Dardenne Catholic School

The City of Dardenne Prairie is committed to regulating corrective measures to mitigate the pollution problems associated with urban runoff. In addition, the City is legally mandated to implement the provisions of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II Permit No. MOR040024. The permit requires development and implement... ation of a Storm Water Management Program (SWMP) to reduce the negative impact to receiving waters (i.e., streams and lakes) from development runoff. The Dardenne Prairie SWMP provides a comprehensive approach to storm water pollution management within the City. The Program has established a five year action plant that will direct Dardenne Prairie's storm water management. These six program areas are: (1) public education and outreach on storm water impacts; (2) public involvement/participation; (3) illicit discharge detection & elimination; (4) construction site storm water runoff control; (5) post-construction storm water management in new development and redevelopment; and (6) pollution prevention/good housekeeping for municipal operations. The SWMP requires the protection of receiving waters through the incorporation of permanent storm water Best Management Practices (BMPs) into project designs. For private projects, all affected project applicants will be required to submit a project specific Water Quality Control Plan subject to the approval of the City Engineer. This document must identify any conditions of concern (i.e., potential impacts to downstream channels and habitat integrity) that could result from any proposed modifications to existing hydrologic conditions. Based on this information, the City Engineer will identify which site design, source control and treatment control BMPs have been incorporated into the project in conformance with the applicable SWMP requirements. For public projects, the City will be required to ensure that SWMP requirements are incorporated into the development's project design and bid specifications, prior to bidding for ...Read More