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URS Agenda Item 5.A . Thresher Square 700 Third Street South Minneapolis, MN 55415 Phone: (612) 370-0700 Fax: (612) 370-1378 To: Michelle Wolfe City Administrator Copy: Aaron Parrish! Arden Hills Tom Moore/Arden Hills Greg BrownlURS File: 37951-005-6101 From: Nick Landwer, PE (j~ <~.~ Date: March 3, 2004 Subject: MPCA MS4 Permit Public Hearing MPCA MS4 Permit . As of March 10, 2003 the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency required all cities within the Seven County Metro Region to apply for a General Storm Water Permit (Small Municipal Separate Stonn Sewer Systems (MS4) permit) as part of Federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements. In order to comply with new federal regulations, municipalities were required to develop a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) which focuses on ways the municipality will reduce the amount of sediment and pollution entering the surrounding water bodies. The SWPPP requires six minimum control measures that need to be addressed by the City. Each measure is aimed at reducing the amount of pollution entering water bodies through various methods such as public outreach and education, regulatory ordinances, and physical structures constructed in the storm water sewer system. Each control measure includes several Best Management Practices (BMPs) that will be used to accomplish the measure and each will include measurable goals that can establish the effectiveness ofthe SWPPP. See attached summary of goals related to the SWPPP. Following are the six minimum control measures: I. Public Education and Outreach Measures 2. Public Participation and Involvement Measures 3. lllicit Discharge, Detection, and Elimination Measures 4. Construction Site Storm Water Runoff Control Measures 5. Post-Construction Storm Water Management Measures 6. Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping Measures .