Stormwater & Wetland Regulations

Federal: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

EPA Contact Information (Idaho, Region 10)

                      Cyndi Grafe                  (208) 378-5771               grafe.cyndi@epa.gov

                      Bill Stewart                    (208) 378-5753               stewart.williamc@epa.gov

          EPA Stormwater Program (NPDES)

          Section 404 (Wetlands) Permit Information

Clean Water Act, Section 404

AGC America Section 404 (Wetlands) Permit Information

Endangered Species Procedures (EPA)

US ARMY CORPS (Walla Walla District)

Contact Information     (509) 527-7020               cenww-pa@usace.army.mil

State (Idaho)

Department of Environmental Quality

          DEQ Contact Information:           

Region              Managers

Boise                            Craig Shepard, Tiffany Floyd, and Mark Mason, (208) 373-0550

Coeur d'Alene               Ed Tulloch and Roger Tinkey, (208) 769-1422

Idaho Falls                    Troy Saffle and  Greg Eager, (208) 528-2650

Lewiston                       John Cardwell and Thomas Moore, (208) 799-4370

Pocatello                      Lynn Van Every, (208) 236-6160

Twin Falls                      Dave Anderson and Sonny Buhidar, (208) 736-2190

DEQ: Stormwater in Idaho

Idaho Transportation Department

          ITD Contact Information

          Dennis Clark                 (208) 334-8203               dennis.clark@itd.idaho.gov

ITD Consent Agreement

To meet the compliance expectations of the recent ITD Consent Decree, all Resident Engineers and Environmental Inspectors employed by ITD must meet training requirements (see web link below), specific inspection procedures including the designation of Environmental Inspectors and third party inspections, construction requirements, and reporting requirements.

          ITD Water Pollution Control Management Training Course Dates (Idaho AGC)

Idaho Department of Water Resources

          Idaho Department of Water Resources

Local Stormwater Regulations

Boise               

Contact Info:              Johanna Bell                 (208) 384-3928               jbell@cityofboise.org

Municipal Code:                      City of Boise Municipal Code

Stormwater Ordinance:            8-15, 8-17

Training Requirements:            4 Hour Responsible Person, 4 Hour Design Planner

MS4 Phase & Permit:              Phase I Permit (also includes ACHD, ACDD #3, BSU, ITD Dist. #3)

Partners for Cleanwater Website (City of Boise, City of Garden City, ACHD, BSU, ITD District 3, Ada County Drainage District #3

ASK THE EXPERT!          Steve Webb              swebb@cityofboise.org

Caldwell

Contact Info:              Lee Van de Bogart        (208) 455-4670               lvandebogart@ci.caldwell.id.us

Municipal Code:                      City of Caldwell Municipal Code

Stormwater Ordinance:            Ordinance 2548 & The Stormwater Management Manual, adopted Sept. 06

Training Requirements:            None

MS4 Phase & Permit:              Phase II permit pending

Coeur d'Alene

Contact Info:              Dick Suchocki               (208) 769-2219               dsuchocki@cdaid.org

Municipal Code:                      City of Coeur d’Alene Municipal Code

Stormwater Ordinance:            Ordinance 2634

Training Requirements:            None

MS4 Phase & Permit:              Submitted application for Phase II permit

Idaho Falls

Contact Info:              Steve Anderson                        (208) 612-8258               sanderson@ci.idaho-falls.id.us

Municipal Code:                      City of Idaho Falls Municipal Code

Stormwater Ordinance:            10-5-3 (Planning)

Training Requirements:            None

MS4 Phase & Permit:              Phase II permit

Lewiston

Contact Info:              Tom Dechert                 (208) 746-3671 X 273     tdechert@cityoflewiston.org

Municipal Code:                      City of Lewiston Municipal Code

Stormwater Ordinance:            None

Training Requirements:            None

MS4 Phase & Permit:              Phase II permit pending

Nampa

Contact Info:              Cheryl Jenkins               (208) 468-5478               jenkinsc@cityofnampa.us

Municipal Code:                      City of Nampa Municipal Code

Stormwater Ordinance:            8-4 - 8-12, 9-6-3: Definitions/Responsible Person

Training Requirements:            4 Hour Responsible Person, 8 Hour Design Planner

MS4 Phase & Permit:             Nampa is anticipating the arrival of a Stormwater Phase II Draft Permit in the near future.

Pocatello

Contact Info:              Greg Lanning                (208) 234-6189               glanning@pocatello.us

Municipal Code:                      City of Pocatello Municipal Code

Stormwater Ordinance:            Sections: 13.16.050, 15.42.100, 16.20.040, 16.24.120, 16.36.110

Training Requirements:            None

MS4 Phase & Permit:              Phase II permit (Pocatello, City of Chubbuck, portions of Bannick Co. & ITD SE Dist.)

Twin Falls

Contact Info:              Lance Bates                  (208) 735-7256               lbates@tfid.org

Municipal Code:                      City of Twin Falls Municipal Code

Stormwater Ordinance:            7-7-6, 10-2-1, 10-11-8, 10-11-9, 10-12-3-11, 10-12-4-2

Training Requirements:            None

MS4 Phase & Permit:              None & No permit pending

Weiser

Contact Info:              Brad Hansen                 (208) 414-1242               wizewwtp@ruralnetwork.net

Municipal Code:                      City of Weiser Municipal Code

Stormwater Ordinance:            Section 7-6 and 10.  New Stormwater ordinance pending

Training Requirements:            None

MS4 Phase & Permit:              None & No permit pending