Stormwater Overview
The current ADEM MS4 permit for Homewood (NPDES Permit No. ALS000016) is effective from July 1st, 2017 through June 30, 2022. (Link to permit) Homewood is currently a member of Storm Water Management Authority, Inc. (SWMA) which has a membership of 21 cities within Jefferson County. SWMA helps the member cities cost share many of the permit requirements.
The components of the permit are as follow:
•Storm Water Collection System Operations
•Spill Prevention and Response
•Public Education and Public Involvement on Storm Water Impacts
•Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations
•Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE)
•Application of Pesticides, Herbicides, and Fertilizers (PHFs)
•Construction Site Storm Water Runoff Control
•Oils, Toxics, and Household Hazardous Waste Control
•Post-Construction Storm Water Management in New Development and Redevelopment
•Industrial Storm Water Runoff
The City of Homewood submits an Annual Report to ADEM reporting their stormwater permit requirements.
Each year Homewood must submit a Storm Water Management Program Plan (SWMPP) which outlines how the city will meet the permit requirements in the upcoming year. The latest SWMPP can be found here. (Link to SWMPP)