Storm Water Management

The Town/ Village of East Rochester, as part of the Monroe County Stormwater Coalition, has developed and maintains a stormwater management plan (SWMP). The Town/Village meets regularly with the other 29 members of the coalition to review and address stormwater concerns. The Town/ Village is committed to implementing best management practices, providing and offering training, and implementing projects to improve water quality and reduce stormwater runoff. The SWMP includes six minimum control measures to help improve water quality which are listed below: 

• Public education & outreach
• Public participation 
• Control of illicit discharges – detection & elimination 
• Construction site erosion control measures 
• Post-construction stormwater treatment 
• Pollution prevention at municipal facilities 

NYSDEC classifies stormwater pollution as sediment, bacteria, fertilizers, pesticides, automotive fluids, and other materials that are washed from surfaces such as parking lots, roads, roofs, and construction sites during a rain storm or snow melt. The curbs, gutters, storm drains, pipes, and ditches help to transport these pollutants to Irondequoit Creek and other tributaries.

Questions of Concerns

Please contact Bill Marr or Pete Calabrese at B: 381-1565 at the Department of Public Works should you be planning any of the following projects or have concerns:

* Replacing your sewer lateral

* Oil Spills

* Materials washed in the sewer system

* Fertilizer spills

For additional information about the stormwater program, please visit the following websites:

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**VOLUNTEERS NEEDED**

The Monroe County Soil & Water Conservation District is looking for morning volunteers to help remove invasive species along Irondequoit Creek at Legion Eyer Park in the Town of East Rochester! All along the streambank the invasive vine, Oriental Bittersweet, is present and as part of a larger park enhancement project, the District will be cutting and pulling the vine from the bank. Volunteers will be needed to help cut, pull, and bag the vine. This is the perfect opportunity for local scout groups, school clubs, residents, and more to come out and learn about streambank erosion, buffers, Irondequoit Creek, water quality, and gain overall knowledge of your local natural resources. Removal should only take a few hours and will preferably be done between the hours of 9:00 am and 12:00 pm. Tentatively, we are looking at a morning the week of June 13th or June 27th, 2022. Interested individuals should email JacobKearney@monroecounty.gov or JamesSroka@monroecounty.gov with their availability.

Town/Village of East Rochester's Annual Report

• MS4 Annual Report
• MS4 Municipal Compliance Certification (MCC) Form

Stormwater Coalition Annual Report

The Coalition's 2020-2021 Joint Annual Report for the period March 9, 2020 through March 9, 2021 includes compliance activities that were accomplished during the reporting period and performance measures to evaluate overall effectiveness of each minimum control measure. Reportable activities specific to each Coalition member may be obtained from the individual municipality. The public is encouraged to review these materials and provide comments to the Coalition staff or their respective member representative. More information on the draft annual report can be found at the following link:

Monroe County, NY - Stormwater Coalition of Monroe County