UMW Stormwater Systems
The University stormwater systems on the Fredericksburg and Stafford campuses are operated in accordance with permitting requirements of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. Both campuses are within the Rappahannock River watershed, which in turn is contributory to the Chesapeake Bay.
Stormwater discharges from Phase II (Small) MS4s are regulated under the General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems. Small MS4s include storm sewer systems operated by cities, counties, towns, federal facilities such as military bases, Veteran’s Affairs hospitals and research facilities, Department of Defense facilities and parkways, and state facilities such as VDOT, community colleges and public universities like UMW.
The UMW MS4 program is designed and implemented to control the discharge of pollutants from our storm sewer system to the maximum extent practicable in a manner that protects the water quality in nearby streams, rivers, wetlands and bays.