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.

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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: http://www.dot.state.al.us/dsweb/Roadway/Stormwater%20Section.htm
• Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Environmental Standards: http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwddes/desenviron/index.shtml
• Arizona Department of Transportation (AZDOT) State Stormwater Discharge Permit: http://www.azdot.gov/Inside_ADOT/OES/Water_Quality/stormwater_permit.asp
• Arkansas State Highway and Transportation (AHTD) Storm Water Web Site: http://www.arkansashighways.com/stormwater/stormwater.aspx
• California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Stormwater Management Program: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/env/stormwater
• Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Stormwater Program: http://www.dot.state.co.us/environmental/envWaterQual/
  StormWaterProgram.asp
• Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) Stormwater Management Plan: http://www.ct.gov/dot/cwp/view.asp?a=3530&q=386454
• Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) Stormwater Quality: http://www.deldot.gov/stormwater
• District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT) Environmental: http://ddot.dc.gov/DC/DDOT/Projects+and+Planning/Environment/Providing+ Sustainable+Environmental+Transportation
• Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Stormwater Management Plan: http://www.dot.state.fl.us/emo/pubs/stormwater/swmp1
• Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Environment Programs: http://www.dot.state.ga.us/informationcenter/programs/environment
• Hawaii Department of Transportation Storm Water Management Plan: http://hawaii.gov/dot/harbors/library/storm-management-plan
• Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) Storm Water: http://itd.idaho.gov/enviro/Storm water
• Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Storm Water Management Program: http://www.dot.state.il.us/desenv/environmental/stormwater.html
• Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Wetlands and Water Quality: http://www.in.gov/indot/7287.htm
• Iowa Department of Transportation Office of Location and Environment: http://www.iowadot.gov/ole/index.htm; Motor Vehicle Division, Environmental Features, Storm Water Management: http://www.iowadot.gov/environmental/index.htm
• Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Storm Water and Water Pollution Control: http://www.ksdot.org/burconsmain/Connections/swppp.asp
• Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KTC) Clean Stormwater: http://transportation.ky.gov/EnvAnalysis/stormwaterquality/Default.htm
• Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) Public Works and Water Resources Division: http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Engineering/Public_Works/Pages/default.aspx
• Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) Surface Water Resources Unit: http://www.maine.gov/mdot/environmental-office-homepage/surface-water-resources
• Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Office of Environmental Programs: http://www.mdot.state.md.us/Enviromental Compliance
• Massachusetts Highway Department (MHD) Wetland & Water Resources Unit http://www.mhd.state.ma.us//default.asp?pgid=content/environ/wetlands&sid=about
• Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Storm Water Management Programs: http://www.michigan.gov/stormwatermgt/0,1607,7-205–93182–,00
• Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) Metro District’s MS4 Stormwater Program: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/waterresources
• Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) Office of Highways Stormwater Management Plan: http://www.gomdot.com/Divisions/Highways/Resources/Programs/
  SWMP/Home.aspx
• Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Stormwater: http://www.modot.org/stormwater
• Montana (MMDT) Small MS4 Permits: http://www.mdt.mt.gov/pubinvolve/stormwater/permits.shtml
• Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) Stormwater: http://www.nebraskatransportation.org/environment/swppp.htm
• Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) Storm Water Management Program: http://www.nevadadot.com/reports_pubs/StormWater/default.asp
• New Hampshire (NHDOT) Bureau of Environment: http://www.nh.gov/dot/org/projectdevelopment/environment
• New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Environmental Services: http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/eng/Environmental
• New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) Environmental Design Division: http://www.nmshtd.state.nm.us/main.asp?secid=14482
• New York State Department of Transportation (NYS DOT) Stormwater Management: https://www.nysdot.gov/divisions/engineering/environmental-analysis/water-ecology/stormwater-management
• North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Stormwater Program: http://www.ncdot.org/programs/environment/stormwater
• North Dakota Department of Transportation NDDOT Environmental Section: http://www.dot.nd.gov/public/divdist/environmental
• Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Storm Water Management Program: http://www.dot.state.oh.us/STORMWATER
• Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) Roadside Development Stormwater
  Management Program: http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/roadway/Rdy-rdydev.htm
• Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Stormwater Management Program: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/GEOENVIRONMENTAL/
  Storm_Management_Program
• Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PADOT) Environmental Quality Assurance Division, Environmental Analysis Section: http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/Bureaus/pdDesign.nsf/EQADAnalysisSection
• Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Phase II Storm Water Management Program: http://www.dot.state.ri.us/programs/stormwater/index.asp
• South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Sediment and Erosion Control: http://www.scdot.org/doing/sediment_erosion
• South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) Storm Water Management Program: http://www.sddot.com/pe/projdev/environment_stormwater.asp
• Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Storm Water Section: http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/environment/permits/stormwater
• Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Environmental Affairs Division: http://www.txdot.gov/about_us/administration/divisions/env
• Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) Storm Water Information: http://www.dot.state.ut.us/main/f?p=100:pg:0:::1:T,V:1303,
• Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) Stormwater Management Program: http://www.aot.state.vt.us/techservices/envpermit/stormwater04
• Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Erosion and Sediment Control: http://virginiadot.org/business/pr-essce-main.asp
• Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Water Quality – Stormwater Program: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Environment/WaterQuality
• West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) Environmental Services Section: http://www.wvdot.com/3_roadways/3d10a_engrdivision.htm
• Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT Environmental Efforts: http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/projects/env
• Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) Environmental Services: http://www.dot.state.wy.us/wydot/