NPDES Phase II Storm Water
Permit Program
• Results from the 1972 Clean Water Act
• Purpose is to protect and improve the quality of
rivers, streams and lakes from “non-point”
sources
– Chemicals washed off streets, parking lots and
lawns by rainfall
– Sediment and waste from construction sites or
stream bank erosion
– Runoff from agricultural activities
– Illicit discharges to storm drains
– Failing septic systems