Stormwater Management

STORMWATER MANAGEMENT text over image of San Marcos River

The Stormwater Management Department is responsible for maintaining all City owned drainage infrastructure (open channels, storm sewer pipes, storm drains and drainage outlets). We also ensure compliance with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) issued Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit. 

Other responsibilities of the department include:

  • Implementing the Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP)
  • Channel maintenance and repair
  • Structural control maintenance and repair
  • Storm sewer system maintenance and repair
  • Street sweeping
  • Responding to spills and illicit discharges
  • Managing the Stormwater Utility Rate

For more information on what we do, please visit the pages on the left