| Stormwater Management Division
Stormwater Management History
Effective February 15, 2006 the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005 created a new agency to manage environmental issues within the District. The legislation transferred the Stormwater Administration duties out of the DC Water and Sewer Authority (WASA) to the newly created DDOE on February 15, 2007.
The District of Columbia is served by two different types of sewer systems:
The area served by the separate storm sewer system is regulated by the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) for stormwater discharges for a large Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4). DDOE is one of four agencies charged with the responsibility of implementing activities to comply with the NPDES Permit. DDOE works with WASA, DDOT, and DPW – or the MS4 Task Force – to ensure that the District complies with the requirements of the MS4 NPDES Permit.
In December 2007, DDOE signed an agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to clean up pollution from stormwater runoff from our streets into the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers. The District has taken a lead nationally by establishing an innovative approach – via the Permit – to meet federal requirements to reduce pollution. EPA hailed this approach as one of the most aggressive green strategies nationally to reduce storm water runoff, a major contributor to pollution in the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers and the Chesapeake Bay.
The District Department of Environment (DDOE) and EPA have carefully coordinated over the last year to incorporate enhanced and green storm water management practices beyond the basic requirements of the District's Storm Water Management Permit (MS4).
For more information on the District's permit or on stormwater activities, contact:
Hamid Karimi, PhD
Deputy Director, Natural Resources Administration
District Department of the Environment
51 N Street, NE, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Tel: (202) 535-1636
Fax: (202) 535-1364
Email: hamid.karimi@dc.gov | 
