What WILL the MS4 permit require of schools?

• Creating a map of storm water drainage on school property
• Identifying areas throughout the district that could generate storm water pollution
  • Maintenance yards
  • Auto and wood shops, agricultural and horticultural areas, lunch areas, etc
  • Identify practices to reduce the risk of pollution from these areas
  • Conduct visual monitoring of storm water runoff
• Training on storm water best management practices for staff
• Continue implementing construction general permit
• Designing and building new construction to meet requirements for storm water runoff quality and quantity
• Making information on school storm water program available on public website
• Documenting activities and report annually

From the State Board: What is the MS4 permit NOT going to require of schools?

Paying annual fees:

• No fees for school districts that join cities/counties already paying a fee.

Ramping up the program:

• Immediate implementation of full program without a phase-in-period.
• Requirements build upon themselves over the five-year permit term

Allocating classroom time to storm water education

• State Board has received numerous comments about tight controls already placed on curriculum and classroom time

Conducting extensive sampling

• Much of your monitoring may be visual

Retrofitting existing structures

• Requirements focus on improving structures as they are newly built or remodeled