Activities for the Stormwater Management Division include:
- Meeting the requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II Permit program (stormwater portion
of the Clean Water Act).
- Coordination with Yakima County, Union Gap and Sunnyside on a Regional Stormwater Management Program.
- Establishing Inter-local Agreements for surface water management.
- Public involvement/education.
- Developing a stormwater Design Manual for hydraulic analysis,
design methods, and stormwater treatment.
- Stormwater drainage plan review and comments for development
proposals.
- Internal and external technical assistance for stormwater
hydrology/hydraulics, and water quality.
- Investigating and
eliminating illicit discharges i.e. sewage or grease in
storm drains.
- Acquisition of Grants.
For further information, please see:
Illegal Discharges into the Storm Drain System
Stormwater Assessment Fees
Regional Stormwater Management Program
Storm Drainage and Surface Water Management Utility Ordinance
- Do you have a dry well or other subsurface fluid distribution system on your property? If the answer is yes then you must register each of these Underground Injection Control (UIC) wells with the Department of Ecology. For more information click here.
For more help try our Engineering
Dept.
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