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-1~70- <br /> <br />P.~V. CASE:~ <br /> <br />BackgroUnd': <br /> <br />Update on NPDES Phase II Implementation <br />By: Brian E. Olson, Principal City Engineer <br /> <br />In April of last year, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) started discussion <br />regarding.the National Pollution Discharge Ehmination System's (NPDES) Phase H. 'The <br />M~PCA was g~ven the responsibility of developing a procedure' for implementing this <br />second' phase of stormwater permitting by the United. States Environmental Protection <br />Agency (USEPA). <br /> <br />.By August of last year the procedure was next to complete but. still pending a legal <br />challenge in the court system. Since there was still some uncertainty in what was the <br />appropriate course of action to ensure compliance with the new rules, the League of <br />Minnesota Cities (LMC) asked for participation from affected cities and received an <br />enormous response. The city of Ramsey was one of 109 cities and 3 counties that <br />financially participated in the preparation of-'the Guide Plan to identify the steps <br />necessary to comply with this unfunded federal mandate. On November 7, 2002, the. <br />Guide Plan was completed and delivered to each of the-participating member cities. On- <br />December 9, 2002, the permit process was complete. By March 9, 2003, the city of <br />Ramsey must apply for a permit to ensure compliance-with the 'new. rules. <br /> <br />The primary g0al of this perrmt is to restore and maintain the integhty of waters of the <br />state through management and treatment of urban storm water runoff. The City of <br />Ramsey is the owner of a' Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) as defined'by <br />· the M~PCA. Each MS4 is responsible for preparing a Storm Water Pollution Prevention <br />Program (SWPPP) as part of their permit application. <br /> <br />Staff will be ~ving a presentation that we have attarhed to discuss the permit process and <br />its implications on Tuesday n/ght. <br /> <br />Committee Action: <br /> <br />Recommend to the City Council to authorize` Staff to prepare a Storm Water Pollution <br />Prevention Program and. return to the City Council on February' 28, 2003 for formal <br />adoption. <br /> <br />Reviewed by: <br />City Administrator <br />Public Works Director/Fire Chief <br />Principal Planner <br /> <br />PW: 1/21/03 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />i <br /> <br /> <br />