Storm Water Management's is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of our citizens by providing adequate drainage and flood control within the community and to reduce the pollution of our nation's waterways by implementing a comprehensive stormwater quality management program. 

Operational Sections

Storm Water Utility
The Utiliity oversees construction, reconstruction and maintenance of the City’s storm water drainage system, as well as the water quality aspects of the City’s storm water pollution prevention program. Operational sections are located within the Public Works Department and the Environmental Services Department.

Storm Water Utility is funded through the Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU) fee. The ERU is a monthly fee paid by the owners of all properties in the City to support the efforts of Storm Water Management. In 2007, the ERU fee is $2.00 per ERU per month. One ERU is equivalent to 2,139 square feet of impervious area. Residential units are billed 1 ERU or $2.00 monthly. Commercial and industrial facilities are billed $2.00 per month for every 2,139 square feet of impervious area on their property. For property owners with water and/or sewer accounts, the fee is billed monthly on their water and sewer bill. For owners without water and sewer accounts, the Storm Water Management billing is done twice a year.

Wichita/Sedgwick County Flood Control
The Flood Control section is responsible for maintaining the Wichita-Valley Center Flood Control Project, which is better known as the “Big Ditch.” The duties of Flood Control include the maintenance of the floodway, Big and Little Arkansas Rivers, and major streams and creeks within the project limits in accordance with standards established by the Army Corps of Engineers. Total acres maintained by the Flood Control section is 8,612.

Flood Control is jointly funded between the City of Wichita and Sedgwick County.

	ALERT System To get real time and historical stream and rainfall data, go to Stream & Rainfall Gauges
	Regulatory Documents To review the Storm Water Ordinance, the Wichita-Sedgwick County Storm Water Manual and other policies go to Regulatory Documents
	RTK Base Reference Stations To get information about the Network, go to Base Reference Stations
	Watersheds (Planning, Design and Construction) To get information on Watershed, go to Watersheds.
	Water Quality To learn about water quality in Wichita and Sedgwick County, go to Water Quality.
	Drainage & Flood Plain Questions To get answers to some frequently asked questions, go to Drainage and Flood Plain Questions