August 4, 2025
New for 2025! Natural Resources Inventory (NRI) and Soil Erosion Sediment Control (SESC) applicants can now complete the application process using automated forms. This provides simple, guided steps to ensure all information is complete, proper fees are calculated and support documents provided. Visit the website to access the automation links via the GREEN buttons. Manual fillable PDFs are still an available option.
July 22, 2025
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the updated Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit which will become effective on August 1, 2025 (click here to view). Significant changes have been made to the draft permit based on comments received by the Illinois EPA. To help identify some of these changes, the IEPA has issued a response to comment document (click here to view). To help you with this process, the Illinois Water Environment Association (IWEA) and American Public Works Association (APWA) is hosting a virtual webinar covering the new and revised requirements of the Illinois EPA Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit.
New Illinois MS4 Permit Zoom Webinar Friday, August 1 Noon - 1 p.m.
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Communities will have 12 months to implement the new requirements, starting with an update of your local Stormwater Management Program Plan. Presenter Dan Bounds, PE of Baxter & Woodman, will share an overview of the new requirements for public education, facility inventory and stormwater inspections, construction site inspections, staff training, annual reporting and more. A question and answer portion will be available regarding the next five years of MS4 Program implementation. Attendees will earn one (1) professional development hour. Registration cost for Members: $20, Non-Members: $30June 25, 2025
FREE live webinar on July 24, where Chris Chandler, PE, shares a recent success project in South Tampa that tackled decades of chronic flooding with an innovative, nature-based solution that benefited the community, the environment, and public infrastructure. This nature-based design project transformed a 48-acre unmanaged forest near MacDill Air Force Base into a powerful stormwater management system that captures and treats runoff from surrounding neighborhoods. More Info and Registration
June 9, 2025
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