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Home My WebLink About1998-03-23 98-155 RESOLVECOUNCEL ACTION Data 03-23-98 Item No.: 98-155 IteMSubjec: SUPPORTMGTREC80PARTNERSRIPAMENDMENTTOPROPOSEDEPA STORMWATER II RULES Responsible Department: Engineering Commentary: In 1990, EPA established regulations for the random of starmawer runoff pollution ftmn large municipalities (over 100,000) and large developments, known as Shoemaker 1. EPA is also required in develop similar regulations to address stormwher impacts from smaller communities and sites (Stonawmer It). For approximately two years, EPA has been working with a stakeholder group to discuss issues that should be considered in Stormwater B requirements. The Assistant City Engineer has been actively involved in Oris process. On January 9, 1998, EPA published the Draft Starmwater 11 Rules, with a 90 day comment period. Although duce rules focus on preventative measures rather than capital improvements, there woWd still be a cost to the City. 8angorhas proposed an ametdment which would exempt small cities from Stormwater 11 until CSO control programs are completed. This has been endorsed and adopted by The CSO Pamrership. The attached Resolve would formally support the amendment and will be submitted to EPA. Many other common ies tlwughout the country will also be supporting the proposed amendment Additional information regar the proW$�� ame dWemCia attached. w.a/ f�- - pU ponmem Head Manager's Comments: �(1 ^ ^n' T&ja WL✓� cyMwager Associated lnforrumim:R.4�C50 Rapt&44 Ltku Budget Approval: Fimrce Dvarw Legal Approval: Q * ,,yqa /� clysdaaw Introduced For: ❑ Passage ❑ F'mst Reading E] Referral Page of 98-155 Assigned to Councilor Farohnm March 23, 1998 CITY OF BANGOR —r SUPPORTING THE CSO PARTNERSHIP AMENOMBNT TO (TIiLEJ l'LLAUCa.....pROPOSF.DERASTORMWATERHRULES__._.__..._. __.__.._._......_.._._... BE Use LYIy Cottrell oflAe City of Beagner. RSSOLYED, WHEREAS The Chy of Bangor supports a continued edition m hnprove ander quality in the I'mosscIX River and Ne Rendw4eag Smnm in the vicinity of fammr, Maine, end WHEREAS The Ciry of Remove has slrent over forty five mil lims dollars over the East en yeah on its Wmmxater Treatment Plant Upgrade and on is CambinW Sewer Overflow Control Pmgmma Wmeuaa«pnlmam�emreems. ant WHEREAS Bangars meant Combined Sewer Overflow ConWl Program will continue until me year 2009 at an additional projected cost of rarely eight million dollen, and WHEREAS The City of Bangor sewer user nW have increased by four hundred portion over Ne past can yearn and are expecmd to continue to incomes m pay the cos; of Me remainder of me Combined Sewer Overflow Can"] magam, and WHEREAS Tire City of Bangor cormnually arrives to achieve a reasonable balance of the implemmGtion of environmental improvements programs with Me ability of its ciriaens to pry the cost; and WHEREAS The United Sort Environmmml furniture Agency is currently preparing new _ requiremmU for smell communities to control pollution aming ham wane waser runoff, refined to as Strom Warn Phew II Ruks (Federal Register, Vol. 63, No. 6), and WHEREAS The Storm Water Phase 11 requirements will creak additional Essential burden an site chizene of Bangor, And WHEREAS no Ciry of Bangor is a number of The CSO Partnership, a group established 0 pmreathe intern; of mailer municipalities, and WHEREAS The CSO partnership has pfoymd an amendment 0 Me Stam Witter Phone 11 Rules which would moral smash CSO communities from the regular until they have Silly implemented their long turn CSO counsel programs, NOW, THEREFORR, BE IT RESOLVER BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR MAINE that the City of Real enders and supports The CSO Parmership propose] of an exemption drum Arm water requiremmn preWsed by the Env ma protection Agency for small municipalities currently implementing Meir long won CSO control program. 98-155 IN CITY COUNCIL R E S 0 L V E March 23, 1998 Passed Sunnortlue the CED Partnership Amendment CI E to Proposed BPA Stor maater II Rules II^/^/ //^^//,, � N,�L- F.� help://wwev.rsop.Com TRP CSO PARTNERSHIr P. 0.Box 26505 Wwxam,VI23261 ® (804804) ]ea3293 Fa(804)64"661 OEFICEMAnoaxECfaaS Febroery 24,1998 Pisups. ua.me, sna o. s t'e""'N1 ATTN: Stone Water Proposetl Rule CommeN Clark —W -9T-12 a..a. Rmm vk, u i me Em Mind, MA W, GppxIN MaII COtle 4101 ma.E A. ougfinw",, 11.S.ErwirromreMal Prdeclim Agency md�-091aw 401 M Street. SW Ovk. Washington, OC 204130 M"my ME a....w.ta MM1 mA RE'. Federal Register, Volume W. No. 6, Tj,bo. milmnk, wamw.d vn Friday January 9. 1998 loupe emmrenckwvcuv, nl Proposed! Rules for Strom Water um R.a, mum mmmma. Emmis a. amrc a4mNgMm m Gentlemen: IoM 1. wryxn RAW ME fmEh.w. wax xww avMO page l5D,sedimai.dN mfewe dmumentdisclxaes N.*ad Mim,cinnusm Combined Saxer Systems uMIJ, s®t W,Lmaq, v ' Mbrsd sewer systems are nM subject to existing reputations lm Mwl F.GNIM.lrva an storm wars; rnr will may be sabre M M Mdayls prWosad regulabons MMIYeSEC AXr EPA o1onrises CoMtk d rower systems eM CSOs in da Nabmal MI Mina Comb Sewer Overllow(CSO)(iorxml Pricy than was al an APrg 19, 1994 (89 FR 18888), The CSO Card" PO&Y Contains -raxmul.navlsoarebuxal. pmvishns for dwalpPng appropriate, slte-spe wNPOES permit Mm Imm"Ilxxa requiremerAs iurcomdnetlsawersyarems.' Guder,u wm "Sonne muniupasulds are served by both salmi storm sewer slur a vnvnvop..m, systemsaMcom6irredsewersyAems Msuchemunidpelrtyis E..1,.ommmrmmNg mdau.mh w. mN NesepW slonm sewer x spmmwghOm munipoarae, system wrthin Mar munMPeliN wouMbe includedNfhe NPDES XHIMI WKWIMSt storm warerPragrarn aM wbjecl to lotlaY'e pfopaaetlrub.' ,nn,mmkms mmaEe uucmm. ApprodGeNgn r;tdo nd to Mai ted! an284smaIIC5086 smut mmmuni es amt bE angrodedunclerlY8 CSOcamm11propretO be vtuaOns¢ poompaletl titoMn PINeMaOy tlesi9naletl antler the Stam Water PM1ese 11 proposed omd a End ruts Most if rot allINNese mmmunlaee will M1ave paNally xFa,., aaoax eases ao.m.. us comdned, padielry separetetl sewarsystems.0%m, saner sepCre IsarequirementINN¢Imgtermmmr01plan required by CSO CCNrd Policy orarequirementma ransant ONaz Nal addresses; CSO abalemellr AOmrdkgtotee serum OR the ad preamble to Ne proposstl rule quoted above,O small CSO ZO and woWtl be ¢object W Doth Ore CSO COmrol policy rules antl the Stalrnvater PM1asa II roles. One help://wwev.rsop.Com 98-155 The CSO Padne shl does trot concur with this proposed! mle that subjents a small CSO community as define0 in the CSO Policy to hal separate poulmms. The CSO padrreehlp therefore proposes an exemption from Monnwater requirements for small municipalities currently Impleneding their lorg term coal plans, 89 follows: Etiocifive Date for Small CSO Communities Small CSO communities as ditnedi EPA's 1984 Combined 3 Overlicav Policy r59 FR 188001 shall be exermit from Today's rale until Unav have fully Implemented chair lonaterin CSO control Plans. The rationale for this proposal is as f011ovs: • Nalomakle costs to campy with the CSO Control Poncy are centratetl at $50 billion axm ing to the 188] Clean Wale AG Ncetls Survey prepared by EPA. CSO communities retlormltle (approximately 1100) are faring staggering was (average a $45.5 milthm)TO oxnply With the CSO Control P011cy. • There is an inequity of adding an additioellxM-weather program burden on sme8 CSO Communities, considering the enormous coats asi o lamol with CSO cantim. EPA has already eslabliffiutl a ptecedelt In the CSO Pdlry that small communities (da<ned as judstlktions v41h Populmom under ]5,000) should to given addifiolul flexibility to address wet weMher connote. eecausestOmrvre co"F0115also awet- weather program, it IOgicaly follaus that a similar proAson should he provided in the Storm Want Phase II rules. • The CSO Policy Nitre Mintmum Cordnds contain similaMies to the Storm Wader Phase It Six Minimum Controls. Thee similarities should be sufli to Satisfy am Storm Water Phase II Progmm wile the Smell CSO Communtty is Implementing Its CSO COMM Program. Respe my SUGnitletl, T SO PaVelship J �n L\Mu"'� 90ad of Oirectae 1