Storm Water Education

The City of Green has partnered with Summit Soil and Water Conservation District, Summit County Engineers Office and 24 other Summit County communities in a group permit to satisfy an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II General Permit. The Summit County Countywide Storm Water Management Program (SWMP) is a program consisting of 6 Control Measures:

Control Measure 1 – Public Education and Outreach
Control Measure 2 – Public Involvement & Participation
Control Measure 3 – Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination
Control Measure 4 – Construction Site Storm Water Runoff Control
Control Measure 5 – Post-Construction Storm Water Management in New Development & Redevelopment
Control Measure 6 – Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations

"The goal of the SWMP is to resolve existing intercommunity flooding, erosion, and water quality problems; and to manage storm water impacts caused by future development in the county by managing storm water on a watershed basis. The countywide, watershed approach embraced by the Co-Permittees of the SWMP is intended to improve the effectiveness of the program by the implementation of the program on a watershed and multi-community approach. The Co-Permittees will be able to consolidate resources and share successful BMP implementation methods with other Co-Permittees thereby minimizing costs and the use of inadequate BMP implementation methods." , Summit County Communities for Clean Storm Water webpage.

So what can you do?
Listed below are some articles and brochures written by the Summit Soil & Water Conservation District that you can read and learn about the importance of storm water quality.

Articles
• Building Lot Erosion and Sediment Control
• Common Types and Sources of Non-point Source Pollution
• Down the Drain
• What is a Watershed?

Brochures
• Erosion Control for the Home Builder
• Individual lot practices
• Storm Water Pollution Prevention for the Home
• We all Live in a Watershed

Storm Water Patch
Do you know a troop or organization interested in earning a fun new patch? Here is some information about the Storm Water Patch that the Summit County PIPE (Public Involvement Public Education) Committee created. Feel free to print as many copies as you need, then once your group has completed the requirements contact Chrissy Lingenfelter in the Planning Department (330-896-6614) for the patches.

• Storm Water Patch

To learn more about the program and what’s going on, keep an eye on the Summit County Communities for Clean Storm Water webpage.