 

United States			Office of Water				EPA 821-F-09-003

Environmental Protection		4303T					October 2009

Agency				

Fact Sheet

Proposed Information Collection Request: Stormwater Management Including
Discharges from Newly Developed and Redeveloped Sites						

Summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit a
proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).  This is a request for a new collection,
and EPA is requesting public comment.  EPA will seek approval to
distribute three mandatory questionnaires under the authority of the
Clean Water Act, to inform a rulemaking to strengthen national
stormwater regulations and to establish a comprehensive program to
reduce stormwater discharges from newly developed and redeveloped sites.

					

Background on Stormwater

Developed sites, such as subdivisions and commercial shopping centers,
can significantly alter the hydrology of the site and can have a
negative impact on receiving waterbodies.  

Generally, as sites are developed, there is an increase in areas where
water cannot soak into the ground (i.e. impervious areas) leading to
increases in stormwater volume. This additional stormwater volume, as
well as the introduction of pollutants such as fertilizers and
deposition of vehicle emissions, contributes to increased stormwater
impacts.  Development and redevelopment can also significantly reduce
groundwater recharge, leading to lower water tables and a reduction in
local stream levels between storms.

Proposed Questionnaires

The mandatory questionnaires will be sent to owners, operators,
developers, and contractors of newly and redeveloped sites; owners and
operators of municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s); and the
states and territories.  

The industry questionnaire is designed to gather information on
stormwater management and controls, installation and maintenance costs,
and financial conditions.

The MS4 and state/territory questionnaires will gather information to
characterize the current scope of the various regulatory programs;
incentives and disincentives for best management practices; and the
current burden and expenditures to comply with and enforce existing
requirements.    



Additional Information 

For further information about this ICR, please write to:

Ms. Jan Matuszko 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water (4303T)

Engineering and Analysis Division 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.

Washington, D.C.  20460

e-mail: matuszko.jan@epa.gov

or

Mr. Jonathan Angier

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water (4203M)

Water Permits Division

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.

Washington, D.C.  20460

e-mail:  angier.jonathan@epa.gov

You can view or download the complete text of the Federal Register
notice, the questionnaires, and the ICR Support Statement on the
Internet at:   HYPERLINK
"http://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/rulemaking" 
http://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/rulemaking .  

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