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Request for Council Action
Prepared By: Greg Hoag, Public Works Director
Council Meeting Date: May 26, 2009
Annual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Public Meeting
Budgeted Amount:
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Actual Amount:
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Recommendation:
1. Hold the annual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Storm
Water meeting as required for the General Storm Water Permit,
SUDDortin2" Documents:
1. Memorandum dated May 26,2009 from Greg Hoag, Public Works Director
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EN HILLS
MEMORANDUM
DATE:
May 26, 2009
TO:
Honorable Mayor and City Council
Ron Moorse, City Administrator
FROM:
Greg Hoag, Public Works Director
SUBJECT:
NPDES Annual Storm Water Meeting
Backl!round
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 includes 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 of the
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 fhe
prevIOus year.
The public information meefing will cover the minimum control measures, and discuss the
accomplishments of2008 and the goals for 2009.
Council Action Requested
No Action Required
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