Stormwater

Submit applications for Stormwater Management Permits to perform activities such as converting agricultural land to non-agricultural uses; changing the use of land causing a change in natural flow patterns of predevelopment conditions; altering any ditches, dikes, terraces, berms, swales, or other stormwater management facility; filling, excavating, grading, and changing the natural topography to the Engineering Department, provided such stormwater management activities do not result in adverse impacts to adjoining properties, waterbodies, watercourses, wetlands, adjacent roadways or drainage systems, etc. Construction of infrastructure or addition of impervious area is not covered under this permit.

Drain Basin Index Map

Stormwater Basin Studies

Escambia County has determined that proper management of stormwater is necessary to reduce the frequency of flooding and to improve the quality of runoff reaching surface waterbodies and wetlands. To this end, 41 watershed drainage basins have been designated in the county for detailed basin master plan studies. Studies have been completed or are underway for 10 of these basins. It is anticipated that a minimum of 3 additional basin studies will be contracted each of the successive years until all 41 basin master plan studies are completed. This watershed basin approach identifies current structural stormwater systems that exist in each drainage basin, surveys property owners within the basins to determine their concerns, and identifies recommended future stormwater and drainage projects that will reduce flooding and improve water quality in each basin.