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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-02-11 13-071 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION Item No. 13-071 Date: February 11, 2013 Item/Subject: Order, Ratifying the Application for a $30,000 Grant from the US EPA Pollution Prevention Office Responsible Department: Finance Commentary: This order will ratify a $30,000 grant application to the United States Environmental Protection (EPA) Pollution prevention (P2) Program. The Pollution Prevention funding focuses on projects targeted at reducing or eliminating stormwater pollutants at the source (or at the beginning of the pipe). If approved, the proposed project will include the installation of sixty (60) FABCO Catch Basin Insert Filters. Ten (10) filters will be installed in the closest and most downgradient outfall locations at each one of our six (6) impaired streams. Each FABCO Catch Basin Insert Filter captures 300 pounds of grit, sediment, gravel fines, sand, cigarette butts, leaves and other roadside detritus. The amounts captured from each of these sixty (60) Structural Best Management Practices (BMPs) will be reported as part of our Annual MS4 permit to the Maine DEP and the US EPA. Information collected will be used to notify state and federal regulators as to the amount of pollutants that were captured and thus prevented from entering our urban impaired streams. The total amount of funding being requested is $30,000 and requires a 5% match, which will be provided through in-kind staff time. This was reviewed and recommended for approval by the Finance Committee on February 4, 2013 Department Head Manager's Comments: Associated Information: Budget Approval: Legal Approval: Introduced for X Passage -Consent First Reading Referral Page 2 of 2 C.. I City Manager Finance Director Solicitor 13-071 FEBRUARY 11, 2013 Assigned to Councilor Blanchette CITY OF BANGOR ;r, Ratifying the Application for a $30,000 Grant from the US EPA Pollution Prevention Office qcd of the City of Bangor. T Catherine M. ConloWs, City Manager, application for a $30,000 Grant from ition Prevention Office to improve our six (6) urban impaired streams by 50) catch basin insert filters is hereby ratified. IN CITY COUNCIL February,.ll, 2013 Passed n 41- - 16? u ± - 0 1 � - . , CITY WERK