NEMO is offering an MS4 Monitoring workshop at Milford City Hall on June 20th. This is a free half-day workshop from 9am – noon. We’ll cover MS4 water quality monitoring requirements, how to collect samples, types of equipment that can be used and strategies for meeting these requirements for both smaller and larger municipalities and […]
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CT DOT holding public meetings on their new MS4 permit
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is holding a series of public meetings to provide the public with an opportunity to learn about the Department’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) program. On July 1, 2019, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (the Department) will begin operating under the “General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater from […]
CT’s First Stormwater Utility!
Earlier this summer, New London became the first municipality in Connecticut to establish a stormwater utility which goes into effect January 1, 2019. This means they will begin charging all property owners a fee for their contribution to the city’s stormwater runoff. Previously, New London relied on property taxes to fund maintenance of their stormwater […]
Mapping workshop coming up October 19th
We’re holding an MS4 mapping workshop on October 19th, 2018 at Rocky Hill Town Hall. Presentations begin at 9am and we expect to wrap up no later than 3pm. Registration is available here. CLEAR staff will cover a range of MS4 mapping topics including options for mapping your stormwater system, tracking impervious cover disconnections, and […]
Algal bloom season is just around the corner
Many CT municipalities see algae blooms occur in their lakes and ponds beginning around mid-summer each year. The warmer water temperatures help foster favorable conditions for excessive algae (and cyanobacteria) to grow. But water temperature alone does not cause these blooms to form, it’s the additional nutrients that end up in our waterbodies when stormwater […]
Annual Report templates are here!
There are two versions of the Annual Report template: one for existing 2004 MS4 permittees and another for new 2017 MS4 permittees. They are nearly identical – the biggest difference is that the due dates for many BMPs are later for new permittees. DEEP strongly encourages using these templates but they’ll accept other formats that […]
Green infrastructure demonstration sites at East Lyme beach parking lot
After 7 years of diligent stormwater infiltration, it seems like a lot of people know about the green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) practices at the Hole-in-the-Wall beach parking lot in East Lyme – in no small part due to the stormwater classroom held here every year. Each May, town staff with help from many partners including […]
MS4 Management Software Demos
Several folks have been asking if there is a software program available to help manage MS4 activities and reporting under the new permit. We have found a couple of options: PermitTrack and MS4Front. To help you compare the two and evaluate whether they would be of use to you, we held webinar demos for each […]
Webinar – Getting Started with Your SWM Plan
NEMO is holding a webinar on Tuesday February 7 at 2pm focused on the first step in your journey through the new MS4 General Permit requirements – registration and your Stormwater Management (SWM) Plan. For the 121 communities (plus institutions) covered under CT DEEP’s newly revised “MS4” stormwater regulations, the first requirements are to develop […]
NEMO’s MS4 Circuit Rider is Here!
Confused about the new MS4 permit? Wondering what DCIA is and how you calculate it? Need someone to come talk your various departments about their role in complying with MS4? Time to call NEMO’s new MS4 Circuit rider (a.k.a., Municipal Stormwater Educator) Amanda Ryan for help. Amanda Ryan joined the NEMO team in November and […]