MS4 Management [USA Only]

This educational track focuses on all of the various aspects required of a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit. Many stormwater professionals are expected to have expertise across a wide scope of programs, especially in smaller MS4's. Thousands of municipalities around the world are tasked with implementing strategies to lessen the impacts of urban stormwater and industrial pollution. Subjects such as illicit discharge detection and elimination, industrial stormwater management, municipal good housekeeping, program funding mechanisms and education programs are all discussed in this educational track.

Area of Focus

MS4 Management Track Committee

Inventory & Mapping

Inspection

Tracking

Reporting

Enforcement

Mining Industry

Manufacturing Facilities

Oil & Gas Facilities

Fleet maintenance

HAZMAT Storage

Industrial Inspection & Compliance

Permitting

Alternative De-icing Strategies

Street Cleaning/Infrastructure Improvement Maintenance

Facility BMP Construction/Goals

Facility BMP Post Construction/Evaluation

Employee Training

Implementation

Goals & Measurables

Adaptive Management

Research

Monitoring

Stakeholder Input

Fee structures

Utilities

Grants

Legislation/Constitutional Amendments

K-12 Programs

Adult Education

Non-Point Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO)

Post-Secondary Education Programs

Watershed Stakeholders

Conservation Organizations

Since 1995, my involvement in IECA activities has been pivotal in shaping my second career after retiring from the USDA-NRCS. The technology sessions, networking opportunities, and friendships I've built have been crucial to my success as an erosion and sediment control planner, inspector, and trainer.

Earl Norton, CPESC, CPAg, CCA Auburn, Alabama, USA