05-29-07 Item 6B, NPDES Storm Water Meeting

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~ EN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: May 23, 2007 AGENDA ITEM 6.B TO: Mayor and City Council Kristine Giga, Civil Enginee~-^ Greg Hoag, Public Works Director~ FROM: SUBJECT: NPDES Annual Storm Water Meeting 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, or 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 as a part of 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. Every year the City is required to hold a public meeting on the SWPPP. The City is also required to submit an annual report to the MPCA documenting the accomplishments of the preVIOUS year. A Power Point presentation will be given as part ofthe public information meeting to cover the minimum control measures and discuss the accomplishments of2006 and the goals for 2007. \\RVNAS 1 \AHdata$\PR&PW\Engineering\2007\Council_ Actions\5-29-07 _Memo _ SWPPP.doc