The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published a series of 15 “Fact Sheets” on the Storm Water Phase II Final Rule.  The following links provide an excellent overview to this program.  The following “Fact Sheets” are in Adobe .PDF format.  You will need Adobe’s free Acrobat Reader to be able to access these files.

Storm Water Phase II Final Rule Fact Sheets (January 2000)
1.0 – Storm Water Phase II Final Rule: An Overview
2.0 – Small MS4 Storm Water Program Overview
2.1 – Who’s Covered? Designation and Waivers of Regulated Small MS4s
2.2 – Urbanized Areas: Definition and Description
2.3 – Public Education and Outreach
2.4 – Public Participation/Involvement
2.5 – Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
2.6 – Construction Site Runoff Control
2.7 – Post-Construction Runoff Control
2.8 – Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping
2.9 – Permitting and Reporting: The Process and Requirements
2.10 – Federal and State-Operated MS4s: Program Implementation
3.0 – Construction Program Overview
3.1 – Construction Rainfall Erosivity Waiver
4.0 – Conditional No Exposure Exclusion for Industrial Activity

Complete Storm Water Phase II Series (All of the above)

 The complete Stormwater Phase II Final Rule, as published in the Federal Register on December 8, 1999 (64 FR 68722), is available.  (In Adobe .PDF format.)