City of Roseville

Roseville’s Stormwater Management Program protects water quality in the City’s creeks by regulating stormwater and non-stormwater discharges from commercial and industrial operations as well as other activities. Stormwater discharges to local creeks from the City’s stormwater conveyance system are regulated under the State’s General Permit for Small Separate Municipal Storm Sewer System (MS4). Under this permit, the City must reduce pollutants in stormwater runoff to the technology-based standard of the Maximum Extent Practicable (MEP). To accomplish this, the City will monitor all discharges from commercial, industrial, construction, residential and municipal activities. Pollutants in stormwater and non-stormwater discharges can be minimized either through source reduction or treatment.

Consult the CASQA BMP Guidance Manuals at www.cabmphandbooks.com for more information.

The General Permit effectively prohibits the discharge of materials other than storm water except those that are “authorized” or those permitted by a separate State permit. Through the implementation of best management practices (BMPs), and the use of an iterative process to evaluate their effectiveness, contaminant loads in both stormwater and non-stormwater discharges are reduced. BMPs can be structural or administrative in nature. At this time, BMP selection and implementation is at the discretion of the discharger.

Discharge of power washing effluent from parking lots, trash enclosures, and floor mat washing to the stormwater system is prohibited.

Best Management Practices Fact sheets
These documents are available below describe and list recommended stormwater Best Management Practices for specific businesses and industries in Roseville.