Storm Water Management Program
The Mayflower Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) has been developed to provide policy and management guidance for activities affecting stormwater throughout the City of Mayflower. It is intended to help fulfill certain State and Federal water quality requirements and to meet local water resources management objectives. With the implementation of the policies and management practices embodied
in the SWMP, the City of Mayflower first hopes to preserve urban stormwater quality which would otherwise negatively impact local rivers, streams and lakes.
Secondly, the City wishes to develop and preserve the urban drainage infrastructure in a manner that meets the community’s needs for years to come. While the State and Federal regulatory programs place significant emphasis on improving water quality and the health of Arkansas’s watersheds, Mayflower, as part of the Lake Conway – Point Remove Watershed (11110203), Little Palarm Creek-Palarm Creek (111102030405) and Lake Conway further emphasizes the need for local management of urban stormwater and waterways. It becomes even more important that management of these resources occur in a manner that minimizes destructive long-term impacts to drainage infrastructure and the natural features that help protect water quality and control flooding.
