MS4 INFORMATION

MS4 INFORMATION

Please contact our office at (219) 464-3770 should you have any questions or concerns.

MS4 DOCUMENTATION
What is an MS4?	An overview of the MS4 program from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (National Polluntant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES))
2008 NOI	2008 Notice of Sufficiency notes that Lakes Area Conservancy's NOI has been approved.
MS4 AUDIT	Approval of the MS4 work from IDEM for years 2003 - 2008
IDEM Audit of NIRPC Performance	Agreement with the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) for minimum control measures 1 & 2 (Public Participation / Public Information); IDEM's audit of NIRPC's performance on MCM1 and MCM2 for partnership.
Part A	Rule 13 Storm Water Quality Management Plan (SWQMP) - Part A: Initial Application Certification Submittal and Checklist
VLACD / NIRPC Agreement	Municipal Separate Storm Water System (MS4) Agreement between the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission (NIRPC) and VLACD.

BROCHURES / GUIDES

A Citizens Guide To: THE MS4 PROGRAM (published by Northwest Indiana MS4 Community Partnership)

4 Simple Steps to Clean Water (published by Northwest Indiana MS4 Community Partnership)

The Solution to Stormwater Pollution! A homeowner's guide to healthy habits for clean water (published by EPA)

What is a Watershed? (published by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Natural Resources Conservtion Service (NRCS))

Rain Gardens - A how-to manual for homeowners (published by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources)

MS4 for Dummies (published by Autodesk and DLT Solutions)

We will be adding additional information in the near future so please check back.

VLACD Board

MS4 Information

The Valparaiso Lakes Area Conservancy District is working with the Indiana Departmento of Environmental Management to maintain the district's MS4 requirements as required under the 1987 Clean Water Act.