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Stormwater runoff from construction activities can have a significant impact
on water quality. As stormwater flows over a construction site, it picks up
pollutants like sediment, debris, and chemicals. Polluted stormwater runoff
can harm or kill fish and other wildlife. Sedimentation can destroy aquatic
habitat and high volumes of runoff can cause stream bank erosion. |
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The development and implementation of stormwater pollution prevention plans is the focus of our NPDES stormwater permits for regulated construction activities. Where Stormwater Quality is the permitting authority, the Construction (Best Management Practices Manual) outlines a set of provisions construction operators must follow to comply with the requirements of the NPDES stormwater regulations.
Construction
/ Land Disturbing activities 1 (one) acre or smaller are only required to
permit with The City of Oklahoma City’s Stormwater Quality Division, areas
that are greater than 1 (one) Construction sites located within Oklahoma City jurisdiction are audited on a regular basis. The intent of these audits is to reduce or eliminate the potential to pollute surface runoff at each site. The number one water pollutant of streams in the nation is sediment. When sediment enters a waterway, it has the power to suffocate a stream. All construction projects in the city's jurisdiction are required to develop and implement a stormwater pollution prevention plan primarily to prevent silt from escaping and damaging creeks or drainage structures down stream from the project. |
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