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REQUKST FOR COUNCII. ACTION DATE: February 14,2005 ITEM NO.: 2 Department Approval: Name Gregory A. Oappa 'ritlc Director of Public Services Administratu^ Reviewed:r Agenda Section: Public Services Director’s Report Item Description: NFDFS Storm Water Pennit Annual Meeting CQl Mf-eTi,jQ 1 4 2005 Introduction CITY OF Oli’Oivo In 2003 the City applied fur a National Pollution Discharge lilimination System (NPDBS) Sturm Water permit, and one of the requirements of this permit is that the City must hold an annual meeting to obtain public comments on this permit and the activities associated with this permit. Background information on the NPDHS storm water program and development of the permit application is provided below. This is a five year pennit with 2004 being the second year of the permit cycle. Federal legislation in the Clean Water Act requires that all states implement a program to require a. (NPDES) permit for storm water discharges. 'ITic original NPDliS program, which started in the 1960's in respon.se to water pollution problems, required Nl’DF.S permits for all point .source discharges such as industrial sites and waste water treatment plants. A Her the point source water pollution problems were corrected, the F'nvironmcntal Protection Agency (BPA) began to regulate non-point sources of water pollution caused hy storm water runoff as storm water nmolf is a significant .source of water pollunon. The responsibility for administration ofthisNPDFS program was transferred to the states for permitting and administration. Phase I of the storm water program required permits for large cities. In Minnesota, the only two cities with Phase 1 permits arc Minneapolis and St. Paul. Ihe Phase II regulations expanded the permitting requirements to smaller cities. The medium si/e cities in greater Minnesota and all of the suburban cities in the metropolitan area arc now required to have a NPDliS Phase II Storm Water Permit. This permit requires that the City develop a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) which includes a set of Best Management Practices (BMPs) describing the City’s program for storm water runoff control. Sturm Water Pullution Prevention Plan The Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) consists of a .set of Best Management Practices (BMPs) that address activities that the City will undertake to control and help reduce stormwater pollution. 'ITicse BMPs must address the six following Minimum Control Measures Page 1 of4