft MS4 Annual Report 2024.

State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activity

Highway Design Manual, Chapter 8 Highway Drainage

New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual (January 2015) contains the technical standards for stormwater management.

SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activity - NYSDOT is required to prepare and implement Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans in accordance with the requirements of this permit.

EPA NPDES Construction Permit applies to Indian Lands in the State of New York.

New York State Standards and Specifications for Erosion and Sediment Control (November 2016) - This document provides standards and specifications for selection, design and implementation of erosion and sediment control practices.

Forms to be used during construction for compliance with the SPDES GP for Construction Activity GP-0-15-002:

Approved List for Erosion Control Products and Dust Palliatives

NYS ELAP Approved Laboratories for Soil Phosphorus (February 2009) for use with Items 208.01040022 (USC) and 208.0104--22 (Metric), Laboratory Testing for Soil Phosphorus The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader

Adaptation to Climate Change - Green Stormwater Management for Communities Across New York State The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader

NCHRP Project 2068A U.S. Domestic Scan. The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader Report 08-03: Best Practices in Addressing NPDES and Other Water Quality Issues in Highway System Management - This report is a compilation of best practices observed on visits to various DOT's (including NYSDOT) during the summer of 2009.

International Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) Database. This database provides access to BMP performance data in a standardized format for roughly 200 BMP studies conducted over the past fifteen years.

State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s)

NYSDOT Stormwater Management Program Plan (SWMPP) The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader

E-mail questions/comments on NYSDOT MS4 program to: Stormwater@dot.ny.gov

NYSDOT Annual Report for the State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s)

2023 Annual Report Reporting Period: March 10, 2022 to March 9, 2023
2022 Annual Report, Reporting Period: March 10, 2021 to March 9, 2022
2021 Annual Report, Reporting Period: March 10, 2020 to March 9, 2021
2020 Annual Report, Reporting Period: March 10, 2019 to March 9, 2020
2019 Annual Report , Reporting Period: March 10, 2018 to March 9, 2019
2018 Annual Report , Reporting Period: March 10, 2017 to March 9, 2018
2017 Annual Report , Reporting Period: March 10, 2016 to March 9, 2017
2016 Annual Report , Reporting Period: March 10, 2015 to March 9, 2016
2015 Annual Report , Reporting Period: March 10, 2014 to March 9, 2015
2014 Annual Report , Reporting Period: March 10, 2013 to March 9, 2014
2013 Annual Report , Reporting Period: March 10, 2012 to March 9, 2013
2012 Annual Report , Reporting Period: March 10, 2011 to March 9, 2012
2011 Annual Report , Reporting Period: March 10, 2010 to March 9, 2011
2010 Annual Report , Reporting Period: March 10, 2009 to March 9, 2010
2009 Annual Report , Reporting Period: March 10, 2008 to March 9, 2009
2008 (Year Five) Annual Report , Reporting Period: Year Five, March 10, 2007 to March 9, 2008
2007 (Year Four) Annual Report , Reporting Period: Year Four, March 10, 2006 to March 9, 2007
2006 (Year Three) Annual Report , Reporting Period: Year Three, March 10, 2005 to March 9, 2006
2005 (Year Two) Annual Report , Reporting Period: Year Two, March 10, 2004 to March 9, 2005
2004 (Year One) Annual Report , Reporting Period: Year One, March 10, 2003 to March 9, 2004

Notice of Intent The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader - NYSDOT's Notice of Intent for coverage under the SPDES General Permit for Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s), GP-02-02.

NYSDOT Stormwater Outfall Mapping Information

NYSDOT Stormwater Outfall Inspection Guidance

Educational materials about the sources and impacts of pollutants on water bodies:

Phosphorus
1. "Phosphorus in the Onondaga Lake Watershed," Poster
2. New York State Stormwater Management Design Manual, Chapter 10 : Enhanced Phosphorus Removal Criteria (NYSDEC)
3. Fundamentals of Urban Runoff Management, Chapter 3 : Water Quality Impacts of Urbanization (North American Lake Management Society)
4. Stormwater Guide: What is Storm Water Pollution? (Seven Hills Lake Property Owners Association)
5. Reducing Harmful Phosphorus Pollution In The New York City Reservoirs Through The Clean Water Act's "Total Maximum Daily Load" Requirements: A Case-Study Of The New Croton Reservoir And Recommendation To EPA (Tierney)
6. Water Quality Criteria for Nitrogen and Phosphorus Pollution (USEPA)
Nitrogen
1. Engineered Bioretention for Removal of Nitrate from Stormwater Runoff (Kim, Seagren, & Davis)
2. Opportunities and Challenges for Managing Nitrogen in Urban Storm Water: A Review and Synthesis (poster - Collins, et al.)
Pathogens
1. Peconic Estuary Program Reports (Peconic Estuary Program)
Illicit Discharge, Detection, and Elimination
1. Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination : A Guidance Manual for Program Development and Technical Assessments (USEPA)
2. Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Manual : A Handbook for Municipalities (New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission)
3. Illicit Discharge Brochure
4. Illicit Discharge Poster

Related Links

Roads, Highways, and Bridges - USEPA Guidance and Information
Transportation-Related Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) - USEPA USEPA Guidance and Information
AASHTO Center for Environmental Excellence - The One Stop Source of Environmental Information for Transportation Professionals.
AASHTO Center for Environmental Excellence - Stormwater Management Community of Practice- this CoP has issued reports on various issues relating to stormwater management.
AASHTO Practitioner's Handbook: Developing and Implementing a Stormwater Management Program in a Transportation Agency.

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