How to Do Phase II - Home

This web site is designed for local governments in North Carolina implementing Phase II stormwater programs. The purpose of this site is to provide an on-line handbook about how to take the Phase II permit, which provides the foundation, and custom-build an effective Phase II local storm water program. 

Ever since the Phase I stormwater program went into effect in 1990, large local governments throughout the country have been developing and implementing stormwater management programs. The good news for Phase II’s is that there are a multitude of excellent examples for you, including many right here in North Carolina. 

This site will help you view those examples quickly and easily because it is organized according to your Phase II permit. When you click on any of the six minimum measures, you will see some background information on the measure and then a table of BMPs that is the same as the BMP table in your permit. Click on any one of the BMPs for more guidance information, handy tables and most of all, examples of successful programs.

You may find that some of the examples given on this website meet the needs of your Phase II program. Many of the local governments and agencies whose work is highlighted will be happy to share their materials with you if you ask. Do not use any materials on this website without first contacting the sponsoring organization and obtaining their permission.

Here are some overall pointers for a successful Phase II stormwater program:

• Encourage and facilitate community participation.
• Publicize the quality-of-life benefits of parks, ponds, and clean streets.
• Tailor strategies to local needs and problems.
• Prioritize pollution prevention over treating polluted runoff.
• Evaluate and improve programs as they evolve.
• Create a stable funding source.

The recommendations in this website are not rules or requirements. Phase II local governments may use the ideas on this web site as proposed, modify them according to their needs or create their own unique programs.

This project is funded by a federal Section 319 grant awarded by the NC Division of Water Quality to the NC Cooperative Extension Service.