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Phase II Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Program

2013 Phase II Small MS4 Permit

The State Water Board adopted the Phase II Small MS4 General Permit Water Quality Order (WQO) 2013-0001-DWQ on February 5, 2013. Since 2013, five amendments have been adopted. The links below provide the 2013 adopted permit and the five amendments.

Order WQ 2013-0001-DWQ (adopted 2/5/2013)

• Order WQ 2015-0133-EXEC
• Order WQ 2016-0069-EXEC
• Order WQ 2017-0031-DWQ
• Order WQ 2018-0001-EXEC
• Order WQ-2018-0007-EXEC

The following combined Permit will remain marked "unofficial draft" until an order number is assigned; however, the 2013 Permit, as amended, is fully in effect and enforceable.

• Phase II Small MS4 Permit (Unofficial Draft)
  • Provisions for all Small MS4 Permittees
    • Section E - Provision for Traditional Small MS4 Permittees
    • Section F - Provision for Non-Traditional Small MS4 Permittees
  • Fact Sheet
  • Attachments and Flow charts
    • Attachment A - Traditional Small MS4 List
    • Attachment B - Non-Traditional Small MS4 List
    • Attachment C - Special Conditions for ASBS Discharges
    • Attachment D - ASBS dischargers List
    • Attachment E - Education and Outreach Requirements
    • Attachment F - Standard Provisions
    • Attachment G - Total Maximum Daily Load Requirements
    • Attachment H - Acronyms & Abbreviations
    • Attachment I - Glossary
    • Designation Flow Chart
    • Monitoring Flow Chart

Resources

• Phase II LID Sizing Tool

  A web-based tool to assist in selecting and sizing Low Impact Development (LID) Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Regulated Projects (that create and/or replace 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface) as defined by the Phase II Small MS4 Permit (Order No. 2013-0001-DWQ [CAS000004]). This tool was developed and is maintained by the Office of Water Programs at Sacramento State University.

• Small Project Site Design Measure Post-Construction Calculator

  NOTE: This calculator is only to be used for projects that create and/or replace between 2,500 square feet and 5,000 square feet of impervious surface (or detached single family homes that create and/or replace over 2,500 square feet of impervious surface). For projects that create and/or replace 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface (Regulated Projects), see the Phase II LID Sizing Tool above.

  This calculator has been developed in response to the fact that the Post-construction Calculator developed in SMARTS and referenced in the Small MS4 Permit (Order No. 2013-0001-DWQ [CAS000004]) is only available to projects that file an NOI under the General Construction Storm Water Permit (CGP). Therefore, we have developed this spreadsheet calculator for those projects that will not be required to enroll under under the CGP through SMARTS or are otherwise not required to access the SMARTS calculator, but will nonetheless be required to quantify runoff reductions resulting from implementation of Site Design Measures as specified in Section E.12.b.(ii) and F.5.g.1.(ii) of the Small MS4 Permit.