Municipal Storm Sewer Systems
Pennsylvania Approach to Phase II Stormwater Permits for MS4s
Municipal Codes
Sample of Municipal Stormwater Ordinances
Jackson Township, Cambria County
Municipal Codes Search Engines
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Pennsylvania Municipality Websites
Stormwater Regulations by State
Stormwater Management Program, by Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Draft of new PA Best Management Practices (BMP) Manual
Draft of PA Model Stormwater Ordinance
Best Management Practices (BMP)
DEP's Pennsylvania BMP Handbook
Pennsylvania State Laws
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· Clean Stream Law (Act 394 of 1937, as amended)
· - regulates discharges to waters of the Commonwealth, both surfacewater and groundwater.
· Municipalities' Planning Codes (Act 247 of 1968, as amended)
· - authorized municipalities to regulate land use, including provisions regarding water supply and water
resources including stormwater.
· Pennsylvania Code (Act 240 of 1968, as amended)
· - authorized Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) the ability to regulate erosion &
sedimentation control practices, which includes stormwater from a current, ongoing construction site.
EPA Stormwater Pollution Prevention Overview
Search Federal Law
· Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (Clean Water Act)
· - established the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the
United States, and continued requirements to set water quality standards for all contaminants
in surface waters.
· Stormwater Management Act (Act 167 of 1978)
· - requires counties to develop watershed based stormwater management plans that address surface
water and ground water concerns.
· Water Resources Planning Act (Act 220 of 2002)
· - requires that the state water plan be updated by 2008 and every five years after that. The act
includes surface and ground water inventories, assessment and projections of water
withdrawals, and identification of potential water problems.
International Stormwater BMP Database
Pocono Northeast Resource Conservation & Development Council
