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:. <br /> COUNCIL MEETING <br /> JAN 2 3 2006 <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY OF ORONO <br /> DATE: January 23, 2006 <br /> ITEM NO.: 5 <br /> Department Approval: Administrator Reviewed: Agenda Section: <br /> Name Greg Gappa , �� Public Services Director's Report <br /> Title Director of Public Services " �� <br /> Item Description: NPDES Phase II Storm Wat�r Permit Annual Meeting <br /> Introduction <br /> In 2003,the City received its first National Pollution Discharge Elimination System(NPDES)Storm <br /> Water permit,and one of the requirements of this permit is that the City must hold an annual meeting <br /> to obtain public comments on this permit and the activities associated with this permit. Background <br /> information on the NPDES storm water program and development of the permit application is <br /> provided below. <br /> Federal legislation in the Clean Water Act requires that all states implement a program to require a. <br /> (NPDES) permit for storm water discharges. The original NPDES program, which started in the <br /> 1960's in response to water pollution problems, required NPDES permits for all point source <br /> discharges such as industrial sites and waste water treatment plants. After the point source water <br /> pollution problems were corrected, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began to regulate <br /> non-point sources of water pollution caused by storm water runoff as storm water runoff is a <br /> significant source of water pollution. The responsibility for administration of this NPDES program <br /> was transferred to the states for permitting and administration. <br /> Phase I of the storm water program required permits for large cities.In Minnesota,the only two cities <br /> with Phase I permits are Minneapolis and St.Paul.The Phase II regulations expanded the permitting <br /> requirements to sinaller cities. The medium size cities in greater Minnesota and all of the suburban <br /> cities in the metropolitan area are now required to have a NPDES Phase II Storm Water Permit.This <br /> permit requires that the City develop a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) which <br /> includes a set of Best Management Practices(BMPs)describing the City's program for storm water <br /> runoff control. <br /> Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan <br /> The Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) consists of a set of Best Management <br /> Practices (BMPs) that address activities that the City will undertake to control and help reduce <br /> stormwater pollution. These BMPs must address the six following Minimum Control Measures <br /> Page 1 of 4 <br />