PUBLIC REPORTING OF STORMWATER ISSUES
The City of Empire promotes its Stormwater and Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) Program to residents to ensure that they can easily contact the appropriate department to report an issue relating to stormwater management. Information about the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit and IDDE program can be found on the City’s website. Members of the public are encouraged to notify the City of potential stormwater contamination issues by calling 651-470-5056 during business hours, or 651-463-4494 after hours. The City tracks the number and types of complaints received, the number of investigations initiated from both residential and commercial complaints, as well as the number of stormwater phone calls received in general.
2021 Annual MS4 Report
Empire 2020 MS4 Permit
Septic System Basics
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
IDDE Call In
Summer Pet Waste
Pet Waste & Water Pollution
Rain Gardens
"Reduce Runoff" (video)
"Reduce Runoff: Slow It Down, Spread It Out, Soak It In"
Information about rain gardens, rain barrels and cisterns.
Volunteer Programs and Opportunities
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Storm-water Program
Rain Barrels/Buckets
The Solution to StormWater Polution