The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)Stormwater Program as established in Section 402 of the federal Clean Water Act is responsible for the protection of surface water quality through the State by regulating point source discharges of pollutants to surface watercourses.
United States Environmental Protection Agency is the administrator (regulatory authority) for the stormwater permitting program in New Mexico.
The Bureau’s Point Source Regulation Section (PSRS) assists in the regulation of stormwater discharges by performing inspections on behalf of EPA and by serving as a local point of contact for providing information to operators and other agencies regarding this federal regulatory program.
Contact Susan A. Lucas Kamat (505-946-8924), (Acting) Program Manager, with any questions or for more information about PSRS activities.
Stormwater documents and references
Construction
- Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activities (USEPA’s website that includes information on the Construction General Permit (CGP), fact sheets, eligibility and instructions on how to submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) to obtain permit coverage)
- SWPPP Guide (USEPA)
- Historic Properties Screening Basics (NMDCA)
- Threatened & Endangered Protection, Completing Project Reviews Under the Endangered Species Act (USFWS, NMESFO, 2017)
- USEPA Construction Stormwater Resources in Spanish
Industrial
- Stormwater Discharges from Industrial Activities (USEPA’s website that includes information on the Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP), fact sheets, eligibility and instructions on how to submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) to obtain permit coverage)
- SWPPP Guide (USEPA)
- Industrial Monitoring and Stormwater Sampling Guide (USEPA)
- Industrial Stormwater Fact Sheets (sector-specific)
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4)
- Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Sources (USEPA)
- National Municipal Stormwater Alliance
- Urbanized Areas
- Los Alamos MS4 Designation
- Estimating Predevelopment Hydrology for Urbanized Areas in New Mexico prepared for USEPA (Tetra Tech, March 2015)
- Arid LID Coalition
- Keep the Rio Grand
- Region 6 Stormwater Conference, hosted by New Orleans LA, mini virtual conference recordings