Tag: stormwater
It's Summer! Time to think about Picnics, Mosquitos, and STORMWATER
The 4th of July is popular day for cookouts with family and friends. Fireworks and backyard barbecues will hopefully bring everybody outside for the afternoon and evening. With all the rain we have had lately – it would be no surprise to me that one topic of conversation may be mosquitoes. A relatively new invasive species […]
Cost Effective Practices and Strategies for Green Infrastructure Maintenance
Shri Vani Sripada of Smith Management Group recently attended a webinar on Cost Effective Practices and Strategies for Green Infrastructure Maintenance. A green infrastructure approach analyzes the natural environment in a way that highlights its functions and subsequently seeks to put in place, through regulatory or planning policy, mechanisms that safeguard critical natural areas. The multi-functionality […]
Re-issuance of the KPDES General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater Runoff Associated with Industrial Activities
The Kentucky Division of Water has finally re-issued the long awaited KPDES General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater Runoff Associated with Industrial Activities. This re-issued general permit was signed on May 1, 2013 and becomes effective on June 1, 2013. Industrial facilities both new and old that do not operate under either an individual […]
Update on Federal Stormwater Issues
This year, we’ve seen an onslaught of court cases involving stormwater. For those of you keeping track, here’s a brief summary: Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center: The Supreme Court ruled that USEPA properly interpreted reguions in determining that stormwater flow from logging roads does not require an NPDES permit. Los Angeles County Flood Control […]
TMDLs and MS4s - What Your Community Needs to Know
The Kentucky Stormwater Association hosted their first quarterly meeting of 2013 in Elizabethtown on March 26, 2013. MS4 communities with stream segments listed on the 303(d) List of KY Surface Waters as impaired for not meeting designated uses as described in 401 KAR 10:026 should expect a TMDL to be developed by the Division of […]