Framingham is designated as having a Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).
In an on-going effort to manage stormwater within Framingham, the City has developed a Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP) as required for MS4 communities.
The 2016 Massachusetts Small MS4 General Permit was signed April 4, 2016 and became effective July 1, 2018. Framingham submitted a Notice of Intent (NOI) to EPA and MassDEP in October 2018 outlining the City’s best practices to comply with the terms of the permit.