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Stormwater Management Documents The documents below concern stormwater management plans for the City of Naples, Florida. They are in Adobe Acrobat format, and you will need version 6 or newer of the Acrobat Reader. City of Naples Storm Water Management - Phase II NPDES Permit
Stemming from the city's location in a coastal environment, low elevation / topography of land, substantial build-out and ongoing redevelopment activities, some areas of the city are more prone than others to nuisance and damaging flooding and also to a degradation of the quality of surface water bodies. It is the responsibility of the city through its Public Works Department in partnership with other departments such as Community Development and Community Services to effectively and efficiently regulate, manage and maintain stormwater drainage infrastructure and surface water bodies to meet growth management goals of flood prevention, groundwater recharge, wetland preservation and water quality protection. The stormwater management function is critical to achieving the city's current Vision Statement: "Naples shall remain a premier city by continuing to protect its natural resources, enhance city aesthetics, ensure public safety, and continue to improve the quality of life for all who live in the city and visit through the year".
Public involvement, participation and education in stormwater management is prerequisite to the city successfully executing its duties and responsibilities under the Phase II NPDES Permit which was issued in November 2003 by the Florida Department Environmental Protection (FDEP) with legislative oversight by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As a brief introduction to the Phase II NPDES Permit requirements and community involvement the city's stormwater management program, which consists of six (6) tiers or components, is highlighted below. Integrated Stormwater Management Program
Tier 2 listed above (Public Education & Involvement) as a crucial part of the city's stormwater program is exclusively dedicated to the EPA/FDEP Phase II NPDES Permit requirements, which focuses on achieving control of pollutants at source points in order to maintain state and federal water quality standards. The NPDES Permit is a non-structural good housekeeping or Best Management Practice (BMP) approach by property owners to improving water quality of surface waters as compared to engineering design and construction of costly structural water quality systems at source points and/or at downstream discharge locations such as storm sewer outfalls. The NPDES Permit is a program whereby community members (private property owners, builders, contractors and private property maintenance vendors) actively participate as stakeholders with city staff to achieve water quality improvements through application of three principal BMP's:
Specific private property activities for source control of pollutants include:
Pollution categories or causes of water quality degradation from the above referenced land use activities include:
Please click any of the following links to access web sites pertaining to stormwater management and the Phase II NPDES permitting program. Such web sites include an array of public involvement activities, specific ways for public participation in NPDES goals and objectives and also educational information to promote understanding of water quality and water quantity concerns, issues and challenges. Phase II NPDES - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System EPA / FDEP and Collier County Regulation and Permit Web Sites
Other Collier County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Web Sites For City of Naples Citizens and Visitors: Getting Involved Find out what you can do to make a difference, improve your neighborhood, and maybe even save some money in the process.
Upcoming Events Education Resources The more you know about what affects stormwater quality the better you are equipped to make a positive difference. More Resources By Subject
This City of Naples stormwater management Web Site shall be periodically updated to keep citizens and visitors informed on changes to and progress achieved under the Phase II NPDES Permit. City staff appreciates your efforts in helping us attain local, state and federal goals and objectives for improving the quality of our surface waters and decreasing or eliminating adverse impacts of stormwater flooding. For additional information or should any questions arise, please contact Gregg Strakaluse, P.E. Engineering Manager, in the City of Naples Public Works Department at office telephone 213-5000, by email at gstrakaluse@naplesgov.com, or by postal mail at 380 Riverside Circle, Naples, Florida 34102. This web page has been visited 9579 times. Disclosure Statement The material presented in this site is believed to be accurate at the time of its posting, but much of the information here is continually changing and the accuracy of this material cannot be guaranteed. All official documents of the City of Naples fall under the various public information laws, and the official versions may be obtained through the City Clerk's office. Material on this site may be reproduced with attribution, but we recommend you verify the accuracy with the City Clerk's office before reproduction. All communications with the City of Naples and its employees become a matter of public record and are subject to the various State and Federal regulations concerning public records. We do capture some user and browser information on this site and we may analyze the server logs to generate traffic reports, and these reports may list your origination address. E-Mail directed to the City of Naples or its employees may be retained as part of the public record, and these communications may be available through public information requests. Because of the public information nature of this web site, users should have no assumption of privacy of any kind, as any information you or your system may provide can become public information. All graphics, logos, artwork, layout and text contained on this site are Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 by the City of Naples, Florida. Materials may be used with attribution with the exception of City logos, seals and emblems. Permission to use these materials may be granted by request to the City Manager. The City of Naples in no way endorses any specific company or product mentioned on this site or any other web site affiliated with the City of Naples. |
The City of Naples, located in Collier County, extends over nine miles along the beautiful beach of the Gulf of Mexico. The city encompasses approximately 15.93 square miles in total area (exclusive of recent annexations) of which about 2.0 square miles or 16 % of the city is comprised of bays, waterways, channels and other critically important surface water bodies.
To move forward successfully to preserve, promote, protect and improve the quality and use of surface waters together with mitigating severity of stormwater flood occurrences that result from rainfall runoff and tidal influences, each citizen and visitor is an important player in the city's stormwater management function. From Vision Statement to Mission Statement to Goals and Objectives to actual public use and enjoyment of surface water bodies in the city, each citizen and visitor is a partner in the process and accordingly we highly encourage and request you to become actively involved in local stormwater management concerns, issues and challenges. Please join the team.