About Stormwater Management

The purpose of this Storm Water Quality Management Plan (SWQMP) is to describe the programs, practices and responsibilities adopted by the Muncie Sanitary District (MSD) to implement the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit No. INR040085 in accordance with 327 IAC 15-13.

The SWQMP describes the activities that will be performed to comply with the NPDES permit conditions, provides measurable goals for key activities, and outlines staffing and funding responsibilities for the permitee.

The SWQMP will apply to the 5-year duration of the current NPDES permit. Annual modifications will be provided as necessary with the required annual reports to address changes in proposed program elements or conditions in the permit area.

Download Rule 13 SWQMP (PDF)

In May 2009 Muncie/Yorktown/ Delaware County MS4 had the Rule 13 five year Permit Evaluation and inspection from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM).  This Audit report covers the first five years of our MS4's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.  View the Audit Report.

The Muncie Delaware County Department of Stormwater Management is a collaborative effort between the Muncie Sanitary District, Delaware County, Town of Yorktown & IvyTech/Muncie.

The Muncie Sanitary District has established a Department of Stormwater Management utilizing it’s existing utility structure.

View the MSD Enabling Resolution (PDF)

A new city-county storm water service charge on homes, businesses, churches and other property will generate an estimated $858,000 a year.

The charge (95 cents a month or $11.40 a year for homes) was approved by the city sanitary district board of commissioners and on Monday by Delaware County commissioners.

The city and county are budgeting $283,500 of the $858,000 for compliance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Stormwater Phase II Rule, which is intended to improve waterways by reducing the amount of pollutants that storm water picks up and carries into storm sewers.

Common pollutants include oil, grease and salt from roadways, pesticides in grass clippings, sediment from construction sites, car detergent, pet waste, cigarette butts, paper wrappers and plastic bottles.

Such pollutants impair waterways, according to EPA, discouraging recreational use, contaminating drinking water supplies and interfering with habitat for fish, other aquatic organisms and wildlife.

The city and county earmarked $575,300 of the $858,000 annual budget for storm sewer “replacements, improvements, system maintenance and reimbursements.”

>> Interlocal Agreement (PDF).

Non-residential properties will pay up to $190 a month. Twenty-one properties fall in that category because they have 500,000 or more square feet of impervious surface, such as rooftops, driveways and parking lots.

There is a correlation between impervious surface and water quality. The more impervious surface in a community, the more degraded are its waterways.

The new fees apply to properties within the sanitary district and within unincorporated Delaware County, including the suburbs.

The new city-county stormwater program, which will employ two people, will educate and involve the public, detect and eliminate illegal discharges, control construction site runoff and post-construction site runoff from new development and redeveloped areas, keep streets and storm drains clean.