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Updated Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP) <br />City of Ramsey, Minnesota <br />A Capital Improvement Program, or CIP, already exists and is updated on annually for a <br />projected 5 -year period. The CIP includes projects to implement the recommendations in <br />this SWMP. <br />E. Enforcement <br />This SWMP must identify the procedure to be followed to enforce violations of the <br />controls of the organization as well as those of the local unit of government. <br />The City uses a permitting process with a bond requirement for new developments. If the <br />developer fails to follow the conditions of the permit, the City can contact the bonding <br />company requesting immediate rectification. <br />The City has adopted the following ordinances: <br />1. Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance <br />2. Illicit Discharge Ordinance <br />3. Post Construction Storm Water Management Ordinance. <br />The City is will adopt the following ordinances as part of its NPDES Pha.,e II Stormwater <br />Permit: <br />1. An erosion and sediment control ordinance (already adopted). <br />2. An illicit discharge ordinance. <br />3. A p st c nctructi n st rm water management rdinance. <br />tach of these ordinances will bo (is)iisenforceable locally and will carry fines for failure <br />to adhere to them. In addition, the MPCA can impose significant fines for pollution <br />discharges associated with these ordinance controls as well as any unauthorized pollution <br />Iischargee <br />F. Administration Process <br />This SWMP must specify the administrative process and timelines for the submittal, <br />review, and approval of local plans and variances by the organization. <br />Requirement 1: <br />Solution 1: <br />All communities need to include information on the types of best <br />management practices to be used to improve storm water quality and <br />quantity and the maintenance schedule for the best management <br />practices (BMPs). <br />The City's SWPPP, available on the City website, includes the <br />mandatory list of BMPs together with an implementation timeline. All <br />of the BMPs in the SWPPP and designed to improve storm water <br />quality. The City's current development ordinances are designed to <br />regulate storm water quantity in accordance with the LRRWMO <br />requirements. Within a year after the acceptance of this plan, the City <br />will review its ordinances controlling development to include the <br />recommendations of this SWMP, chiefly the recommended runoff <br />volume controls. <br />Requirement 2: All communities need to include a Wetland Management Plan or a <br />process and timeline to prepare a plan. The Wetland Management <br />Plan should incorporate a function and value assessment for wetlands. <br />...................... <br />Section VIII <br />February 20, 2015March 6, 2015 Page 58 <br />Formatted: Numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, <br />3, ... + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 1.25' + <br />Indent at: 1.5' <br />Formatted: Highlight <br />Formatted: Highlight <br />Comm ented [ LL3] : I would like to discuss enforcement in a <br />mini Development review setting SOON. <br />Formatted: Highlight <br />