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Federal Phase II stormwater rules require local governments to develop and implement programs to protect water from pollutants carried by stormwater. From our research and analysis, the EFC has created tools and trainings to assist local governments meet and exceed rule requirements.

Tools

NC Stormwater Utility Dashboard to Compare Stormwater Fees
The EFC created a dashboard to allow users to compare residential and non-residential stormwater fees charged in 2010 by all of the NC stormwater utilities. Comparisons are made across subgroups of utilities with similar characteristics, such as location, EPA phase, rate structure, and customer income levels. Fees in terms of customer income are also provided. Fees from 2006 are included to allow for historic comparisons.
Click here to access the beta version of the 2012 NC Stormwater Utility Dashboard.

NC Stormwater Model Ordinance
The EFC, in cooperation with the NC League of Municipalities and the NC Association of County Commissioners, developed a model local ordinance for the Phase II stormwater regulations as implemented in North Carolina.

Stormwater Tax Authority Chart (North Carolina) (pdf)
Stormwater Fee Authority Chart (North Carolina) (pdf)

Sample Trainings

Stormwater Finance and Management - 2010
Stormwater Finance Workshop in Auburn, AL - 2010
Stormwater Management in NC Today - Presentation by Glenn Barnes at StormCon '08 and WRRI Annual Conference 2008 (pdf)
Funding Your Stormwater Program (Session O) (pdf) - 2008 - Presentation by Stacey Isaac Berahzer in partnership with the Center for Watershed Protection
Funding Stormwater Services and Programs - SC Stormwater Forum 2007

Research

Post-Construction Stormwater Management in North Carolina Today (pdf)
Capstone paper by Glenn Barnes

Stormwater Survey Results and Report (pdf)
September 24, 2008; by Sarah Bruce and Glenn Barnes

In conjunction with Sarah Bruce at the Triangle J Council of Governments, the EFC conducted a survey of 164 jurisdictions across North Carolina that are managing stormwater using structural BMPs is used to identify the top trends. What are local governments doing well? What needs improvement? The survey looks at whether the jurisdictions are following the regulations; whether stormwater maintenance and enforcement are being handled in-house or by outside parties; how jurisdictions are paying for their stormwater programs; how they are tracking where BMPs are located; whether BMPs are inspected regularly and what happens when problems are discovered; and what program characteristics influence the success of stormwater operations.

Resources

Stormwater Listserv

StormWater Implementation Group (SWIG)
North Carolina local governments interested in sharing and solving implementation problems raised by Phase II stormwater requirements meet at the UNC School of Government as the StormWater Implementation Workgroup (SWIG).

The 2007 Southeast Stormwater Utility Survey (pdf)
Results from a 2007 survey of stormwater utilities in the southeastern United States conducted by the Southeast Stormwater Association and funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4. This report provides useful information to managers and policy-makers in state and local governments in the southeast.

Water Management Leadership Program