Truckee Meadows Stormwater Quality Management Program
The Truckee Meadows Stormwater Permit Coordinating Committee (SWPCC) is responsible for implementing the Truckee Meadows Stormwater Quality Management Program to protect the water quality of the region’s waterways, streams and the overall Truckee River Watershed.
Visit www.TMstormwater.com to learn more about the SWPCC's roles and responsibilities, Annual Reports, the Low Impact Design Manual, and LID Design Guidance Worksheets, and the Nevada Construction BMP Field Guide - Archive. To learn about how our community can reduce their impact on the Storm Drain System and our water resources, click to view our Prevent Local Stormwater Pollution (pdf) pamphlet (or, en Español, pdf), or find one in office lobbies around town!
An important part of the SWPCC is training agency maintenance staff to incorporate Best Management Practices (BMPs) and prevent pollutants from reaching the Storm Drain System, technically known as the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4). See the Storm Water Academy video below, to learn more!
About the Truckee Meadows Watershed Committee
The interlocal agreement between the Cities of Reno and Sparks and Washoe County was updated in 2004. It was concluded that it was appropriate to expand the purview of the Truckee Meadows Stormwater Permit Coordinating Committee (SWPCC) to include consideration of watershed management for the benefit of water quality in the Truckee River and tributaries. Hence, the committee has also been dubbed the "Truckee Meadows Watershed Committee."
It is recognized that there are numerous regulatory agencies and jurisdictional boundaries along the Truckee River, listed below. The Committee strives to establish common goals and approaches with these agencies to protect and enhance our watershed!