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In the draft regulations EPA had provided estimates of 'the probable cost <br />implications of the NPDES Phase II Permit. These estimates were based on <br />summary information from the permit applications from 21 Phase I Cities. <br />Very high and very Iow figures were thrown out by EPA in developing these <br />estimates. Figure 1 shows the summary table developed by .EPA. <br />The range depicted in Figure 1 is from $1.39 to $7.83 per person per year <br />for the first permit five-year period, and $1.28 to $5.63 for other permit <br />cycles. For a city of 50,000 that 'is a very wide range of $69,500 to <br />$391,500 annually for the first permit cycle. This is clearly not helpful in <br /> <br />attempting to estimate a specific community's costs. <br />There is question about the vagueness in the regulatory language, and the <br />high degree of potential flexibility inherent in briefly described program <br />elements. For example, for the first of the minimum controls, the regulatory <br />language states: <br /> 1. Public education and outreach on storm water impacts.. You must implement a <br /> public education program to distribute educational materials to the community or <br /> conduct equivalent outreach activities about the impacts of storm water discharges <br /> on water bodies and the steps that can be taken to reduce storm water pollution. <br /> <br />3'1 <br /> <br /> <br />