Top Ten Services
Provided by the Division
1. Plan Review: Storm water plan review
for compliance with flood control and water quality requirements
on all new developments.
2. Service Requests: Responding to service
requests for flooding/drainage issues and investigating
pollution reports. To report,
please call (417) 864-1901 or submit a service
request online.
3. Permit Compliance: Conducting a variety
of activities and programs to ensure the City is in compliance
with its federally-mandated storm
water permit, including public education, water quality
monitoring of streams and runoff, pollution investigations,
industry inspections, and others.
4. Capital Improvement Projects: Developing
and designing/managing capital
improvement projects to reduce flood hazards and enhance
water quality.
5. Erosion and Sediment Control: Implementing
a comprehensive program for erosion
and sediment control and pollution prevention on construction
sites including plan review, inspections and enforcement.
6. Flood Hazard Areas: Remapping of FEMA
floodplain areas is underway as part of a Cooperative Technical
Partner agreement with FEMA. Sinkhole flood hazard areas
have also been mapped.
7. Storm Water Studies: Funding/conducting
a variety of studies on storm
water/water quality topics.
8. Public Education & Involvement:
Providing storm water public
education and public involvement opportunities through
various activities, programs, and partnerships with local
watershed groups and agencies.
9. Storm Water System Mapping:
GIS mapping of the city-wide storm water drainage system,
including storm drains, pipes, channels, detention basins
and other features.
10. Rainfall and Runoff Monitoring:
Providing real-time rainfall
data through a city-wide network of 20 rain gauges as
well as partial funding for USGS
stream gauges in Springfield.
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