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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, May 23, 2011 7:00 o'clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 8 of 24 (7. PUBLIC HEARING - ANNUAL PUBLIC HEARING FOR NPDES PHASE II STORM WATER PERMIT, Continued) The goals of tonight's meeting are to educate interested citizens and to receive comments from the public on the storm water pollution prevention program and progress on Best Management Practices. NPDES stands for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. The basic requirements of the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program include having measurable goals for each BMP, implementation schedule and responsible person, the issuance of annual reports, ordinance development, and storm water system mapping. The six minimum control measures include: One, public education and outreach; two, public participation and involvement; three, illicit discharge detection and elimination; four, construction site storm water runoff control; five, post-construction storm water management; and six, pollution prevention and good housekeeping for municipal operations. The legal enforcement obligations under the USEPA and the MPCA include criminal action; civil action, which could involve a $10,000 fine per violation per day; a stipulation agreement regarding pond assessments, etc.; and third party lawsuits. There have been no violations that have come out of the permitting process to date. Possible local and global impacts to not meeting the goals include a decline in aquatic biodiversity, habitat loss, increased flooding, aesthetics, human health, and drinking water quality decline. 2010 MCM implementation include Water is Life Artwork held last November; Girl Scout Group cleanup, storm water information on website, grass and leaf disposal program, construction debris collection, storm water information in newsletter, street sweeping, culvert repair, sump catch basin sediment removal, outfall, pond, and sump catch basin inspections, and public works training. Implementation activities planned for 2011 include pond inventory, hardcover regulations, Stubbs Bay ravine stabilization, impaired waters review, outstanding resource value waters review, storm water management ordinance, and Old Crystal Bay roadside BMPs. Future items to consider are MPCA audits, funding, coal tar legislation, and MS4 General Permit Revision. The next step in the process is to record public comments, prepare a response to each comment, and submit the annual report by MPCA by June 30th. Franchot asked how the loads are calculated and whether there are provisions to test what is dredged out. Carlson stated the process that would need to be undertaken is to go out to that pond and conduct soil borings. Those soil borings would then be sent into a lab for testing to see what the level of pollutants is at for the material. Level one material consists of pond sediment that could be disposed of on any open space, level two would be sediment that could be disposed of at an industrialized based land fill, and level three is land fill only. Carlson noted there are only two landfills in close proximity that will take the level three material. Acting Mayor Printup opened the public hearing at 8:01 p.m. There were no public comments regarding this item. Item #02 - CC Agenda - 06/13/2011 Approval of Council Minutes 05/23/2011 [Page 8 of 24]