Public Works > Stormwater
The Stormwater Division of the Public Works Department manages and maintains the City’s stormwater collection and conveyance system (stormwater system). The Stormwater division manages stormwater to minimize flooding, erosion, and pollution into our local waterways. The stormwater system contains approximately 80 miles of pipe, 5,000 catch basins, 325 water quality treatment facilities, and 50 discharge points. The Stormwater division inspects and maintains stormwater infrastructure owned by the City and enforces standards for new and existing private stormwater infrastructure.
What is Stormwater?
Why does the City need to manage stormwater?
What are stormwater utility fees used for?
- Manage the Stormwater Permit Program
- Inspect and maintain the City-managed storm system
- Respond to flooding reports
- Clean-up spills that may impact the storm system or pollute waterways
- Fund capital projects or facility retrofits for water quality treatment or increasing storm system capacity
- Provide education and outreach about preventing water pollution
Stormwater Management Program
This Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) is intended, along with the City’s Stormwater Functional Plans, to assist the City in planning, funding and implementing a comprehensive program for addressing current and future regulatory and policy requirements for managing stormwater runoff, water quality, flooding problems and the City’s natural resources. The program and plan are implemented to respond to regulatory requirements, the need for public services and safety, and the City’s commitment to protect and improve the quality of its natural resources and environment.
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT
The City of Poulsbo is subject to a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit which is administered by the Washington State Department of Ecology. The permit is intended to reduce the impacts from both point source and non-point source pollution carried by stormwater. To learn more about water pollution, click here.
The City’s stormwater drainage system includes streets, ditches, culverts, pipes, swales, detention ponds and other publicly-owned facilities that collect and/or convey stormwater. The permit has requirements which must be addressed in the following categories:
- Stormwater Planning
- Public Education and Outreach
- Public Involvement and Participation
- MS4 Mapping and Documentation
- Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
- Controlling Runoff from Development, Redevelopment and Construction Sites
- Stormwater Management for Existing Development
- Source Control Program for Existing Development
- Operations and Maintenance
- Total Maximum Daily Load Allocations (TMDL)
- Monitoring and Assessment
- Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements
Permit Links:
Stormwater Quality Resources
Stormwater Quality - The Basics
Businesses
Facility Maintenance
Construction
Water Quality Improvement Plans
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Clean Water Kitsap is a multi-agency partnership created to reduce flooding, prevent pollution and restore fish habitat through stormwater management activities. We are managed by Kitsap County Public Works and fund partner programs within these agencies – Kitsap Public Health District, Kitsap Conservation District and Washington State University Kitsap Extension.
