The
Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program (SCVURPPP
or Program) is an association of fifteen municipal agencies in
Santa Clara Valley, that share a common NPDES
permit to discharge stormwater to South San Francisco Bay. Member
agencies (Co-permittees) include Campbell, Cupertino, Los
Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno,
Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga,
Sunnyvale, the County of Santa Clara, and the Santa Clara
Valley Water District.
Total
population within the Program area is approximately 1.7
million people. The Program incorporates regulatory,
monitoring and outreach measures aimed at reducing pollution
in urban runoff to the "maximum extent practicable"
to improve the water quality of South San Francisco Bay and
the streams of Santa Clara Valley. For more information,
visit the Program's website at www.scvurppp.org.
The
Watershed Watch Campaign is the main focus of the Program’s
Public Information/Participation element. The Campaign is a
multi-year education and outreach effort designed to increase
the public’s awareness of watersheds and urban runoff issues
including pollution prevention and pollutants of concern
(e.g., pesticides, mercury, heavy metals and trash). The
Program uses this web site to provide detailed information
about watersheds and watershed protection.