Livingston County Road Commission

The next meeting will be held March/April 2022.

Public Education Plan

  • Inform the public about the steps they can take to reduce/prevent storm water pollution.
  • Landscape practie
  • Water conservation         
  • Hazardous waste
  • disposal Septic system maintenance
  • Business operations

Public Involvement

  • Develop and implement programs that actively involve the public in water quality stewardship
  • Provide opportunities for public involvement in program design

Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Plan

  • Storm drain mapping
  • Regulations to prohibit non-storm water discharges to Ms4’s
  • Programs to identify and eliminate illicit discharges and illegal dumping
  • Dry weather screening
  • Programs to eliminate pollution from failing septic systems

Post Construction Storm Water Management (BMPs)

  • Implement regulatory programs to ensure the installation of structural and non-structural BMPs for new
  • development and redevelopment
  • Ensure long-term operation and maintenance

Storm Water Pollution Prevention (Good Housekeeping)

  • Develop and implement programs to prevent and reduce storm water pollution from municipal
  • operations.
  • Fleet maintenance
  • Fertilizer, pesticide, and herbicides
  • Parking lots and drains
  • Materials Storage
  • Flood Control retrofits for WQ
  • Spill prevention and response

Construction Site Storm Water Runoff Control

  • Notification requirements
  • Additional eyes and ears to boost the effectiveness of local NPDES
  • Protect Storm sewers from sediments.

Additional Information on Storm Water Management and Pollution Prevention

Measurable Goals
MSU Soil Testing
Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention-Related
ELGE Links
Storm Water Management Information
SEMCOG’s Public Education Materials on the “Seven Simple Steps to Clean Water”
Series of “Fact Sheets” put together by the U.S. EPA on Storm Water Management Principles;
National Menu of Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Livingston County Department of Public Health – Environmental Health Division
Environmental Protection Agency’s main page on watersheds
Homepage of the State of Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality
Nativescape
Rain Gardens
The Center for Watershed Protection
Stormwater Manager’s Resource Center
Retired Engineer Technical Assistance Program (RETAP)
Proper RV Waste Disposal sites in Michigan
Wellhead Protection Program