MVRPC has been building our efforts to assist jurisdictions that hold Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) general permits from Ohio EPA. The storm water program applies to communities within the census-defined urbanized areas of Ohio, including over 40 communities in the Miami Valley. The purpose of the program is to reduce the pollution carried in run-off water into Ohio’s rivers, streams and lakes.
Recently, MVRPC has partnered with the Montgomery County Engineer’s Office to plan and provide stormwater program training sessions that were made available to stormwater staff in all jurisdictions in the Miami Valley. MVRPC also facilitated two regional meetings of stormwater managers to explore ideas for regional collaboration on elements of MS4 permits with the goal of saving money and better protecting water resources.
Past MVRPC Stormwater Efforts
Miami Valley Stormwater Seminar - March, 2017
There are over 25 communities in the Miami Valley that are required to hold and comply with a general storm water permit from Ohio EPA. MVRPC and Ohio EPA jointly planned and presented a full-morning session on the Ohio EPA stormwater program geared toward these communities and the staff that are addressing stormwater issues on a day to day basis. Divided into two parts, the session’s first presentation provided a general overview of the state’s stormwater program, while the second section discussed current issues in stormwater management.
The session was attended by 48 stormwater professionals from across the Region, representing 25 different permit-holding jurisdictions. The presentations are available for download below:
MVRPC has been building our efforts to assist jurisdictions that hold Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) general permits from Ohio EPA. The storm water program applies to communities within the census-defined urbanized areas of Ohio, including over 40 communities in the Miami Valley. The purpose of the program is to reduce the pollution carried in run-off water into Ohio’s rivers, streams and lakes.
Miami Valley Stormwater Seminar - June, 2019
In June 2019 MVRPC partnered with the Miami Conservancy District to present a seminar titled, Urban Flooding and Resilience Seminar: Rain, impervious surfaces, and stormwater systems. Featuring Chad Berginnis, Executive Director of the Association of State Floodplain Managers and local government leaders dealing with the evolving issue of urban flooding in the Miami Valley, the seminar delved into the changing nature of precipitation and emerging best practices for preparing for urban flooding.
Recently released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Framing the Challenge of Urban Flooding in the United States is a consensus study report that explores the causes, impacts, and actions for managing urban flooding in metropolitan areas. Urban flooding is the inundation of land or property in a built environment; caused by rain falling on increased amounts of impervious surfaces and overwhelming the capacity of drainage systems.
The presentations from the June 21 seminar are available:
- Introduction to Urban Flooding, Kurt Rinehart
- Non-traditional Resources, Chad Berginnis
- Framing the Challenge, Chad Berginnis
- Montgomery County, Paul Gruner
- Examples and Options, Anil Tangirala
Northwest Montgomery County Stormwater Seminar - October 31, 2016
The expansion of the Dayton Urbanized Area after the 2010 Census brought four new communities under the Ohio Stormwater Program as new MS4 Communities: Brookville, Clay Township, Perry Township and Phillipsburg. MVRPC coordinated and hosted a workshop for these four communities to kick start their thinking about how to meet the requirements. Speakers from Ohio EPA Central Office and Southwest District Office, as well as the Butler County Storm Water District provided representatives of the communities valuable information about the program requirements. The session prompted good questions and intra-jurisdictional discussions about how to move forward. The City of Brookville kindly hosted the session in their council chambers.
Stormwater coverage mapping
Updates to the census-defined urbanized area can expand or even reduce the coverage area of the Storm Water program for several jurisdictions, particularly those on the developing edges of the Region. MVRPC can provide assistance, maps or GIS data for those communities to assist their planning for managing storm water in new parts of their communities.