Fall is here and winter is rightaround the corner, bringing with it rain and snow. In largevolumes, the rain or snowmelt can create stormwater runoff if itdoesn't seep into the ground. Stormwater management is an issuethat developers need to think about when planning out their sites,not only to protect their property against damage, but also toensure compliance with the regulations imposed by state and localagencies. Lack or improper development of stormwater measurescould affect the integrity of building structures and surroundingareas.

Complying With Stormwater Regulations

There are various ways to mitigate stormwater issues, whichI recently discussed as part of a webinarproduced and aired by the Strafford, an industry provider ofprofessional Continuing Legal/Education credits. The webinar(titled “Stormwater Discharge and CWA Compliance AfterEPA Rule Revisions and Recent High Profile Spills”)provided clarification on the recently revised stormwater dischargepermit requirements. A number of recent projects I worked onbrought to light key issues and concerns for complying with thesestormwater discharge permitting requirements. I was able toshare some best management practices and give an overview of thecurrent trends as they relate to state mandated stormwaterdischarge permits (For more about that see here. Strafford has also made the actualrecording of the webinar available via their website)