Madison County Storm 
Water Quality Partnership

The Madison County Storm Water Quality Partnership is comprised of several communities working together to improve storm water quality in Madison County through a coordinated education and outreach campaign. The communities have MS4 permits – Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System – and under the Clean Water Act administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 'communities within urbanized areas are required to obtain permits for their storm water discharge and management systems.' This is due to rain or snow and ice melts, whose water flows from rooftops, driveways, streets, and parking lots into our lakes, rivers, and streams carrying with it numerous pollutants. The permit and monitoring system assures that the water released into our waterways meets certain health and safety standards. The communities partner to share the costs of meeting the permit requirements.