• Annual Stormwater Report

  • 2010 - 2011 to view the City's Annual Stormwater Report click here!

  • 2009 - 2010 to view the City's Annual Stormwater Report click here!

• California Green Building Codes 2010 - The newly adopted California Green Building Codes include provisions about storm water and water quality that affect how all construction related activities must proceed. To learn more click here!

• Green Building Standards - for a brief overview click here!

• Construction Sites - Developer Alert!

• Contractors and Developers - Erosion & Sediment Control Alert !

• Downtown businesses- Pollution Enforcement Alert!

• EPA Construction General Permit - The proposed new federal EPA Construction Stormwater Permit will likely affect how construction activities within the State of California proceed.  To learn more click here!

• Erosion and Sediment Control Requirements - for an brief overview click here!

• Industrial Stormwater General Permit - The proposed State of California's new Industrial Stormwater General Permit may affect how commercial and industrial businesses conduct day to day operations. To learn more click here!

• New Statewide Stormwater Permit - The proposed new statewide Stormwater Permit will affect all aspects of the community (Commercial, construction, industrial, municipal services and residential).  To learn more click here!

• Storm Water Creek Protection Ordinance ... 2010 Final!

• Storm Water Management Plan...SWMP

• Updates - to receive periodic updates click here!

If you can not find the information you are looking for here, then please give us a call or email us!

If you are interested in commenting on any of the above "Public Notices" then please email your comments to blynch@slocity.org or ddowden@slocity.org.  We value and thank you in advance for your comments and input! 

Stormwater Homepage - To return to the Stormwater Management Program Homepage, Click Here!

Erosion & Sediment Control Requirements - All construction projects require the installation, maintenance, routine inspection (i.e. weekly, before predicted rain events, after rain events and during prolonged rain events) and the repair or replacement as needed of various Best Management Practices (BMPs & Control Measures) throughout the course of the construction project in order to protect local water quality. Most BMPs (i.e. concrete / tool washouts and street sweeping) are required year long and others are specifically required during the rainy season (i.e. October 15th through April 15th) or prior to a predicted rain event, even if that rain event is predicted during the summer months. Enforcement of stormwater regulations occurs all year long. For additional information concerning the State of California's Construction General Permit (CGP) please log on to the State of California's Water Resources Control Board website at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/stormwater/construction.shtml or refer to the City of San Luis Obispo's Stormwater Public Outreach webpage at: http://www.slocity.org/publicworks/stormwater/1intro.asp#PUBLIC_OUTREACH to access additional information concerning Erosion and Sediment Control.

Green Building Standards - Effective January 1, 2011 under the newly adopted Green Building Standards all project proponents must develop and implement a Water Pollution Control Plan (WPCP or  SWPPP) even for projects that are less than one acre in size.  Projects that are less than one acre in size which were never part of a larger common project that required a SWPPP must still develop a Water Pollution Control Plan (WPCP) and implement various Control Measures and Best Management Practices to protect local water quality. A completed plan must be submitted to the City's Building Division and approved by Building staff prior to the start of any activity (i.e. grubbing, grading) on the site.  For additional information please refer to the California Building Standards Commission website at: http://www.bsc.ca.gov/CALGreen/default.htm or to the City of San Luis Obispo's Stormwater Public Outreach webpage concerning Building Application Stormwater Elements at: http://www.slocity.org/publicworks/stormwater/1intro.asp#PUBLIC_OUTREACH to access an informational brochure to developing a water pollution control plan and to a water pollution control plan template.

Updates - To receive updates concerning proposed or pending changes to various aspects of  City's Storm Water Program send your email address to blynch@slocity.org, tgirvin@slocity.org or ddowden@slocity.org if you are interested in being notified regarding City activities related to adoption of Stormwater Regulations.   In addition, please indicate which area of storm water regulations are of interest to you; such as construction, residential, food service industry, automotive and etcetera.  Thank you!