Metro Water Services Stormwater Program
PLEASE NOTE: FEE AND POLICY CHANGES EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 1, 2007
Effective December 1, 2007, Metro Water Services, Stormwater Division, will begin implementation of fees for reviewing plans submitted to our office and for issuing any applicable Grading Permit. A Project Fee Computation Worksheet has been prepared to determine applicable fees associated with a project, and a completed worksheet will be required to be submitted by the applicant with any new submittal to our Plans Review office. Please Do not include payment with initial submittals. Calculated fees will be reviewed and verified during sufficiency review. Payment for Plan Review fees will be required prior to technical review. Payment for Grading Permit fees, if applicable, will be required prior to a Pre-Construction meeting being scheduled. Please make checks payable to Metro Water Services.
To access the Project Fee Computation Worksheet, click on the following link: Project Fee Computation Worksheet
In addition, the filing fee for variance requests and appeal applications before the Stormwater Management Committee (SWMC) will be reduced from $560.00 to $335.00.
*** Please also note that there is now an additional requirement on the Stormwater Management Committee Variance Checklist for variance requests for Minimum First Floor Elevation (MFFE). The Applicant shall evaluate the need for any uncompensated fill in the floodplain. Please review the information on the Latest Public Notices page.
Anyone that has observed one of Nashville’s streams during a heavy rainstorm will be quick to speak of the complex stormwater issues facing us as a city. It may be high water, it may be dirty water, but the affects of development and urbanization on stormwater can’t be overlooked. Fortunately, over the past few years Nashville has taken a proactive approach in putting together a stormwater management program that has finally turned the corner and is beginning to gain control of its stormwater, both from a quantity and quality perspective. From a maintenance crew of over 50 people working diligently to keep our stormwater drainage infrastructure open and clear, to an NPDES division
endeavoring to maintain the water quality in our streams, to an engineering staff insuring that all stormwater on new development is accounted for, the Metro Waters Services Stormwater team is striving for the day when the next large rainstorm ... simply goes unnoticed.
Litter not only looks bad, it also clogs up storm drains and can eventually kill aquatic life. Had enough? Now you can help keep Nashville beautiful by reporting litterbugs and illegal dumpsites online.
To report litterbugs: If you see litter coming from a vehicle, or call (615) 862-8418
To report illegal dumpsites: Fill out a form on the Metro Public Works Website
For more information on how to keep Tennessee beautiful by combating litter in our community, visit "StopLitter".