Village of Inverness Stormwater Management
Integrated solution planning, design, and site management over 10 years.
The Village of Inverness has developed a Storm Water Management Program (SWMP) to meet the minimum standards required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II program. Compliance with the plan is intended to protect water quality, contributing to the following amenities:
- cleaner lakes and streams
- improved recreational opportunities and tourism
- flood damage reduction
- better aesthetics and wildlife habitat, and
- a safer and healthier environment for the citizens
The SWMP addresses the primary program elements for all of Inverness' activities, including how Inverness:
- reviews, permits, and inspects construction activity within its limits
- manages the planning, design, and construction of projects performed within its limits
- maintains its facilities and performs its day-to-day operations
- works toward protecting the receiving waters from illicit discharges
- provides public education and outreach
- trains its employees in carrying out and reporting program activities
- continually monitors and evaluates the program
Village Streets with Stormwater Improvements
Storm Sewers and Catch Basins
Additional Project Details
Federal regulations through the USEPA require that all Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s), partially or fully in urbanized areas based on the 2000 census, obtain stormwater permits for their discharges into receiving waters. MS4s include the conveyance or system of conveyances including roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, gutters, ditches, swales, man-made channels, or storm sewers. Stormwater runoff naturally contains numerous constituents; however, urbanization typically increases concentrations to levels that may impact water quality. Pollutants associated with stormwater include sediment, nutrients, bacteria and viruses, oil and grease, metals, organics, pesticides, and gross pollutants. The SWMP describes the procedures and practices that can be implemented by Inverness to effectively reduce the discharge of pollutants within stormwater runoff and comply with Federal standards.