02-28-05 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

. . . URS Agenda Item 5.A TIuesher Square 700 Third Street South Minneapolis, MN 55415 Phone: (612) 370-0700 Fax: (612) 370- 1378 To: Michelle Wolfe City Administrator Copy: Tom Moore/Arden Hills Greg BrownlURS File: 37951-005-6101 , From: Nick Landwer, PE ,vi&<. Date: February 22, 2005 Subject: MPCA MS4 Permit Public Hearing 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 Storm 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) that 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 of the SWPPP. Every year the City is required to hold a public hearing on the SWPPP. In addition the City is required to submit an annual report the MPCA documenting the goals and accomplishments of the previous year. A Power Point presentation will be given as part of the hearing to cover the minimum control measures and discuss the accomplishments of 2004 and the goals for 2005.