The mission of the Stormwater Division is to protect the stormwater quality of the community. This will be accomplished by implementing the City’s adopted Stormwater Management Ordinance, and Municipal and Industrial Permit programs. Duties will be identified, prioritized and performed in a manner that reflects the City Council’s direction and maintains the ethical standards promoted by the Association of Environmental Professionals.

Protecting Our Stormwater

• What is Stormwater?
• Know the Difference: Stormwater or Wastewater
• Stormwater & Wastewater

Quick Links

Best Management Practices

Best Management Practices (BMPs) are methods that have been determined to be the most effective and practical means of preventing or reducing non-point source pollution to help achieve water quality goals.

Animal Care and Handling Facilities Guide to BMPs (English)/(Spanish)

Automotive Guide to BMPs (English)/(Spanish)

Construction Industry Guide to BMPs (English)/(Spanish)

Gardeners - Landscapers Guide to BMPs (English)(Spanish)

Homeowners Guide to BMPs (English)/(Spanish)

Mobile Cleaners Guide to BMPs (English)/(Spanish)

Mobile Pet Groomer and Stylist Guide to BMPs (English)/(Spanish)

Multi-Unit Residential Dwellings Guide to BMPs (English)/(Spanish)

Pet Owners Guide to BMPs (English)/(Spanish)

Restaurant Guides to BMPs (English)/(Spanish)

Special Events Guide to BMPs (English)/(Spanish)

Inspecting Businesses

Why does the City inspect businesses?

Many types of businesses use methods and handle materials that could pollute storm water on a routine basis, such as oil, grease, solvents, landscaping materials and paint.

The discharge of pollutants into storm water is not permitted and can violate local, state and federal laws. Business inspections seek to assist business owners in avoiding storm water violations and the pollution that accompanies them.

Information on Best Management Practices (BMPs) to prevent storm water pollutants from leaving business sites is provided to the business owners/managers at the time of the inspection.

How often will a business be inspected?

The City will inspect businesses, as directed by the City’s Municipal Permit, once during the current five (5) year permit term (2013-2018). Additional inspections may be required in new state permit terms.

The use of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for storm water pollution prevention at business sites are evaluated and rated as satisfactory, needs improvement, or unsatisfactory.

If a business is found to be unsatisfactory when inspected, the City will work with the business to improve its practices, so it can be moved out of the unsatisfactory category.

Why is there an inspection fee and what is the fee the City Council has adopted?

The business inspection program is a requirement of the State Water Resources Control Board and the Regional Water Quality Control Board. Specific business types determined to be most likely to discharge storm water pollutants are identified by the state to be inspected.

Preparing materials for distribution and conducting the inspections takes City staff time and imposes a cost on the City to meet this requirement. To recoup a portion of the inspection program cost, the City Council approved a fee for each inspection.

How is the business inspection program benefiting businesses and the City of Lompoc?

The City’s business inspection program keeps the City in compliance with state law, assisting private property owners and business owners by identifying practices and materials to reduce potential liability for storm water pollutant discharges.

Reducing urban pollutant discharges keep pollutants from entering surface water, groundwater, creeks, rivers and the ocean. 

Educational Materials

• After the Storm (English)/(Spanish) 
• Help Save the lakes Rivers and Oceans with the Beach Boys!
• Slow the Flow
• Storm Water Films
• The Rain Follows The Forest

Hotline – Report Illegal Discharges

• Hotline Number – 805-736-1266
• Hotline Email – Stormwater@ci.lompoc.ca.us
• All liquid in the street, gutter, or entering a storm drain inlet in the street is a potential pollutant that should be reported.

Small Municipal Storm Sewer System (MS4) Requirements

• Stormwater Management Ordinance

Development

Stormwater Infiltration Requirements

• Storm Water Evaluation Form
• Storm Water Control Plan
• Post Construction Development Requirements

Post – Construction Technical Guidance

• Ventura County Technical Guidance Manual 2011 (adopted by the City of Lompoc)
• Bioretention Details and Technical Specifications from the Central Coast Low Impact Development Initiative
• Bioretention Construction Checklist
• Bioretention Facility Cross-Section
• Design Criteria for Porous Pavements
• Storm Water Filter Examples
  • Trench
  • Flume
  • KriStar
• LID Plant Guidance
• Drought Tolerant Plants for Infiltration Basins

Storm Water Grading Requirements

• Erosion and Sediment Control Plan (ESCP)
  ESCPs are required for all development requiring a grading plan. ESCP requirements can be found in Section 15.72.260 of the Lompoc Municipal Code.

• Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
  A SWPPP is required for any development project for which a grading permit is required and the combined area to be disturbed is 1 acre or more.
  • SWPPP Checklist
  • Storm Water Pollution Prevent Plan (SWPPP) Flyer

Small Municipal Storm Sewer System (MS4) Requirements

• Stormwater Management Ordinance

Stormwater For Kids

Quizzes and Puzzles

• Storm Water Quiz
• Gutter Guardians Word Search
• Storm Water Pollution Prevention Word Search
• Storm Water Pollution Solution Challenge

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