Folsom operates a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) under NPDES permit CAS082597 jointly with Sacramento County. Discharging pollutants — soap, paint, oil, sediment — to storm drains is prohibited. New development must meet Low Impact Development standards.
Folsom is a co-permittee under the Sacramento area Phase I NPDES MS4 permit administered by the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. FMC Title 8 prohibits non-stormwater discharges including vehicle wash water, concrete rinsate, paint, landscape runoff containing pesticides, sanitary sewage, and any material that could impact American River and Folsom Lake water quality. New development and redevelopment projects that create or replace 5,000 square feet or more of impervious surface must meet the Sacramento Stormwater Quality Design Manual's Low Impact Development (LID) standards — bioswales, pervious pavement, and infiltration facilities. Construction sites 1 acre or larger require coverage under the State Construction General Permit and a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). Reporting illicit discharges: Folsom Environmental and Water Resources Division.
Illicit discharge: notices, administrative penalties up to $10,000/day per Water Code §13385.
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