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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Program?
- What is a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)?
- Which Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems are regulated by the Eastern Washington Phase II Municipal Stormwater Permit?
- How are the regional stormwater utility service areas determined?
- What is stormwater and why is it a problem?
- What is an impervious surface?
- How will the stormwater management program benefit taxpayers, homeowners, etc.?
- What kinds of pollutants are found in the storm drain system?
- Are sewers and storm drains the same thing?
- What can residents do to help improve stormwater quality?
- What can you put down the storm drain?
- What happens if the Regional Stormwater group does not comply with its NPDES stormwater discharge permit?
- What is meant by a "larger common plan of development or sale?"
- What kinds of stormwater discharges are required to have NPDES stormwater permit coverage?
- What is the stormwater fee used for?
- How is the stormwater fee calculated?
- Is the utility fee just another tax?
- Why a stormwater utility now?
- No water runs off my property. Why am I being charged a stormwater fee?
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