Post-Construction Stormwater Runoff Control

The development or redevelopment of land areas can significantly affect the quantity and quality of stormwater runoff. Changing the topography or replacing natural ground cover with impervious surfaces can increase the volume of runoff and significantly increase peak runoff rates. The increase in volume and peak runoff rates can accelerate erosion rates in local stream channels and increase the risk of flooding in adjacent low-lying areas. Changes in land use can lead to the introduction of new pollutants (such as gasoline, oil, grease, fertilizer, household chemicals, etc.) to local water bodies. Left unchecked these pollutants can migrate into the City’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) and eventually into local waters such as Howell Creek and Mustion Creek and their tributaries, reducing the receiving water quality.

Goals

The objectives of West Plains’ Post-Construction Stormwater Management program center on the effective design, installation, operation, and maintenance of post-construction water quality BMPs. The general objectives of this include the following:

Promote proper and consistent design, review, installation, inspection, and maintenance of water quality BMPs at newly developed or redeveloped sites throughout unincorporated portions of the city.
To the maximum extent practicable, control the discharge of stormwater and reduce the discharge of pollutants from newly developed or redeveloped sites.
To the maximum extent practicable, improve the quality of stormwater as it moves through the City’s MS4.
Educate local designers, contractors, water quality BMP owners (private owners, businesses, homeowners associations, etc.) on the importance of the proper design, installation, operation, and maintenance of water quality BMPs.

Public Education and Outreach

An Informed and knowledgeable community is crucial to the success of a stormwater management program since it helps to improve SUPPORT and COMPLIANCE.

Public Participation/ Involvement

By keeping the community involved with stormwater projects a higher degree of understanding can be achieved

Illicit Discharge, Detection and Elimination (IDDE)

It is important to work with the community in taking an active roll in keeping pollutants from entering streams.

Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control

By monitoring the runoff of construction sites, sediment and other pollutants can be prevented from entering the storm drains and away from local streams