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1. Phase II Stormwater Program:
The City of Morristown is one of more than 85 Tennessee communities that were required to submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) application to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) for coverage under the Tennessee phase II general storm water permit to operate a municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4). Under this permit, the City of Morristown is required to develop a program that manages the quality of stormwater runoff from the stormwater drainage system. The program will focus on the following:
While portions of the stormwater program are already underway, many more activities will upcoming. Public education and outreach Public involvement/ participation Illicit discharge detection and elimination Construction site stormwater runoff control Post-construction stormwater management in new development and re-development Pollution prevention/good housekeeping for county operations
2. Water Quality Buffer Zone:
The City's latest attempt to improve the quality of water in our creeks and streams comes in the form of the new Water Quality Buffer Zone (link title to attachment) section of the Zoning Ordinance. The "buffer zone" will promote cleaner water by requiring developers to leave an undisturbed or essentially natural strip of land along principal waterways. This strip will help filter pollutants in the site's runoff, preserve vegetation to protect against stream bank erosion, offer a shaded canopy to keep water cooled, and provide habitat for all of the creatures that make a stream healthy.
3. Hotline:
Do you have a stormwater runoff problem or worry? Have you seen someone dumping oil, trash, or other pollutants in a drainage way? Report your problem now by using the new Stormwater Hotline. The hotline number is (423) 585-1831, or if you'd rather use e-mail, send your message to stormwater@mymorristown.com.