Public Education and Outreach

SITE MAP

	What is Phase II
	Who is Affected
	What is a small MS4 Fact Sheet 2.1 Fact Sheet 2.2
	What Are the Phase II Small MS4 Program Requirements?

Six minimum measures

	Public Education and Outreach
	Public participation
	Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
	Construction Site Runoff Control
	Post-Construction Runoff Control
	Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping

State Implementing Rules

	North Carolina NPDES Phase II Temporary Rule Text (pdf)
	North Carolina's NPDES Phase II Stormwater permanent rule-making process

Educational Tools

	Downloadable Presentations
	Letters

Maps

	NC River Basin Map
	NC Basinwide Planning Maps (Thumbnail Links)
	NC Urban Areas
	Other NC DENR Maps

Federal Rules and Factsheets

	Federal Rule Language
	Permitting and Reporting
	Small Construction
	Construction Rainfall Erosivity Waiver
	No Exposure Exclusion

Funding sources

General Funding Sources

Questions Not Answered Here

Contact:
NCDENR Stormwater and General Permits Unit: (919)733-5083

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Site made available through the cooperation of the following organizations:

NC Division of Water Quality

Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments

Land-of-Sky Regional Council

Upper Coastal Plains Council of Governments

Western Piedmont Council of Governments

DESCRIPTIONS, OBJECTIVES,
AND RESOURCES

Picture of Confluence of Streams Flooding

Description/Goals and Objectives

US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Requirements/Guidance

EPA Fact Sheet with Regulations, Guidance and BMPs

Stormwater Month Outreach Materials

NC DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY

Requirements/Guidance

EMC Temporary Rules
For the specific EMC rules on addressing the Public Education
and Outreach Measure, go to Sub-item 7.(a)(i) within the Temporary
Phase II Rules.

DWQ Instructions
For DWQ instructions on addressing the Public Education and
Outreach Measure, go to Section 7.1 of the Instructions for Preparing
the Comprehensive Stormwater Management Program Report.

Resources to Implement

Model/Sample Programs
The City of Greensboro Stormwater Management	Charlotte/Mecklenburg Water Quality
Raleigh (city bus signs)	New Hanover County
Town of Cary Stormwater	Triangle J COG Water Resources
NC Clean Water Education Partnership	Upper Neuse River Basin Association
DENR/OEE Statewide NPS Education Program	DENR Land Quality Section

Resource Persons/Agencies

Waterkeeper Alliance

North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension
Water Quality Education Resources

NCSU Sea Grant Program

Councils of Governments
for Regional Program Development/Coordination

Potential Funding Sources

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Search under Functional Area in the Environmental Quality category

Links to websites/documents/agencies
Land-of-Sky Regional Council Stormwater Fact Sheets	Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments Stormwater Awareness Brochure Contact Nicole Hay at 336-761-2111 or nhay@nwpcog.org
NC DWR Nonpoint Source Pollutants BMP Fact Sheet	NC Division of Land Resources Sediments Newsletter
Raleigh Stormwater Fee Strategy	Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Sediment in Water Fact Sheet
NC DLR Erosion Patrol Packets (3^rd grade)	NRCS Riparian Buffer Fact Sheet
NC DWR Project WET (Water Education for Teachers)	NC Office of Environmental Education River Basin Educational Materials