Massachusetts Storm Sewer General Permit Open for Comments

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing for public comment a draft general permit for small “Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems” (MS4) located in Massachusetts. The new permits, when finalized, will update efforts in up to 260 municipalities, better protecting rivers, streams, ponds, lakes and wetlands across the state.The EPA previously released draft general permits for small MS4s in North Coastal Watersheds in 2010 and in the Interstate, Merrimack and South Coastal Watersheds in 2011. In response to many of the public comments submitted previously — and the availability of new technical and census information — the EPA has revised