The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) manages the separate storm sewer and the VPDES permit. The city of Richmond has five years to develop and implement a program to comply with these six measures.
Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations.
Post-construction Stormwater Management.
Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control.
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination.
The MS4 Program must include an MS4 Program Plan that includes six minimum control measures and Special Conditions for approved Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) for the Chesapeake Bay TMDL and non-Chesapeake Bay TMDLs. How will we comply with the VPDES permit? The City of Richmond is considered a Phase II MS4. The Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) is a required document prepared by the City each permit cycle to outline the planning of activities the city is doing to reduce stormwater runoff pollution to the maximum extent practicable in a manner that protects the water quality in nearby streams, rivers, wetlands and bay. This permit allows the City of Richmond to discharge stormwater per the State and Federal Laws created from the Clean Water Act. The City of Richmond is regulated under the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to discharge stormwater under the Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VDPES) general permit. Environmental Protection Agency whose purpose is to improve the water quality of stormwater runoff. This permit is a federal mandate by the U.S. In March 2013, the Virginia Soil & Water Conservation Board approved a new Virginia Stormwater Management Program (VSMP) general permit for Municipal Separate Storm Sewers (MS4) that became effective July 1, 2013.