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Stormwater 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?


Attend the Rain Barrel Workshop on March 10, 2012.  Click here for more information. 

Enter the Summit Soil & Water Conservation District Annual Photo Contest. The theme this year is "Clean Water Starts at Home". The deadline for entries is April 1, 2012. Visit their webpage for more information. (provide link to summitswcd.org)

Listed on the right under "Downloads" are some articles and brochures provided by the Summit Soil & Water Conservation District. Take a moment to read a few and learn about the importance of storm water quality.

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