Stormwater Manuals

• Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington (Ecology Publication)

• Stormwater Management Manual for Eastern Washington (Ecology Publication)

• Phase I Equivalent Stormwater Manuals for Western Washington

• Phase II Eastern Washington Equivalent Stormwater Manuals

Resources

• Resources for Municipal Stormwater Managers
  For assistance in developing a Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP)
• Technical Assistance
  Manuals, guidance, and studies
• Puget Sound Partnership's Stormwater Management  For outreach, Low Impact Development (LID), and funding resources
• Model Stormwater Management Program For Eastern Washington
• Muncipal Stormwater Phase II Permit implementation timelines
  • Eastern Washington Permit Timeline
  • Western Washington Permit Timeline
  • Secondary Permittee Implementation Timeline
• GIS Mapping Standards

EPA Resources

• EPA Stormwater Page
• EPA Trainings and Webcasts
• EPA Stormwater Resource Index
• EPA Nonpoint Source Outreach Toolbox-a variety of resources to help educate the public on nonpoint source pollution and stormwater runoff
• EPA National Menu of Best Management Practices
• Reducing Stormwater Costs Through Low Impact Development (LID)
• EPA Fact Sheets:
  • Overview
  • Who's Covered
  • Urbanized Areas

Maps

• Maps of Phase II Permit Coverage
• Flow Control Guidance for Highly Urbanized Basins (Contains maps and information on areas that potentially meet the 40% Impervious/20 Year criterion)
• Western Washington Land Cover Change
• Ecology's Washington Coastal Atlas

Construction and Industrial NOIs

For permittees to make available

• Construction Stormwater General Permit
• Industrial Stormwater General Permit
• Construction Stormwater General Permit Focus Sheet
• Construction and Municipal Stormwater Regulatory Overlap

Training

• Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead (CESCL) Training and Certification Programs
• Associated General Contractors of Washington (AGC) Computer Training for the Western Washington Hydrology Model (WWHM) http://www.constructionfoundation.org/. For a class description, calendar, and registration information check out the links under "Get Smart Pros".

Funding

Ecology's Stormwater Grants Program for Fiscal Year 2008

• Grants and Loans
  Information on Centennial Clean Water Fund and federal Clean Water Act 319 grants
• Jumpstart grants
  Phase II stormwater management grants
• Low Impact Development (LID) grants

Focus Sheets and other Ecology Publications

• Frequently Asked Questions About Reporting Illicit Discharges and Spills

• Focus on Illicit Discharge Policies for Secondary Permittees
• Focus on Municipal Stormwater Permit Guidance for Secondary Permittees: School Districts
• Focus on Municipal Stormwater Permit Guidance for Secondary Permittees:  Drainage Districts
• Focus on Stormwater Public Education and Outreach
• Frequently Asked Questions About Municipal Stormwater Co-Permittees
• Focus on Municipal Stormwater Programs
• Frequently Asked Questions about Municipal Stormwater Permits
• Construction and Municipal Stormwater Regulatory Overlap
• Stormwater Flows
• Construction Stormwater General Permit
• Environment Education Guide:  Protecting Washington's Waters from Stormwater Pollution

Model Ordinances and Agreements from the Municipal Research Services Center of Washington (MRSC)

• Municipal Research Services Center - Links to Washington State city and county ordinances
  These local ordinances may provide helpful examples, but Ecology has not reviewed them for consistency with municipal stormwater permit requirements.
• List of sample agreements and contracts
  
  Note: Before using these model ordinances, you will need to evaluate them to ensure they meet permit requirements.