In March 2003 the City of Conway created a stormwater utility. The purpose of the utility is to provide for the planning and funding of a comprehensive stormwater management program for the City of Conway. The goals of this program are to: promote the health and protect the property of the citizens of Conway, preserve the natural environment, and to enhance the opportunity for economic development in and around the City of Conway.
The initial impetus for the creation of a stormwater utility for the City of Conway is the need to comply with the mandates of the Federal Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Program Phase II. NPDES Phase II requires that local governments which fall under the program, which Conway does, to establish a stormwater program that address six (6) "minimum control measures (MCMs)". These MCMs are:
In addition to meeting the requirements of NPDES Phase II which are primarily oriented toward water quality enhancement, the City of Conway has approved $1,500,000 to be used for the purchase of equipment to allow improved maintenance of the existing drainage system, the initiation of an accelerated Capital Improvements Program that will address identified existing drainage problems and the revision of the 50/50 match funding tiling program to a 25/75 funding cost share.
Stormwater Hotline
(843) 248-1730
Stormwater Manager
Joe Dignam
jdignam@cityofconway.com
Director of Public Works
Jerry Rae Barnhill
(843) 248-1730