Developing and Implementing a Stormwater Management Program in a Transportation Agency Handbook
Developing and Implementing a Stormwater Management Program in a Transportation Agency Handbook
The purpose of this handbook is to assist transportation agencies in developing and/or implementing a storm water management program that satisfies the requirements of the Clean Water Act (CWA). For agencies that already have a functioning storm water management program, this handbook provides useful tips and transportation specific references to assist program implementation.
Issues covered in this handbook include: development and implementation of a stormwater management program; Clean Water Act (CWA) and the NPDES program; state and local stormwater regulations; conducting a Program Effectiveness Assessment (PEA); developing a stormwater management plan (SWMP); public education and outreach; construction site stormwater compliance; integrating Best Management Practices (BMPs) into transportation project delivery; roadway maintenance stormwater practices and NPDES compliance; Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) and other special requirements; and important stormwater management terms.
Handbook Resources
NPDES Stormwater Permit Programs by EPA Region
- Region 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
- Region 2: New Jersey, New York, the territories of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Region 3: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia
- Region 4: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
- Region 5: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
- Region 6: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
- Region 7: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
- Region 8: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
- Region 9: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, territories of Guam, American Samoa
- Region 10: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
General Stormwater Resources
- 40 CFR: Protection of the Environment
- International Stormwater BMP Database
- State DOT Search Engine
- Don’t Mess With Texas Campaign
- FHWA Water Quality and Stormwater Management Guidance and Information
State Transportation Agency Stormwater Resources
- Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) Stormwater Section
- Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Environmental Standards
- Arizona Department of Transportation (AZDOT) State Stormwater Discharge Permit
- Arkansas State Highway and Transportation (AHTD) Stormwater Division
- California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Stormwater Management Program
- Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Stormwater Program
- Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) Stormwater Management Plan
- Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) Stormwater Quality
- District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT) Stormwater & Green Infrastructure
- Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Stormwater Management Plan
- Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Stormwater
- Hawaii Department of Transportation Storm Water Management Plan
- Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) Stormwater
- Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Stormwater Management Program
- Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Stormwater
- Iowa Department of Transportation Stormwater Program
- Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Stormwater and Pollution Control
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KTC) Clean Stormwater
- Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) Public Works
- Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) Surface Water Resources Unit
- Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Office of Environmental Programs
- Massachusetts Highway Department (MHD) Wetland & Water Resources Unit
- Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Storm Water Management Programs
- Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) Metro District’s MS4 Stormwater Program
- Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) Office of Highways Stormwater
- Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Stormwater
- Montana (MMDT) Stormwater Management
- Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) Stormwater
- Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) Stormwater Management Program
- New Hampshire (NHDOT) Bureau of Environment
- New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Environmental Services
- New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) Environmental Bureau
- New York State Department of Transportation (NYS DOT) Stormwater Management
- North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Stormwater Program
- North Dakota Department of Transportation NDDOT Environmental Section
- Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Storm Water Management Program
- Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) Roadside Development Stormwater Management Program
- Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Stormwater Management Program
- Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Environmental Quality Assurance Division, Environmental Analysis Section
- Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Office of Stormwater
- South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Sediment and Erosion Control
- South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) Stormwater Management Program
- Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Stormwater Management Program
- Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Environmental Affairs Division
- Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) Stormwater Information
- Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) Stormwater Management Program
- Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Stormwater Management Program
- Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Water Quality – Stormwater Program
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT Environmental Efforts
- Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) Environmental Services