| Improving the EPA Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges Contributor(s): National Academies of Sciences Engineeri (Author), Division on Earth and Life Studies (Author), Water Science and Technology Board (Author) |
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ISBN: 030948846X ISBN-13: 9780309488464 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $76.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - General |
| Dewey: 628.4 |
| LCCN: 2020277418 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.5" W x 10.9" (1.10 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
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| Publisher Description: Industrial stormwater is derived from precipitation and/or runoff that comes in contact with industrial manufacturing, processing, storage, or material overburden and then runs offsite and enters drainage systems or receiving waters. In 1987, Congress significantly expanded the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program through amendments to the Clean Water Act to include industrial stormwater runoff conveyed through outfalls directly to receiving waters or indirectly through municipal separate storm sewer systems. The added regulation of stormwater in the NPDES program has been challenging. Stormwater is produced throughout a developed landscape, and its production and delivery are episodic. In 2009, the National Research Council released a comprehensive report on the Environmental Protection Agency's Stormwater Program that covered all sectors of the program. This study builds on that report, with a focus on industrial stormwater monitoring and management. |