Protect the Environment

Review plans for pretreatment requirements
Perform business surveys and inspections
Review and approve accidental spill prevention plans
Respond to stormwater and erosion complaints
Respond to stream water quality issues

Stormwater sampling for permit compliance
Respond to citizen complaints and inquiries
Sanitary sewer investigation and reporting
Post warning signs and take samples
Provide public outreach and information

Respond to transportation accidents
Equipment maintenance and procurement
Perform level 1 site assesments
Review land use compatibility applications
Stream sampling and monitoring

This is a plastic marker you may have seen on the curb near a catchbasin along many Salem streets. This serves as a warning sign not to place any wastes in the catchbasin since it discharges to one of the many streams within Salem, in this case Glenn Creek. The only discharge allowed, by law, to the stormwater sewer system is rainwater.

Salem's Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control Plan Technical Guidance Handbook

This is Salem's Erosion Control Best Management Practices Handbook.

Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control

This is an outside link to a web site with information on becoming a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control.

This is an outside link to the Department of Environmental Quality's online BMP Guidance Document.

EPA Stormwater Discharges From Construction Activities

This is an outside link to the Environmental Protection Agency's online guidance for erosion control during construction.

DEQ Erosion and Sediment Control Manual

This is and ouside link the Department of Environmnetal Quality's online Erosion Control Manual.

DEQ BMP for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Construction Activities

This is an outside link to the Department of Environmental Quality's online BMP document.

ODOT Erosion Control Manual

This is an outside link to the Oregon Depratment of Transportation's online Erosion Control Manual.