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Storm Water Management Plan
City of Kent Engineering Division
930 Overholt Drive
Kent, OH 44240
330-678-8106
A Storm Water
Management Program (SWMP) has been prepared to detail the Action
Plan developed for the City of Kent and Kent State University to improve
the quality of their storm water discharges. This final SWMP was
attached to the joint permit application filed by Kent and KSU to Ohio
EPA on March 10, 2003 as required by the USEPA NPDES Storm Water Phase
II Rule. This effort for improving storm water runoff quality is
required in order to comply with provisions of the Clean Water Act of
1972. The Phase II rule affects thousands of communities nationwide
within urbanized areas populations over 10,000, including over 500
cities, villages, townships, counties and institutions in Ohio.
Stormwater pollution from point sources and nonpoint sources is a
challenging water quality problem. Unlike pollution from industry or
sewage treatment facilities, which is caused by a discrete number of
sources, stormwater pollution is caused by the daily activities of
people everywhere. Rainwater and snowmelt run off streets, lawns, farms,
and construction and industrial sites and pick up fertilizers, dirt,
pesticides, oil and grease, and many other pollutants on the way to our
rivers, lakes, and coastal waters. Click
here for more information on household hazardous waste recycling. Stormwater runoff is our most common
cause of water pollution. Because stormwater pollution is caused by so
many different activities, traditional regulatory controls will only go
so far. Education and outreach are key components to any successful
stormwater program.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a year-long series of
monthly events, each focusing on a different aspect of the Act.
Click here for
more information.
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