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Storm Water Permitting

Amendments to the Clean Water Act required that private entities as well as federal, state and local governments address the quality of our water resources. The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase I requirements took effect in 1990 and regulated Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) located in communities with a population over 100,000. In 1999, Bloomfield Township voluntarily developed programs to meet NPDES permit requirements in preparation of these requirements being mandated. In 2008, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment, (MDNRE) on direction from the Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA) updated the NPDES requirements that mandated programs and activities that the Township must implement with the goal of protecting water quality.

As an alternative, the Township obtained an NPDES permit covering only those areas owned or operated by the Township. The Township owns or operates only 25.54 acres of property (0.15%) out of the 16,500 acres located within the Township’s boundaries. As such, organizations like the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC), the Oakland County Water Resources Commissioners (OCWRC) Office and private entities, own and operate many of the storm sewers located in the Township.

Click here to view the NPDES Wastewater Jurisdictional General Permit MIS040000.

Click here to view Bloomfield Township’s Storm Water Management Program Plan.

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