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San Francisco Stormwater Design Guidelines
Regulatory Context Name/Title
Administered By
Summary
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II General Permit
California Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB)
Requires municipalities to develop programs to control runoff pollution from both new and redevelopment projects. The Guidelines provide standards and guidance to implement the requirements of the Phase II Municipal General Permit.
NPDES Industrial Permits
RWQCB
Requires facilities subject to the requirements of the Industrial Permit to implement BMPs to prevent or reduce pollution in stormwater runoff. Newly constructed industrial facilities over 5,000 square feet must implement post-construction controls per requirements of the Guidelines .
Federal Clean Water Act 401 Certification
RWQCB
The RWQCB must certify that construction projects taking place in or over federal and state water bodies do not negatively impact water quality. The Guidelines will help project proponents comply with post-construction stormwater control requirements often included as conditions of 401 certification.
303(d) Impaired Water Bodies - Clean Water Act - Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program
RWQCB
San Francisco Bay and other water bodies are impaired by pollutants such as mercury and PCBs. TMDLs require pollutant sources to reduce levels of pollutant loading associated with water quality impairment. Stormwater treatment control selection should consider TMDL pollutant removal.
Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
National Park Service/California State Office of Historic Preservation
In order to qualify for Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credits, construction within designated Historic Districts must avoid or minimize changes that would adversely affect an historic resource's character defining features. Stormwater management measures selected for a given project must comply with these standards as applicable.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) California Code of Regulations Title 24
San Francisco Department of Building Inspection (DBI) San Francisco Department of Public Works (SFDPW)
The ADA establishes requirements for accessibility to places of public accommodation and commercial facilities by individuals with disabilities. Stormwater management measures described in the Guidelines must accommodate ADA requirements, including curb ramp standards promulgated through SFDPW Order No. 175,387. Treatment controls located in the public right-of-way must comply with ADA architectural guidelines.
San Francisco Planning Department
A process to review new and redevelopment projects for potential impacts to the environment and, as necessary, propose mitigation measures to substantially lessen the project's significant environmental effects. The Guidelines include measures that will substantially reduce water quality and hydrological impacts associated with new and redevelopment projects.
San Francisco Bay Basin Plan
RWQCB
Designates the beneficial uses and water quality objectives designed to protect those beneficial uses for state waters in the San Francisco Bay Region. Stormwater management measures described in the Guidelines promote restoration and maintenance of beneficial uses for waters in and around San Francisco.
San Francisco Bay Sea Port Plan and San Francisco Special Area Plan Maritime Commerce, Land Use and Public Access
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC)
Policies that guide BCDC regulation within 100 feet of the shoreline edge, including most of the Port's piers. Policies are geared to limiting Bay fill, protecting water quality, and encouraging maximum feasible public access that does not impact commercial maritime activities. Wherever practical projects should retain or restore native vegetation buffer zones, rather than hardscape shoreline development. Applicable to waterfront development within 100' of the shoreline. Stormwater management measures described in the Guidelines are consistent with BCDC policy goals.
FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS
STATE REQUIREMENTS California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
REGIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Table 2. Relevant jurisdictions, codes, and ordinances 18
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Regulatory Context