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California Department of Transportation
Storm Water Drivers
Clean Water Act (CWA) requires NPDES permits for storm water discharges from municipalities, including road systems owned by states
USEPA delegates issuance of California NPDES permits to SWRCB & 9 RWQCBs
Third party lawsuits in Los Angeles and San Diego
Multiple overlapping requirements, permits, enforcement actions
Diverse state geography, climate, politics
Public health and safety concerns: e.g. West Nile Virus
Program Challenges
Caltrans deals with storm water issues that frequently become “moving targets.”
Overlapping regulatory jurisdictions.
Caltrans’ storm water program is complex and broad reaching. The process is not easy to understand.
Caltrans needs acceptable tools and proven processes that can be applied statewide
Costs of compliance
Multiple Permit Requirements Contained in the Caltrans Statewide Storm Water Permit Statewide Permit for Storm Water
Discharges
Statewide General Permit for Construction Activities
Statewide General Permit for discharge to land with a low threat to water quality
Lahontan RWQCB Permit for Construction Activity with Land Disturbance in Lake Tahoe
Individual RWQCB requirements
TMDLs, adopted and pending
Ocean Plan is pending
Caltrans Storm Water Program Components
Strong coordination in department functions, e.g. design, construction
Policy, permitting & planning
Monitoring & BMP research
Integration in business practices
Implementation in district projects
A Successful ProgramRooted in Science
Five-Year Study to characterize storm water runoff is completed
Base BMPs on science
Focus on developing “smaller, cheaper, better” BMPs
Build partnerships to share knowledge and leverage resources
In State Coordination
Regulatory Agencies
Regional Transportation Plans
Other transportation partners in same watershed
Other storm water permittees
National Coordination
Partner with other DOTs
Pooled funded projects
Propose SCOE Group on Storm Water
Co-sponsor DOT workshop to develop a national research program
Caltrans Storm Water Contacts
www.dot.ca.gov/hq/env/stormwater/index.htm
Gary Winters, Chief, Division of Environmental Analysis (916) 653-7136, [email protected]
John Van Berkel: Acting Chief Environmental Engineering (916) 654-4327, John_Van [email protected]
Mike Flake: Office Chief Storm Water Policy, Planning and Permitting (916) 653-4947, [email protected]