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There are 43 cities and 3 universities in Iowa that have stormwater permits from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. These communities are required to implement extensive storm water management programs. Following are the six Minimum Control Measures specified in the permits that address storm water concerns:

Map Iowa MS-4s

Public Education

U.S. EPA Guidance
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwatermonth.cfm

Iowa Stormwater Education Program
www.iowastormwater.org

Rainscaping Iowa
www.iowarainscaping.org

U.S. EPA
http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/2005proceedings.html

Minnesota Programs

http://www.extension.umn.edu/stormwater

http://www.stpaul.gov/index.aspx?NID=2686

Public Participation

U.S. EPA Guidance
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/menuofbmps/index.cfm?action=min_measure&min_measure_id=2

IOWATER Program
http://www.iowater.net

Iowa Project Aware
http://www.iowaprojectaware.com

Construction Site Runoff Control

U.S. EPA Guidance
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/menuofbmps/index.cfm?action=min_measure&min_measure_id=4

U.S. EPA Discharges from Construction Site
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/menuofbmps/index.cfm?action=min_measure&min_measure_id=4

Iowa DNR General Permit Number 2
http://www.iowadnr.gov/water/stormwater/forms.html

Detailed Iowa Soils Information

http://www.ia.nrcs.usda.gov/soils.html

http://icss.agron.iastate.edu

Illicit Discharge Prevention

U.S. EPA

http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/menuofbmps/index.cfm?action=min_measure&min_measure_id=3

Center For Watershed Protection
http://www.cwp.org/Resource_Library/Controlling_Runoff_and_Discharges/idde.htm

IOWATER
http://www.iowater.net

Iowa Spill Response
http://www.iowadnr.gov/spills/index.html

Post Construction

U.S. EPA
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/menuofbmps/index.cfm?action=min_measure&min_measure_id=5

Iowa Stormwater Management Manual
http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/PUBS/stormwater/index.cfm

Iowa Rain Garden Design Manual PDF

Rainscaping Iowa
www.iowarainscaping.org

LID Center
http://www.lowimpactdevelopment.org/

Center for Watershed Protection
http://www.cwp.org

Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping

U.S. EPA
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/menuofbmps/index.cfm?action=min_measure&min_measure_id=6

http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/menuofbmps

Pollution Prevention Plans

Street Sweeping
http://www.mnltap.umn.edu/Publications/Exchange/2009-2/CleanSweep.html

PDF File - EFFECTIVENESS OF STREET SWEEPING FOR STORMWATER

Street Salt
http://www.newyorkwater.org/downloadedArticles/ENVIRONMENTANIMPACT.cfm

http://www.duluthstreams.org/understanding/impact_salt_2.html

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