Regional Stormwater Management Program

The local governments within the urbanized areas of North Central Texas are committed to implementing a cooperative and comprehensive program to manage stormwater quality issues affecting the region.

Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)

• Urbanized area (UA) maps (created by NCTCOG using Census Bureau UA shapefiles):
  
  

2010 UA	2000 and 2010 UAs

• 3/26/12: The Census Bureau released the Qualifying Urban Areas for the 2010 Census
• November 3 Draft Small MS4 Permit - this version was sent to EPA November 15 for their review
• September 26 Draft Small MS4 Permit
• August 23 Draft Small MS4 Permit
• Red-lined comparison of August 23 version to June 8 version
• Red-lined comparison of August 23 version to 2007 document

Program Participation

• FY2012 Stormwater Contracts

Featured Projects

• Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Field Investigation Guide (2011) [PDF]
• Preventing Stormwater Pollution at Construction Sites Field Guide (2011) [PDF]
• Texas SmartScape
• Stormwater Jeopardy Game

Resources

• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Stormwater Program
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Stormwater Program
• Center for Watershed Protection
• NCTCOG's Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program