HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-05-30 12-178 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION
Item No. 12-178
Date: May 30, 2012
Item/Subject: Order, Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for Through the 319
Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Funding from Maine Department of
Environmental Protection
Responsible Department: Finance
Commentary: Each year the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP) solicits proposals
for implementation of nonpoint source pollution control projects. Under this funding proposal the city will
seek funding for the following two projects: $50,000 to assess and implement stabilization of the stream
bank along Birch Stream; and $40,000, in cooperation with the Town of Hampden, to survey Sucker
Brook to identify sources of pollution. Both projects being proposed will lead to improved water quality in
these impaired streams.
The Birch Stream proposal would fund a critically needed assessment of the stream channel, stream
banks, flow and erosion patterns, and other physical characteristics of the stream; and implement a
highly recommended project to stabilize and/or reverse the damage caused by stream bank erosion
caused by peak stormwater flow. The grant would also include funds to implement one or two other
recommendations from the report. The total project cost is $83,500. The City is requesting $50,000
through this program with the remaining $33,350 match to be met through staff time and stakeholder
involvement.
The Sucker Brook project is proposed as a cooperative partnership between the City of Bangor and the
Town of Hampden. The total project cost is $67,000 with the funding request of $40,000 and the
remaining $27,000 match to be met through in-kind staff time and stakeholder participation.
Department Head
Manager's Comments:
This was reviewed and recommended for approval by the Finance Committee on May 21, 2012.
Associated Information:
Budget Approval:
Legal Approval:
Introduced for
_2L Passage - Consent
_ First Reading
_ Referral to
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City Manager
Finance Director
City Solicitor
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Assigned to Councilor Gratwick
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12-178
May 30, 2012
(TITLE.) Order, Authorizing the City Manager To Apply for 319 Nonpoint Source
Pollution Control Funding from Maine Department of
Environmental Protection
By the City Council of the City of Bangor:
ORDERED,
THAT the City Manager is hereby authorized to apply for 319 Nonpoint Source
Pollution Control Fund from Maine DEP to assist in the implementation of
approved watershed management plans to improve water quality. The projects
being proposed will lead to improved water quality in Birch Stream and the Sucker
Brook which are the two impaired streams within the City boundaries that require
action at this time.
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