Past, Present and Future - City of Westminster Stormwater Construction Program

Jacob, A. Moyer, Stormwater Utility Analyst, City of Westminster

In 2016, the City of Westminster was issued a renewal MS4 Permit by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment (CDPHE) which outlined new requirements related to the Stormwater Program. That same year, the city conducted a self-audit of their program and found 53 compliance gaps, 11 of which related to the Construction Program. In the past 3 years, the city has developed its program into one that is robust, and efficient toward reviewing, inspecting, and enforcing on stormwater control measures for applicable construction sites. The City has picked apart and modified its internal processes to not only be compliant with the CDPHE MS4 General Permit, but also provide a service to developers/contractors throughout the City through compliance assistance. Looking into the future, the city will look into more innovative and progressive approaches to provide education and training to developers/contractors to minimize non-compliance and stormwater pollution throughout the city.

• History of Westminster’s Stormwater Program
• Overall Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit requirements
• Future of Westminster’s Construction Program

Presented by Jacob, A. Moyer, Stormwater Utility Analyst, City of Westminster

Jake Moyer is a Stormwater Analyst for the City of Westminster who is responsible for overall MS4 Permit Compliance for the City’s Stormwater Program. He was born and raised in Lakewood, Colorado, where he currently resides to this day. Jake graduated from Metropolitan State University in 2016 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science and a focus in Hydrology and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). He started with the City of Westminster in June of 2017 as an intern, working his way up to a Stormwater Analyst in 2019, a position that had previously never existed in the City. Jake received his stormwater inspector certification in 2017 through the NPDES and is currently the main contact for the city’s Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Program as well as the Post-Construction Oversight Program.