Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Practices. Topic 56-13. DOT Budgetary Practices for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit Programs

The Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit requires state DOTs to develop and implement stormwater management programs to meet Section 402 - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements of the Clean Water Act. The MS4 permit places requirements on the management of stormwater quality and allows state DOTs to discharge stormwater runoff from their storm sewer systems to Waters of the US or state regulated waters. State DOTs must maintain adequate funding and resources to meet the requirements of the permit. The state DOT MS4 stormwater programs are subject to risks, such as: budget shortfalls; project overruns; increasing permit requirements; allocation of funds to address emergencies or non-compliance situations; and staff turnover with the associated loss of institutional knowledge. To address these risks and uncertainties, state DOTs currently implement a wide variety of budget development and program cost determination practices and procedures. The objective of this synthesis is to document current state DOT MS4 budget development, prioritization, and allocation practices.

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5724
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $55,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 20-05, Topic 56-13

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC    20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Project Managers:

  Larson, Sandra

• Start Date: 20240501
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Budgeting; Compliance; Drainage; Permits; Runoff; State departments of transportation
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01920219
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 20-05, Topic 56-13
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: May 30 2024 4:10PM