Storm Water
Management

The City of Ashland, City of Catlettsburg and Boyd County are part of the larger Huntington-Ashland WV/KY/OH urbanized area as calculated by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Being a part of this urbanized area each entity is designated a small municipal separate storm sewer systems (small MS4) by US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), subject to the Clean Water Act and the NPDES Phase II storm water program requirements. In the state of Kentucky the Kentucky Division of Water (KDOW) under the Department of Environmental Protection is the administrator of the Phase II storm water program.

For background information on the Clean Water Act and NPDES Program, click here.

For background information on Ashland, Catlettsburg and Boyd County SWMP, click here.

City of Ashland – Public Services Director at 606-327-2007

City of Catlettsburg – City Building at 606-739-4533

Boyd County (outside Ashland and Catlettsburg)- Code Enforcement at 606-928-1285

An illegal or illicit discharge is any direct or indirect non-storm water substance, pollutant, or hazardous material disposed, deposited, spilled, poured, injected, seeped, dumped, leaked, or placed by any means, intentionally or unintentionally, into storm sewers, culverts, drainage ditches, swales, creeks, rivers or any other storm water conveyance system.

Hazardous may include any substance, waste, or combination thereof, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, biological or infectious characteristics may cause, or significantly contribute to, a substantial present or potential hazard to human health, safety, property, or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed.

Pollutants may include, but are not limited to: paints, varnishes, and solvents; oils and other automotive fluids; solid wastes and yard wastes; refuse, rubbish, garbage, litter, or other discarded or abandoned objects, and excessive amounts of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers.