The City of Lookout Mountain is required by law to develop a Stormwater Management Program that includes six categories of activities designed to minimize the impacts of polluted stormwater runoff. 

1. Public Education and Outreach on Stormwater Impacts – Brochures, Stormwater Web Page
2. Public Involvement and Participation – City Council Meetings, Storm Drain Marker Program 
3. Illicit Discharge Identification and Elimination – Storm Sewer Map, Ordinance,  Encourage Reporting of Illicit Discharges, Dry Outfall Screening Program.
4. Preventing Construction Site Stormwater Runoff – Plan Review and Site Inspection Program and Procedures
5. Post-Construction Stormwater Management in New Development and Redevelopment - Improved landscape and building designs, Plan Review and Site Inspection Program and Procedures
6. Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations – Industrial Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, Staff Training, Storm Sewer (and Grinder) Inspection, Operations and Maintenance Program, and Roadside Debris Removal Program.