Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan - Phoenix Sky Harbor ...

INTRODUCTION
In 1972, Congress passed into law the Clean Water Act (CWA) amendments to remedy
federal water pollution on a national basis. The amended CWA absolutely prohibits the
discharge of any pollutant into waters of the United States via the public storm drain
system unless the discharge is made in accordance with a National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) Permit. In Arizona, NPDES Permits are made available by
the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), setting forth conditions under
which discharges may be made.
The EPA has issued a NPDES Permit to the City of Phoenix, as a whole, under the
authority of the CWA. In addition, the EPA has issued a NPDES Storm Water Multi-
Sector General Permit on a national basis to cover a wide variety of industrial activities.
Included in the numerous industry-specific sections of the Multi-Sector NPDES Permit is
Air Transportation, and associated activities, imposing obligations and responsibilities
upon the City’s Aviation Department, its tenants and permittees.
The Phoenix City Council has also authorized the City Manager or his designee to
regulate the use of the public storm discharge system. Phoenix City Code Ch. 32C was
adopted to reduce to the maximum extent practicable, the addition of pollutants to storm
water to prevent violations of the City’s NPDES permit or applicable water quality
standards.
In 1994, the City of Phoenix Department of Street Transportation adopted a policy
entitled “Storm Water Monitoring Enforcement Action” in order to comply with the
City’s NPDES Permit and Phoenix City Code Ch. 32C. Likewise, the City of Phoenix
Aviation Department has adopted the Aviation Department Storm Water Enforcement
Policy in order to save tenants the time and expense of applying for an individual NPDES
Permit and to encourage the development of airport wide best management practices to
prevent pollution of the airport’s storm water drainage system.
Following is the Aviation Department Storm Water Enforcement Policy, which is
applicable to Phoenix Sky Harbor International, Phoenix Goodyear Airport, and Deer
Valley Airport. It applies to all airport users whether or not they are co-permittees
on the airports’ NPDES Permit.
Revised 4/22/99
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