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# Stormwater Coalition of Tompkins County

Protecting & Improving Water Resources

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## Pages

- [Home](https://tcstormwater.org/) - Protecting and improving water resources by facilitating environmentally conscious stormwater management across municipal boundaries.
- [What Can I Do?](https://tcstormwater.org/what-can-i-do/) - Make your home the solution to stormwater pollution! General Information for Residents Turning Your Home into the Solution Stormwater is the flow of water that immediately results after it rains and is the greatest threat to clean water. By practicing healthy household habits YOU can prevent pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, pet wastes, detergents, automotive fluids, and
- [Posters and Factsheets](https://tcstormwater.org/posters-and-factsheets/) - Outreach materials - residential General Materials The Homeowners Guide to Stormwater - If you are simply looking for a way to help protect or improve your watershed or you are doing a small home improvement project that creates a new impervious area and you need to manage the stormwater that is generated. What Goes On
- [Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination](https://tcstormwater.org/illicit-discharge-detection-and-elimination/) - What is an illicit discharge? An illicit discharge is any discharge to a stormwater conveyance system, stream, river, lake, or other waterbody that is not composed entirely of stormwater. An illicit discharge could result from the following: Dumping automobile oil or another pollutant (gasoline, paint, sewage etc) into a stormwater conveyance system (catch basin, ditch) or
- [Stormwater Regulations](https://tcstormwater.org/stormwater-regulations/) - NYSDEC Stormwater Website https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8468 The U.S.EPA and NYSDEC are increasing their attention in several ways. There are three State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) general permits required for activities associated stormwater discharges. The Multi- Sector General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activities (MSGP) addresses stormwater runoff from certain industrial activities. This permit requires facilities to
- [Privacy Policy](https://tcstormwater.org/privacy-policy/) - What personal data we collect and why we collect it We understand that online privacy is important to users/visitors/customers and this policy demonstrates our commitment to protecting your privacy and information. Analytics We collect information using Google Analytics to gain insight and improve functionality to enhance the user experience. Google Analytics collects information about how frequently
- [Lawn Care Best Management Practices](https://tcstormwater.org/what-can-i-do/lawn-care-best-management-practices/) - Consider lawn care without pesticides or fertilizers and use native grasses and plants. See the Cornell resource below titled “lawn care without pesticides.” Leaves and Grass Clippings Leave grass clippings on the lawn. They return nutrients to the soil, thereby reducing the need to fertilize. If you have a lake, pond, or stream on your
- [Reduce Impervious Surfaces](https://tcstormwater.org/what-can-i-do/reduce-impervious-surfaces/) - Impervious surfaces are hard surfaces, such as sidewalks, roads, parking lots, and rooftops, which do not allow water to seep into the ground. Rainwater falls onto these surfaces and picks up various pollutants such as oils, grease, nitrogen, fertilizers, pesticides, and pet and wildlife waste. During storms, accumulated pollutants are quickly washed off these surfaces
- [Disconnecting Your Downspout And Diverting Stormwater](https://tcstormwater.org/what-can-i-do/disconnecting-your-downspout-and-diverting-stormwater/) - Downspouts direct rainwater (also called stormwater) from rooftops to driveways, sidewalks, or underground pipes that lead to sanitary sewer systems or storm sewer systems. When directed to driveways and sidewalks, the rainwater picks up various pollutants as it travels over these surfaces. Common pollutants found in rainwater runoff include: motor oil, sediment, pesticides, fertilizers, grease,
- [Annual Reports](https://tcstormwater.org/annual-reports/) - Below is an archive of our annual reports. These are comprehensive reports on our activities throughout the preceding year. Our reports are intended to give our communities and other interested people information about our activities and financial performance. 2020-2021 Stormwater Annual Report 2018-2019 Stormwater Annual Report 2017-2018 Stormwater Annual Report 2016-2017 Stormwater Annual Report 2015-2016
- [Meeting Minutes](https://tcstormwater.org/meeting-minutes/) - Below is an archive of meeting minutes for the Stormwater Coalition of Tompkins County starting in 2012. February 2021 January 2020 March 2019 January 2019 October 2015 August 2015 June 2015 May 2015 March 2015 January 2015 November 2014 September 2014 July 2014 May 2014 March 2014 January 2014 August 2013 May 2013 February 2013
- [Green Infrastructure](https://tcstormwater.org/green-infrastructure/) - What is Green Infrastructure? Green infrastructure is a term that is used to encompasses practices that use plant or soils systems, permeable surfaces or substrates, stormwater harvest and reuse, or landscaping to store, infiltrate, or evapotranspirate stormwater and reduce flows to surface waters or sewer systems. It’s an approach that protects, restores, or mimics the
- [Contractor Training and Information](https://tcstormwater.org/contractor-trainings/) - Contractor Information Permit NYS SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activity (Effective January 29, 2015) Local Stormwater Laws Town of Ithaca Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control Town of Ithaca Code Enforcement & Zoning Department City of Ithaca Stormwater Control City of Ithaca Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Town of Ulysses Stormwater Law Town
- [Rain Barrels and Cisterns](https://tcstormwater.org/what-can-i-do/rain-barrels-and-cisterns/) - Rain Barrels and Cisterns: What the Difference? A rain barrel is an above ground storage system that collects and stores rainwater from your roof. This water can then be used to irrigate your lawn, wash your car, or water your garden. A rain barrel is usually created out of a single 55 gallon drum or
- [What's At Stake?](https://tcstormwater.org/whats-at-stake/) - Water Quality Stormwater runoff is rainwater or snowmelt that doesn’t soak into the ground. Instead, it flows across the land surface, picking up pollutants along the way before entering local water bodies. As it travels across the land and impervious surfaces (roofs, driveways, sidewalks, roads), stormwater carries trash and pollutants such as sediment, nutrients, pesticides,
- [Contact](https://tcstormwater.org/contact/) - Want to learn more about the Stormwater Coalition of Tompkins County? Want to get involved or see how you can help? Reach out to see what you can do or how you can help keep our waters safe. Stormwater Coalition Program Coordinatorahinickle@tompkins-co.org607 -257-2340
- [Purpose](https://tcstormwater.org/purpose/) - The Stormwater Coalition of Tompkins County was formed in 2003 in response the NYDEC’s implementation of the EPA’s Phase II Storm water program. The Coalition consists of 10 municipalities within Tompkins County and Cornell University. The municipalites include: Town of Caroline, Town of Danby, Town of Dryden, Town of Ithaca, City of Ithaca, Town of

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