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<br /> <br /> <br /> PUBLIC HEARINGS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br /> <br />DATE: <br />May 28, 2013 <br /> <br /> <br />TO: <br /> Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br /> Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM <br /> John Anderson P.E. Assistant City Engineer <br /> <br />SUBJECT:NPDES Annual Storm Water Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Sources: <br />N/A N/A Surface Water Management <br /> <br />Background/ Discussion <br /> <br />As of March 10, 2003, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency required all cities within the <br />Seven County Metro Region to apply for a General Storm Water Permit (Small Municipal <br />Separate Storm Sewer Systems, or MS4, permit) as part of Federal National Pollutant Discharge <br />Elimination System (NPDES) requirements. In order to comply with new federal regulations, <br />municipalities are required to develop a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) that <br />focuses on ways the municipality will reduce the amount of sediment and pollution entering the <br />surrounding water bodies. The SWPPP includes six minimum control measures that need to be <br />addressed by the City. Each measure is aimed at reducing the amount of pollution entering water <br />bodies through various methods such as public outreach and education, regulatory ordinances, <br />and physical structures constructed as a part of the storm water sewer system. Each control <br />measure includes several Best Management Practices (BMPs) that will be used to accomplish the <br />measure and each will include measurable goals that can establish the effectiveness of the <br />SWPPP. <br /> <br />One of the permit requirements is that the City must hold an annual public meeting to allow <br />interested parties to provide comments to the City on its SWPPP. The City is also required to <br />submit an annual report to the MPCA documenting the accomplishments of the previous year. <br /> <br />The public information meeting will cover the minimum control measures; discuss the <br />accomplishments of 2012 and the goals for 2013. <br /> <br />Council Action Requested <br /> <br />Hold Public Hearing <br />City Council Meeting <br />P:\PR&PW\Numbered Projects\PW-12-0002 MPCA NPDES MS4 Permit\2012\5-28-13Memo_MS4AnnualMtg.doc <br />Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br />