FY20 SUMMARY
The City of Arlington and its co-permittees have operated under Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ( TPDES ) MS4 permit # WQ0004635000 since its issuance on April 26 , 2012 . The 2012 permit expired on April 26 , 2017 . After permit expiration in 2017 , the City continued operations under the rules outlined in the 2012 Permit while awaiting permit renewal .
On August 15 , 2019 , the City of Arlington ’ s TPDES MS4 permit was renewed . The new Stormwater Management Program ( SWMP ) was submitted on February 10 , 2020 and approved on November 9 , 2020 .
The body of this report summarizes the City of Arlington ’ s activities according to the sections outlined in the 2019 MS4 permit and its approved 2020 SWMP .
1 : MS4 Maintenance Activities 2 : Post-Construction Stormwater Control Measures 3 : Illicit Discharge Detection & Elimination ( IDDE ) 4 : Pollution Prevention & Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations 5 : Industrial and High-Risk Stormwater Runoff 6 : Construction Site Stormwater Runoff 7 : Public Education & Outreach / Public Involvement and Participation 8 : Monitoring , Evaluation , and Reporting 9 : Total Maximum Daily Loads ( TMDLs )
Each co-permittee reports implementation and / or continuation of activities as required by the MS4 Permit and as outlined in their respective SWMPs . The annual report prepared by the University of Texas – Arlington ( UTA ) is provided in Appendix A . Co-permittees continue to cooperate , and mutual assistance has been readily afforded .