Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) Annual Report

Stormwater runoff gathers a variety of pollutants, which degrade lakes, rivers, wetland and other waterways. Stormwater management, especially in urban areas, is becoming a necessary step to reduce pollution in New York’s waterways. A new federal regulation, commonly known as Stormwater Phase II, requires permits for stormwater discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) in urbanized areas and for construction activities disturbing one or more acres. Under this new regulation, the New York State Thruway Authority and Canal Corporation (Authority/Corporation) are regulated MS4s.

In New York State, the Department of Environmental Conservation issued a general permit, GP-02-02, to comply with the Federal regulations for MS4.  The Authority/Corporation applied for MS4 permit coverage on March 5, 2003 and completed the implementation of the five-year system-wide stormwater management program (SWMP) in December of 2008.  A new general permit, GP-0-08-002, effective May 1, 2008, was issued to continue compliance with the Federal regulations for MS4. The Authority/Corporation will comply with this new permit by incorporating the new requirements into their SWMP.

MS4 Annual Report

The Authority/Corporation has developed annual reports that summarize activities completed each year. The 2008-2009 MS4 Program Annual Reports were available for public review and comment from April 8, 2009 to May 9, 2009. The reports are currently available through this website and at the Thruway Division Offices.

2008-2009 MS4 Program Annual Report

 Thruway Authority (PDF, 43 pages/298 Kb)
 Canal Corporation (PDF, 41 pages/300 Kb)

2007-2008 MS4 Program Annual Report

 Thruway Authority (PDF, 35 pages/152 Kb)
 Canal Corporation (PDF, 34 pages/141 Kb)

2006-2007 MS4 Program Annual Report

 Thruway Authority (PDF, 35 pages/181 Kb)
 Canal Corporation (PDF, 34 pages/174 Kb)

2005-2006 MS4 Program Annual Report

 Thruway Authority (PDF, 54 pages/2.12 Mb)
 Canal Corporation (PDF, 50 pages/1.88 Mb)

2004-2005 MS4 Program Annual Report

 Thruway Authority (PDF, 47 pages/1.12 Mb)
 Canal Corporation (PDF, 47 pages/1.10 Mb)

2003-2004 MS4 Program Annual Report

 Thruway Authority (PDF, 35 pages/944 Kb)
 Canal Corporation (PDF, 35 pages/936 Kb)

Additional Information about the MS4 Program

Comments should be directed to:
Mail:

Phone:
Michael Monahan
(518) 471-5942

E-mail:
Thruway comments: ms4artwy@thruway.state.ny.us
Canals comments: ms4arcanals@thruway.state.ny.us

Hardcopies of the Thruway Authority and Canal Corporation MS4 Annual Reports are available at the following locations:

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