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lour 1111.1siion: To work together to reiposibty grow our community, and to provide quality, coat -effective, and efficient government ierrlcas. CC Regular Session Meeting Date: 10/27/2015 Submitted For: Len Linton, Engineering/Public Works By: Len Linton, Engineering/Public Works Information Title: Adopt the Surface Water Management Plan Update Purpose/Background: The purpose for this case is to adopt the updated Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP). 7. 4. State Statute requires cities to prepare a SWMP. The City of Ramsey has prepared several plans since the law went into effect. The attached document represents the latest update to the SWMP for the City. The current plan was prepared in 2008 and was scheduled for updating in 2015. The SWMP was reviewed by the EPB at their March meeting. They were in general agreement with the content of the SWMP. The SWMP was also reviewed by the Public Works Committee at their March meeting. They were in general agreement with the content of the SWMP and passed a motion to recommend City Council approval. The SWMP was the subject of a Public Hearing before the Planning Commission at the April meeting with particular emphasis on the recommended changes to City Code related to land use. A Public Hearing is required when considering changes to City Code and any potential ordinance amendments resulting from the SWMP will also be subject to the public hearing process. The preliminary SWMP was considered by the City Council at the April 28, 2015 meeting. Authorization was given to send the SWMP to the LRRWMO and Metropolitan Council for concurrent reviews. The LRRWMO had sixty (60) days to review and approve the plan, while the Metropolitan Council had forty-five (45) days for review. Comments were received from the agencies and incorporated into the plan. The Lower Rum River Watershed Management Organization (LRRWMO) approved Ramsey's SWMP at their September 17, 2015 meeting. The MS4 permit requires that the City have controls in place for regulating the discharge of stormwater. These controls include the SWMP, City Code, and Best Management Practices (BMPs) to guide development. The BMPs are collected in a document called a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP). The SWPPP is also being updated. The changes contained in the MS4 Permit, Construction Stormwater Permit and LRRWMO covered the following areas: 1. Lowering the size of a project requiring a permit from 5 acres to 1 acre. 2. Requiring infiltration on site of the first 1" of runoff from all new impervious surfaces.