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QUIZ:MS4s
✓✓~ Municipal separate stormwater systems
QUIZ:
What are the objectives of the storm water regulations for
small MS4s?
, ✓✓~ purpose of this portion of the storm water program is to
designate additional sources that need to be regulated to protect
water quality and to establish a comprehensive storm water
program to regulate these sources. (Because the storm water
program is part of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) Program, you should also refer to section 122.1
which addresses the broader purpose of the NPDES program.)
(c) Storm water runoff continues to harm the nation's waters. Runoff
from lands modified by human activities can harm surface water
resources in several ways including changing natural hydrologic
patterns and elevating pollutant concentrations and loadings.
Storm water runoff may contain or mobilize high levels of
contaminants, such as sediment, suspended solids, nutrients, heavy
metals, pathogens, toxins, oxygen-demanding substances, and
floatables.
(d) EPA and the Department strongly encourage partnerships and
the watershed approach as the management framework for
efficiently, effectively, and consistently protecting and restoring
aquatic ecosystems and the public health
QUIZ:
NPDES Permit
Detailed Answers (Verified
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QUIZ:MS4s
✓✓~ Municipal separate stormwater systems
QUIZ:
What are the objectives of the storm water regulations for
small MS4s?
, ✓✓~ purpose of this portion of the storm water program is to
designate additional sources that need to be regulated to protect
water quality and to establish a comprehensive storm water
program to regulate these sources. (Because the storm water
program is part of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) Program, you should also refer to section 122.1
which addresses the broader purpose of the NPDES program.)
(c) Storm water runoff continues to harm the nation's waters. Runoff
from lands modified by human activities can harm surface water
resources in several ways including changing natural hydrologic
patterns and elevating pollutant concentrations and loadings.
Storm water runoff may contain or mobilize high levels of
contaminants, such as sediment, suspended solids, nutrients, heavy
metals, pathogens, toxins, oxygen-demanding substances, and
floatables.
(d) EPA and the Department strongly encourage partnerships and
the watershed approach as the management framework for
efficiently, effectively, and consistently protecting and restoring
aquatic ecosystems and the public health
QUIZ:
NPDES Permit
