Storm Water Management
Please take a moment to submit your answers to one or both of our surveys:
Storm Water Management is a growing concern for the City of Marietta. To address these concerns, there are three major programs in place, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program, the Administrative Policy #6, and the "Keep It Clean" Program.
City presentation on stormwater, runoff, and streams
Emergency Watershed Protection Program
How to Minimize Nonpoint Source Pollution
Clean Water Campaign
Report a stormwater violation
Here are some links to additional information on national and state Storm Water initiatives.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program is designed to protect the waters that drain to the Chattahoochee River and Lake Allatoona. This program is a plan to comply with the NPDES permit formulated by the Environmental Protection Agency. More
Administrative Policy #6
Administrative Policy #6 provides a way to assist citizens with storm water management issues on private single-family residential property. Indemnification Agreement
Administrative Policy #6
"Keep it Clean" Program
The "Keep it Clean" Program is a program that the City of Marietta has been sponsoring since the mid 1990's to help educate Marietta's citizens about storm water pollution. The purpose of the program is to inform the public that the only thing that needs to go into a storm drain is storm water. More
Learn how to protect Marietta's water quality
Flood Plain Management
Useful links for flood plain information