Agenda - Council Work Session - 02/23/2021

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Each member city is a regulated MS4 under the Clean Water Act and is required to be in compliance with the MS4 General Permit, issued by the State of Minnesota. The MS4 General Permit requires each regulated MS4 to develop a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP) that addresses how the MS4 will reduce the amount of sediment and other pollutants entering waters from stormwater systems. Information regarding municipal stormwater responsibilities and the MS4 program is available from the MPCA at: tt s://r ., . i . ;1-st. r- s Member cities maintain local ordinances regulating stormwater management within their jurisdiction consistent with the LRRWMO Plan and performance Standards (see Appendix E and Appendix F). Future updates to City ordinances and official controls must be consistent with, or adopt by reference, this Plan and LRRWMO performance standards. If necessary due to future amendments to this Plan, Cities shall amend their official controls to be consistent with this Plan within 2 years of adoption of future amendments. The member cities are required to complete a local water management plan (LWMP) that conforms to Minnesota Statutes 1036.235, Minnesota Rules 8410.0160, and is consistent with the LRRWMO Plan (this document). Minnesota Rules 8410.0160 and Minnesota Statutes 1036.235 Subd. 2 include specific requirements for LWMP content, review, approval, and adoption. LWMPs must be adopted no more than two years prior to the adoption of a local comprehensive plan and extensions of local comprehensive plans due dates do not alter the LWMP schedule. The current status of City LWMPs is presented in Table 5-2. The policies, goals, and performance standards established in each city's LWMP must be consistent with the LRRWMO plan. The section of the LWMP covering assessment of problems must include those problems identified in the LRRWMO Plan that affect the city. The corrective action proposed must consider the individual and collaborative roles of the city and the LRRWMO and must be consistent with the LRRWMO Plan. In general, the LRRWMO expects the Cities to take the lead in addressing problem areas that are primarily local in nature (e.g., local nuisance flooding). LWMPs should identify problems and corrective actions that affect LRRWMO concerns stated in this Plan or require LRRWMO collaboration to address. Cities are responsible for maintaining stormwater infrastructure; the LRRWMO requires that LWMPs assess the need for periodic maintenance of public works, facilities, and natural conveyance systems. 5-1 1