See EPAs About PDF page to learn more. Ok, great, but what is a stormwater pollution prevention plan? The first step to determining the best stormwater mitigation for your project is to fill out the Stormwater Worksheet. Some of the items we review include Storm Water Management Plans, major and minor plats, construction plans, Conditional Letter of Map Revisions (CLOMR Letter of Map Revisions). Think of it as your guidebook of practices that you will use at your location or project to make sure that the stormwater discharged off your location is as clean and unpolluted as possible.
Stormwater Plan Review is the unit within Philadelphia Water responsible for reviewing development projects in the City of Philadelphia to ensure compliance with the Stormwater Regulations. Storm water is often considered a nuisance because it mobilizes pollutants such as motor oil and trash. Developing Your Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (PDF) (pp, MB). Really, the name says it all.
Storm water is defined by US EPA as the runoff generated when precipitation from rain and snowmelt events flows over land or impervious surfaces without percolating into the ground.