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OC Watersheds About Us
The OC Watersheds Program is a section within OC Public Works Department. We serve the residents, businesses, and visitors throughout Orange County.
The OC Watersheds Program comprises the following sections essential for our common goal…to protect our watersheds and coastal resources:
- Water Quality Planning: directs and develops the TMDL programs in Orange County.
- Monitoring Programs: collects and manages regional water quality compliance efforts including special studies.
- Environmental Data Management: maintains water quality, hydrologic, and telemetry weather databases for Orange County’s Stormwater Program.
- Stormwater – Internal: coordinates NPDES compliance efforts for all County agencies.
- Stormwater – External: implements the NPDES OC Stormwater program as Principal Permittee
- Environmental Engineering: manages the Watershed Management Areas and capital improvement projects
OC Watersheds Goals:
- Implement the NPDES Countywide Stormwater Quality Program
- Implement the County's Watershed Management Area using the regional approach of watersheds as a method for implementing water management strategies
- Maintain and operate the countywide hydrologic and meteorological data collection system
- Coordinate regional compliance with the federal Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) allocations established for impaired water bodies under the Clean Water Act
- Coordinate compliance by County departments with federal and state regulations pertaining to surface water, domestic water, groundwater, hazardous wastes, and hazardous materials, including special studies
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