Goals & Programs

Stormwater Management Division's Goals:

• Promptly respond to all citizen requests.
• Perform stormwater maintenance with in-house or contracted maintenance crews.
• Complete the inventory of the county's stormwater infrastructure and maintain a Geographic Information System database of the infrastructure.
• Complete the watershed management studies for the county including the creation and adoption of up-to-date flood maps for each watershed.
• Provide the plans, specifications and engineering services for the Best Management Practices as recommended in the watershed studies and promote their development and implementation.
• Maximize division funding by partnering with the Southwest Florida Water Management District in their cooperative funding program.
• Prepare and submit annual reports to comply with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit.
• Educate the public about stormwater, the effects of stormwater pollution, ways to improve stormwater quality and floodplain management.

Programs the Division Manages:

• Operations and Maintenance Program
• Capital Improvements Program
• Program Management Program
• NPDES Permit Compliance Program