Stormwater Management Program

The sixteen local government agencies of the HRPDC and the town of Smithfield are dedicated to protecting the region's waters by addressing both the quantity and quality of stormwater runoff from urban areas.

The HRPDC has worked with the region's local governments to develop and implement a regional strategy to address stormwater quality issues affecting the region. A Regional Stormwater Management Memorandum of Agreement was initially created in 2003 by the Regional Stormwater Management Committee and provides guidance for the regional strategy, setting out the goals, responsibilities, and key elements for a cooperative and regional approach to stormwater management.

The Hampton Roads Regional Stormwater Management Program is built upon a series of cooperative initiatives in the following areas:

• Environmental Education
• Control of construction site stormwater runoff
• Management of stormwater impacts associated with post-construction
• Illicit discharge detection and elimination
• Municipal pollution prevention
• Regional cooperative monitoring
• Regional cooperative data tracking
• Monitoring of regulatory changes

The above cooperative initiatives aid the cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach in meeting some of the requirements of their individual Stormwater Permits. In addition, the regional program helps the cities of Poquoson, Suffolk and Williamsburg, and the counties of Isle of Wight, James City, and York to meet some of the requirements necessary for stormwater discharge coverage under the General Permit.

News

"Survivors’ Guide to the New Era of Stormwater BMPs

On March 23 and 24, 2009, in partnership with the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the Center for Watershed Protection, the Chesapeake Stormwater Network, and James River Association, the HRPDC hosted the "Survivors’ Guide to the New Era of Stormwater BMPs" at the James City County Community Center. The purpose of the workshop was to educate planners, stormwater regulators, and design engineers about the proposed DCR Stormwater Regulations and their application in the Coastal Plain. Presentations from the workshop are provided below as well as links to the DCR websites to review the latest Runoff Reduction Spreadsheets and the BMP design specifications. For questions about the workshop or the content below, please contact Jennifer Tribo (jtribo@hrpdcva.gov).

PRESENTATIONS

1. Workshop Agenda
2. Introduction
3. Coastal Plain Adaptations
4. Site Design Test Cases

Link to DCR website for Runoff Reduction Spreadsheet
http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/lr2f.shtml

Link to BMP specs:
http://www.vwrrc.vt.edu/swc/NonProprietaryBMPs.html

Coastal Workshop Site Design Day 1 Notes

Unit Construction Costs Table

Design Presentations

Breakout Session Notes

Participant Feedback

Changes to Stormwater Regulations

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Regulations has issued a notice of intended regulatory action (NOIRA) describing proposed changes to the Stormwater General Permit. In addition, DCR is in the process of changing the technical criteria, administrative procedure, and fee requirements of the Virginia Stormwater Managment Program (VSMP) Permit Regulations.

Information about the Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) and the proposed changes is available at http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/lawregs.shtml