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City of Newport News
2024-2029 MS4 Program Plan
City staff serves on four subcommittees of a regional partnership coordinated by the Hampton Roads
Planning District Commission (HRPDC): Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) Subcommittee; Recycling and
Beautification Subcommittee; Stormwater Education Subcommittee; and Water Awareness
Subcommittee. These public awareness programs together form an umbrella campaign,
“askHRgreen.org”, which serves the 17 local governments of the HRPDC and encourages
environmental stewardship of all Southeast Virginia residents. The City utilizes many regional
resources provided by HRPDC through the askHRgreen.org website and associated media campaigns
to educate citizens and offer opportunities for event and activity participation. Stormwater pollution
prevention outreach includes, but is not limited to, the encouragement of proper pet waste disposal,
best management practices for lawn care, and proper disposal of household hazardous wastes.
Program effectiveness is evaluated through askHRgreen.org annual reports, which are included in the
City’s annual report to DEQ.
Locally conducted outreach that promotes stormwater pollution prevention, flooding awareness, and
the proper reporting of illicit discharges is performed by Department of Engineering Environmental
Services Division and Civil Design Division. Outreach activities are tracked in an internal database to
facilitate annual reporting to DEQ; effectiveness is reported in terms of the number of individuals
reached. The Department of Engineering Civil Design Division offers a variety of residential
stormwater management best management practices (BMPs) for implementation on private property
through a partnership with the Colonial Soil & Water Conservation District. The Department of Public
Works Solid Waste Division maintains and promotes its Adopt-a-Spot Program.
The MS4 Permit, the MS4 Program Plan, and copies of annual reports are available on the City’s
website: www.nnva.gov/728/MS4-Program-Stormwater-Management.
Reporting
➢ Each annual report shall include a list of City public outreach and education activities and the
estimated number of individuals reached through the activities. An evaluation of program
effectiveness, as outlined in the MS4 Program Plan with recommendations for future changes,
shall also be included. (ONGOING)
➢ Each annual report shall provide a summary of voluntary retrofits completed on private property
used to demonstrate pollutant reduction requirements. Note that any voluntary project for which
the City seeks to use for pollutant reduction requirements must be tracked and reported.
(ONGOING)
➢ Each annual report shall provide a summary of voluntary stormwater management techniques
encouraged on private property. (ONGOING)
k) Training
Appropriate field personnel are trained in good housekeeping and stormwater pollution prevention
through the City’s online training platform. All applicable employees receive education on the
recognition and reporting of illicit discharges, in addition to department-specific topics such as best
management practices for roadway/parking lot maintenance and landscaping. Biennial training is
coordinated and tracked by Engineering staff to facilitate annual reporting to DEQ. Further, staff ofJump to an indexed page (19 of 19)