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Stormwater Annual Report - Executive Summary <br /> P k*1 <br /> About This Document <br /> November 10, 1995 marked the end of the first year of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System <br /> (NPDE) stormwater permit issued by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to the City of <br /> Eugene and Oregon Department of Transportation. During the year the City and ODOT continued to <br /> implement the program described in the Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP), submitted to the DEQ in <br /> May, 1993, and revised in August, 1994. This document provides a summary of the City's permit activities <br /> through November 14, 1995, along with a description of activities scheduled for permit year two More <br /> information can be found in the Stormwater Annual Report, published in May 1996. <br /> Background <br /> In response to the NPDES Stormwater Regulations, the City of Eugene and the Oregon Department of <br /> Transportation (ODOT) applied for and received an NPDES permit for stormwater discharges within the city <br /> limits. The permit area is shown in Figure 1. Part One of the permit application, submitted in May 1992, <br /> provided a description of the system and summary of program activities. Part Two of the application, <br /> submitted in May 1993, described the agencies' plan to reduce the discharge of pollutants to the "maximum <br /> extent practicable." The SWMP was approved by the DEQ and incorporated by reference into the permit <br /> issued to the two agencies. <br /> The Eugene Public Works Department has overall responsibility to implement the elements of the SWMP <br /> assigned to the City of Eugene. The SWMP is managed through five program elements: Capital Projects <br /> (CAP); Inspection, Enforcement and Monitoring (MON); Operations and Maintenance (OM); Planning and <br /> Administration (P &A), and Education (ED). Within each of these program elements are specific best <br /> management practices (BMPs) designed to meet the permit requirements. The strategy to implement the <br /> SWMP builds on existing flood control and drainage services by reviewing, revising and improving current <br /> practices, as opposed to creating new practices, relying on public education as opposed to regulation, and <br /> testing new methods prior to broad application. <br /> 1 <br />