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-198- In the draft regulations EPA had provided estimates of the probable cost. mplications of the NPDES Phase II Permit. These estimates were based on summary information from the permit applications from 21 Phase I cities. Very high and very Iow figures were thrown out by EPA in developing these- estimates. Figure I shows the summary table developed by EPA.' The range depicted in Figure 1 is from $1.39 to $7.83 per person per year for the first permit five-year period, and $1.28 to $5.63 for other permit cycles. For a city of 50,000 that is a very wide range Of ¢69,500 to 8391,500 annually for the first permit cycle. This is clearly not helpful in attempting to estimate a specific community's costs. There is question about the. vagueness in the regulatory language, and the high degree of potential flexibility inherent in briefly described program elements.. For example, for the first., of the minimum controls, the regulatory ' language states: 1. Public education and outreach on storm water ~mpacts,, You must implement a public education program to distribute educational materials to the community or conduct equivalent outreach activities about the impacts of storm water discharges on water bodies and the steps that can be taken to reduce storm water pollution. 3t I I .i I I I I I I I