Stormwater Management
The City of Little Rock’s stormwater management program is a comprehensive program consisting of various program elements and activities designed to reduce pollutants to the Maximum Extent Practicable (MEP) and eliminate prohibited non-stormwater discharges through a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) municipal stormwater discharge permit.
Stormwater management refers to the development of programs and policies that preserve, enhance, or control the quality of stormwater runoff, reduce erosion, and prevent flooding. Our mission is to educate the public, and businesses (construction and other industries) on storm water pollution prevention related issues and permitting requirements respective to protecting our creeks, rivers, and lakes to improve our lifestyle, natural environment,
and water resource use.
In addition, the Program includes enforcement inspections to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local storm water regulations as well as water sampling to detect and correct water pollution in Little Rocks’ creeks, rivers, and lakes.
The following links are provided for more information on stormwater management:
EPA’s
Clean Water Act, Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) NPDES permit requirements, Pulaski County Regional Solid Waste Management District (PCRSWMD) for proper disposal of household hazardous waste and motor vehicle fluid, Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) stormwater management program, and Little Rock’s stormwater management brochures: Commercial construction, Residential construction, Household hazardous waste.
Floodplain Management
Also the division provides oversight for the Flood Insurance Program including
development permits for construction on floodplain properties, and excavation and
erosion controls for projects within the City of Little Rock. In addition to
oversight, the division provides a floodplain determination service, including
copies of elevation certificates for the public, if available. Floodplain maps
within Little Rock can be accessed on the web at gis.littlerock.org.
For questions about floodplain regulations or floodplain development, you may access the FEMA web site
at http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/floodplain/index.shtm.
Special Programs Section
The Special Programs Section of Public Works is primarily responsible for
providing information to citizens, other divisions of Public Works, and other
city departments. Special Programs includes Mapping & Graphics, Geographic
Information Services, and public information.
Mapping & Graphics
Mapping & Graphics maintains up-to-date maps of the City of Little Rock.
These maps include, but are not limited to, information on city limits, the
city street system, subdivision properties, annexation, and capital improvement
projects.
Mapping & Graphics also has responsibility for street address assignments.
Addresses are assigned to new buildings based on a grid, referenced from the
intersection of Markham and Main streets in downtown Little Rock. Correct
address assignment is crucial for delivery of 911 services.
Adopt-A-Street
Mapping & Graphics also administers the Adopt-A-Street program.
Adopt-A-Street is a program in which neighborhoods, businesses or individuals
can "adopt" a street and pledge to keep streets clean by picking up litter. As
of October, 2005, there were 162 organizations with 132.2 miles of adopted
streets. The Adopt-A-Street program has many available streets for adoption.
Adopt-A-Street helps keep our communities clean, and provides community
involvement.
Geographic Information Services (GIS)
GIS provides geographical representation of data in the City of Little Rock with
a computer mapping system. GIS uses a graphical database representing most
features that can be seen in aerial photography. This is used with other
records and databases containing information about such things as the City's
demographics, locations of various buildings, police and fire districts, and
infrastructure for mapping and analysis related to needs of the City of Little
Rock.
GIS has proven to be a useful management tool and allows Public Works to easily
produce a large quantity of specialized information about the City of Little
Rock. Public Works is a founding member of PAGIS, the Pulaski Area Geographic
Information System, a countywide consortium with mutual interests in operation
of a GIS.
Public Information
Special Programs coordinates public information programs for the Public Works
Department. Information about Public Works services is disseminated to citizens
and community groups facilitating a better understanding of Public Works, and
encouraging citizens to use the wealth of resources the Department has to
offer. Brochures, informational packets, this web page and the Public Works
Resources Guide, both in printed form and online, are a few of the tools used
for customer relations and public information.
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