The Storm Water Division regulates and enforces Clean Water Act standards as prescribed by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program. The goal of the program is to keep our waterways and community clean by reducing pollutants from entering the City's storm drain system.

Examples of actions the City takes to reduce pollution and protect our waterways include street sweeping, storm drain cleaning, and inspecting businesses and construction sites to make sure they are following best practices to reduce pollution.

Information about storm water requirements are provided at the links below; for more information, see the City's Jurisdictional Runoff Management Program (JRMP).

• Residents
• Businesses
• Development Projects
• Construction
• Landscape Irrigation
• Storm Water Inspections FAQ
• Storm Water BMP Manual 2019

This JRMP has been prepared in response to the new MS4 Permit issued by the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board (Order No. R9-2013-0001, as amended by R9-2015-0001). The 2013 MS4 Permit requires the City of National City and the other 20 municipal agencies in San Diego County to prepare both jurisdictional and watershed scale plans that detail how they will comply with the new storm water requirements. The JRMP is an update to the City's 2008 Jurisdictional Urban Runoff Management Program (JURMP), which was prepared in response to the 2007 MS4 Permit. The Engineering & Public Works Department has led the City's efforts to update the JRMP.

Geographic Information System (GIS) files used to develop maps presented in the JRMP are available here. Note that the files provided are only for the user's convenience and no warranty is made as to the accuracy of the data. Files that are directly available from the SanGIS website should be accessed by visiting the website at www.sangis.org.  

Sweetwater River at San Diego Bay