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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

EPA MS4 Program Information

The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II stormwater program requires that Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) address the six required elements contained in the federal regulations to reduce water pollution:

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General Information

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Information for Homeowners and Residents

 

Information for Businesses

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Information for Builders and Developers

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Don't Blow Your Grass Into The Streets.p

Additional Educational Material For Protecting Streams

 

20 Ways to Protect Your Stream & Streamside Property
Read the 20 Ways to Protect Your Stream flyer (PDF)

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When it Rains
Read the When it Rains flyer (PDF)


Keep Car Washing from Harming Our Streams
Read the car washing flyer (PDF)


Fertilizer Informational Flyer
Read the fertilizer flyer (PDF)

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Pennsylvania Sea Grant

Visit the Pennsylvania Sea Grant website

PA DEP Stormwater Management

Visit PA DEP's stormwater management page

Helpful Links

 

EPA's NPDES Permit Program Basics

 

​EPA's Municipal Stormwater Resources

(NPDES Stormwater Discharge from MS4s)​

 

The United States Environmental Protection Agency Links
 
EPA Home


EPA A-Z Index

 

EPA Stormwater BMP Menu

Ridley Township Citizen Water Quality Hotlines


Sanitary Sewer Backups and Overflows or Illegal Dumping
Ridley Township

(Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
610-534-4800

After hours, call 9-1-1

Spills, Leaks, Creek Contamination
DEP Water Quality Hotline
484-250-5900

Fish Kills, Illegal Fishing
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
717-626-0228

Water Main Breaks
Aqua Pennsylvania
610-525-1402

Construction Site Erosion and Sediment Discharge
Delaware County Conservation District
610-892-9484

  Stormwater Management Ordinance

Read the Stormwater Management Ordinance (PDF)

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