Stormwater Management

View Wilmington's / Northern Middlesex County of Governments Stormwater Public Service Video!! Aired on Wilmington Public Access Television Click HERE

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PUBLIC EDUCATION ALERT!

1. TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ON ILLICIT DISCHARGES!

Click HERE for a short quiz and tutorial!

                                                                               

2. DID YOU KNOW MASSACHUSETTS REGULATES HOMEOWNERS ON THE USE OF PHOSPHORUS CONTAINING FERTLIZERS?

View the Town of Wilmington Presentation on the MA Fertilizer Regulations and Soils Based Turf Management

Click HERE for Presentation

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ON MASSCHUSETTS FERTILIZER REGULATIONS!

Click HERE for a short quiz and tutorial!

The Wilmington Department of Public Works is currently working to implement the Town's Stormwater Management Plan as required by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs and US Environmental Protection Agency. The primary components of the plan include public education & outreach, public involvement & participation, illicit discharge detection & elimination, construction site stormwater runoff control, post-construction stormwater management, and pollution prevention & good housekeeping.

Stormwater Management Permitting
The Town of Wilmington currently regulates stormwater through its Comprehensive Stormwater Management Bylaw. Rules and Regulations have been approved by the Wilmington Planning Board which govern stormwater policy on certain types of developments, requiring a Stormwater Management Permit or Simple Stormwater Management Permit as part of the overall land development permitting process.  Please click the link above labeled "Stormwater Bylaw, Regulations, and Applications" for online documents related to stormwater permitting.

Nonpoint Source Pollution & Stormwater Runoff
Nonpoint source (NPS) pollution is defined as pollution that comes from many diffuse sources. NPS pollution is caused by rainfall or snowmelt moving over and through the ground. As the runoff moves, it picks up and carries away natural and man-made pollutants, finally depositing them into lakes, rivers, wetlands, coastal waters, and even our underground sources of drinking water. If we all do our individual parts in reducing nonpoint source pollution, together we can greatly improve the conditions of our lakes, rivers, and wetlands.

 
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