Lesson 2b: Stormwater Pollution Discharge Permits

Stormwater carries polluted runoff from streets, rooftops, parking lots, industrial facilities and construction sites into water bodies. This major source of pollution has attracted much more attention lately, and controlling stormwater pollution is critical to improving and maintaining water quality in the most populated areas and rapidly developing areas of the country. In this lesson, you'll learn about the permit program designed to control stormwater from municipalities, industrial sites, and construction areas.

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Watershed-based approach to stormwater permits

In Michigan's Clinton River watershed, more than 40 municipalities, four counties and dozens of other public entities banded together to meet stormwater permitting requirements.

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