Tarrant's Stormwater Program

Background

In 1972, the Clean Water Act was passed to help protect rivers, streams, and lakes from pollution. From this Act the newly created United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program. The purpose of the NPDES program was to track and control sources of pollution through permitting. In 1987, the NPDES program’s focus was widened to include permits for municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4). The first MS4 permits for cities within Alabama were distributed in 1996. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) is responsible for administering the permits in Alabama. The duration of each permit is five years.

Program Overview

On July 11, 2022 ADEM issued the current MS4 permit for Tarrant (NPDES Permit No. ALS000020). The permit became effective July 11, 2022. Tarrant is currently a member of Storm Water Management Authority, Inc. (SWMA) which has a membership of 22 cities within Jefferson County. SWMA helps the member cities cost share many of the permit requirements.

The components of the permit are as follow:

Each year, the City of Tarrant must submit a Storm Water Management Program Plan (SWMPP), which outlines how the city will meet the permit requirements in the upcoming year.

The latest SWMPP can be found here (2024 Tarrant SWMPP).

Appendices are available upon request.

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