Townwide MS4 Compliance

(Storm Water Discharge) 

Norwell MS4 MapNPDES Phase II Small MS4 General Permit Effective July 1, 2018 

EPA Authorization to Discharge 2019

Town Of Norwell MS4 Overview Map (12mb PDF, updated Nov 13, 2019)

MS4 Year 1 Annual Report (1.7mb PDF: Reporting Period of May 1, 2018-June 30, 2019)

Stormwater Management Program (SWMP): Volume 1

STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN, June 2019
11 Mb, 70 pages PDF.

Stormwater Management Program (SWMP): Volume 2
ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION & ELIMINATION (IDDE) PLAN, June 2019
9 Mb, 119 pages PDF.

The Highway Department manages the Town’s storm drainage system, also known as a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4). The Town is authorized to discharge stormwater through the Phase II National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Small MS4s in Massachusetts. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) oversees the NPDES program. Each Community with an MS4 in designated urbanized areas must develop a Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) that will guide its activities under the 2016 MS4 general permit. These documents are available for review by clicking on the links above. Questions and comments on the plan can be made through the "MS4 Questions or Comments?" form on this page to the right.


Archived Reports

Stormwater Management Program (SWMP):
Volume 3 NPDES Phase II Small MS4 General Permit
June 2020 

NPDES PII Small MS4 General Permit Annual Report
April 1, 2017-March 31, 2018 

NPDES PII Small MS4 General Permit Annual Report 
April 1, 2016-March 31, 2017

2016 Final Permit Documents (Statewide)

The 2016 Massachusetts Small MS4 General Permit was signed April 4, 2016 and became effective July 1, 2017. The final permit reflects modifications to the 2014 draft small MS4 general permit released for comment on September 30, 2014 and replaces the 2003 small MS4 general permit for MS4 operators within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The permit, appendices, and response to comment documents are available below.

Lower Tiffany St Drainage Project

Common St to River street
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See also Townwide MS4 Compliance

 

Townwide MS IV Compliance (Storm Water Discharge)

2016 Final Permit Documents

See Storm  Water

The 2016 Massachusetts Small MS4 General Permit was signed April 4, 2016 and became effective July 1, 2017. The final permit reflects modifications to the 2014 draft small MS4 general permit released for comment on September 30, 2014 and replaces the 2003 small MS4 general permit for MS4 operators within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The permit, appendices, and response to comment documents are available below.

Infrastructure Data Collection Program

Engineering data collection project IMG 3836 1024In the field by GPS, loaded into town GIS system of existing public infrastructure

Ipad tablets photos of Catch basins GIS coordinates - contractors

Google GIS survey rod (photos pending)

 

Pavement Inventory Program

Engineers inspect existing roadways, document condition, arrive at proactive schedules. 
Tool used in establishing order of magnitude budgets for roadway maintenance and reconstruction.

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Water Line Repairs

Water Line Repairs description pending