HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Stormwater Management Plan RESOLUTION NO. 03-079
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
AND AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF PHASE II
DNR PERMIT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, for the past year, staff and an advisory committee have been working with a
consultant,CDM of Kansas City,to review the requirements for submittal of a permit application to meet
the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)Phase II stormwater regulations; and,
WHEREAS, on March 10, 2003, cities that have populations less than 100,000 and densities of
1,000 persons per acre are required to submit a permit application outlining a program to meet the EPA
regulations; and,
WHEREAS,the regulations establish that permittees must address the following minimum control
measures:public education and outreach,public involvement and participation,illicit discharge detection
and elimination, construction site stormwater run-off control,post construction stormwater run-off,and
pollution prevention/good housekeeping for municipal operations; and,
WHEREAS, each of the control measures must be addressed by work items entitled, Best
Management Practices(BMP); and,
WHEREAS,the work over the past year identified what program elements could be developed
to address the BMP requirements; and,
WHEREAS,the output of this work is the Stormwater Management Plan; and,
WHEREAS,staff feels that including in the permit application only those work and cost elements
needed to meet the regulations is critical to manage the overall expenditures.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,that
the Stormwater Management Plan as prepared is hereby accepted,and the Mayor is hereby authorized to
sign the Department of Natural Resources Phase II Stormwater permit application.
ADOPTED THIS 4t' day of March, 2003.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ted Tedesco, Mayor
Introduced by: Cross
Seconded by: Goodhue
Voting aye: Cross, Goodhue,Mahayni,Vegge,Wirth
Voting nay: None Absent: Hoffman
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 4"of March,2003.