Stormwater

Stormwater

1. COASTAL LOCAL - LINCOLN CITY - RAIN GARDENS
2. COASTAL OTHER - DUNES CITY
3. NATIONAL - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)

LOCAL - LINCOLN CITY
Lincoln City Stormwater Master Plan Community Meeting
Monday, January 25, 2010 (3:30-5:30PM) at City Hall - Council Chambers, 801 SW Hwy 101, 3rd floor
Lincoln City Public Works Department is hosting a community meeting to discuss updates to the City's Stormwater Master Plan.
Meeting Topics Include:
• Updated stormwater facility maps include streams and natural drainage ways
• Identified problem drainage areas
• Identified areas with water quality concerns and opportunities to improve
• Proposed development standards include low impact development standards
• Proposed 'Best Management Practices'
• Modeling Results
• Capital Improvement Program Overview
Download pdf announcement

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RAIN GARDENS

Infiltration technique to capture runoff and reduce nonpoint source pollution

Oregon Rain Garden Guide, OSU Sea Grant - Soil and Water Conservation District - 2010 - download pdf

Rain gardens are a way for homeowners as well as businesses to participate in the reduction of polluted runoff, simply by planting a specialized garden. Rain Gardens are an infiltration technique - water is captured in a garden that features native plantings, and the water has a chance to slowly filter into the ground rather than run off into the storm sewer. It is a popular way to reduce nonpoint source pollution and has been popular along the East Coast for a number of years.

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COASTAL - DUNES CITY
http://dunescity.com/ord_docs/Stormwater-090222.htm
The Stormwater Manual supporting the proposed ordinance below
Dunes City Draft Chapter 99 Stormwater Pollution Reduction a/o 2/22/09
Dunes City Chapter 99 Revised Stormwater Management Ordinance (Draft)
(Before the City Council, March 12, 2009)
DUNES CITY, OREGON
- John Stead, Dunes City Council - The Protection of Woahink Lake Water Quality. See ordinances at www.dunescity.com.
1. Erosion control
2. Septic system maintenance - revision draft
3. Phosphorus control
4. Stormwater - in progress
Just sending this e-mail for your info about an ordinance in another coastal town near a lake -
- that has seen increased development
- residents wanting to protect lake water quality
- presented at the Oregon Lakes Association annual meeting in Lincoln City this year
- Volunteers make up their city government
- Woahink Lake is used as a water source for some residents of Dunes City
Water Systems. Some Dunes City residents are served by small community water systems, and more than 200 homes pump water directly from the lakes for domestic use. The remainder utilize either wells or springs. There have been some complaints about the water, mostly about the iron content and the quantity available from the springs and wells in dry years. The voters of dunes City have rejected the creation of a municipal water system three times. Although Dunes City does not have a public water system, the potential to establish one at some time in the future still exists. The City has rights to water from Woahink Lake and has applied to retain and increase those rights.
The Lane County Coastal Domestic Water Supply Study projected future needs and potential supplies on a regional basis. The study found that Woahink Lake can supply enough water to serve the area south of the Siuslaw River. Siltcoos Lake or groundwater in the sand area could supply enough water for the region.
Individual filtration systems are available to reduce iron content, and chlorinators may be used to guard against possible coliform contamination.

Draft Dunes City StormwaterManual - download pdf

Draft Dunes City proposed ordinance - download rtf
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NATIONAL - EPA
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/B87EDD0174823AB9852576A200584478
EPA to Hold Public Listening Sessions on Potential Stormwater Rule
Release date: 01/05/2010
Contact Information: Enesta Jones (MEDIA ONLY), Jones.enesta@epa.gov, 202-564-7873, 202-564-4355, Jonathan Angier (PUBLIC INQUIRIES), angier.Jonathan@epa.gov, 202-564-0729
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold five listening sessions to provide information to the public about a potential rule to strengthen stormwater regulations and to establish a comprehensive program to reduce stormwater from new development and redevelopment. These potential regulations would help to reduce stormwater discharges that can harm water quality into nearby waterways.
EPA seeks input on the following preliminary regulatory considerations: expand the area subject to federal stormwater regulations; establish specific requirements to control stormwater discharges from new development and redevelopment; develop a single set of consistent stormwater requirements for all municipal separate storm sewer systems; require those sewer systems to address stormwater discharges in areas of existing development through retrofitting the sewer system or drainage area with improved stormwater control measures; and explore specific stormwater provisions to protect sensitive areas.
The sessions will be held:
January 19, 2010, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at EPA Region 5 Office, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago
January 20, 2010, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at EPA Region 9 Office, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, Calif.
January 25, 2010, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at EPA Region 8 Office, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colo.
January 26, 2010, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at EPA Region 6 Office, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200 Dallas, Texas
January 28, 2010, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at EPA HQ Office, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.
The public can register by going to the Web site below.
EPA will accept written comments on the preliminary rulemaking considerations until February 26, 2010.
More information on listening sessions, the potential rule and instructions for submitting written comments: http://www.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/rulemaking
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http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/stormwater/rulemaking.cfm

Proposed National Rulemaking to Strengthen the Stormwater Program
EPA is announcing plans to initiate national rulemaking to establish a program to reduce stormwater discharges from new development and redevelopment and make other regulatory improvements to strengthen its stormwater program. This website provides information on two activities related to this proposed rulemaking:
* Stakeholder Input on Proposed Rulemaking
* Information Collection Request (ICR) for Proposed Rulemaking
Stakeholder Input on Proposed Rulemaking
EPA has issued a Federal Register Notice (PDF) (6 pp, 76K) seeking stakeholder input to help EPA shape a program to reduce stormwater impacts. Input will be provided through both written comments and during a series of public listening sessions. As described in the FR Notice, EPA seeks input on the following preliminary regulatory considerations:
* Expand the area subject to federal stormwater regulations
* Establish specific requirements to control stormwater discharges from new development and redevelopment
* Develop a single set of consistent stormwater requirements for all MS4s
* Require MS4s to address stormwater discharges in areas of existing development through retrofitting the sewer system or drainage area with improved stormwater control measures
* Explore specific stormwater provisions to protect sensitive areas
Written comments must be submitted on or before February 26, 2010 to the address specified in the Federal Register notice.
The public listening sessions will afford an opportunity for the public to provide input on regulatory actions that EPA is considering. Brief oral comments (three minutes or less) will be accepted at the sessions, and written statements will be accepted. The dates and locations of the listening sessions are as follows:
* CLOSED - January 19, 2010, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at EPA Region 5 Office, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604
* January 20, 2010, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at EPA Region 9 Office, 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105
* CLOSED - January 25, 2010, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at EPA Region 8 Office, 1595 Wynkoop Street Denver, CO 80202-1129
* January 26, 2010, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at EPA Region 6 Office, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200 Dallas, Texas 75202
* CLOSED - January 28, 2010, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at EPA HQ Office, Ariel Rios Building 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20004
In order to provide adequate seating for those wishing to attend EPA’s public listening sessions, interested individuals must register to attend by January 15, 2010. To register, click on the link above or visit www.epa.gov/npdes/training.
For individuals who cannot attend a specific listening session, EPA will make a conference call line available. The conference line will be "listen only," and sound quality cannot be guaranteed. EPA encourages anyone who cannot attend one of the five listening sessions to sign up for the "virtual" listening session webcast below. However, if you would like to listen to a specific session via conference call, please contact Amber Marriott (amber.marriott@tetratech.com) for the conference call information.
New! Listening Session Webcast: EPA will hold a "virtual" listening session as a webcast on February 3, 2010 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm Eastern time. After a presentation from EPA, this webcast will allow members of the public to call in and give brief (3 minute) statements. Audience members will be able to listen to the webcast and all public statements using their computer speakers. Click here to register for the Listening Session Webcast.
Supporting Information and Related Documents
* Stakeholder Input Federal Register Notice (PDF) (6 pp, 76K)
* Listening Sessions and Stakeholder Input Fact Sheet (PDF) (2 pp, 45K)
* National Research Council Report on Urban Stormwater (PDF) (529 pp, 10.5MB)
You can view or download the complete text of the Federal Register notice on the Internet at www.regulations.gov Exit EPA Site, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0817.
Information Collection Request (ICR) for Proposed Rulemaking
EPA is proposing to disseminate a survey to owners, operators, developers, and contractors of developed sites, owners and operators of municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s), and states and U.S. territories, which is designed to inform a rulemaking to strengthen stormwater regulations and to establish a comprehensive program to reduce stormwater from newly developed and redeveloped sites. Stormwater discharges from developed sites can harm water quality through increases in stormwater volume and pollutant loadings into nearby waterways. Generally, as sites are developed there is an increase in areas where water cannot infiltrate, so stormwater volume increases. The resulting stormwater flows across roads, rooftops, and other surfaces, transporting pollutants that are then discharged into waterways.
EPA intends to propose a rule to control stormwater from, at minimum, newly developed and redeveloped sites, and to take final action no later than November 2012. In order to support the rulemaking EPA is proposing to require three separate questionnaires focusing on gathering data about current stormwater management practices, including those used at newly developed and redeveloped sites. EPA’s proposed survey would gather data from three groups: 1) the owners, operators, developers, and contractors of newly and redeveloped sites; 2) the owners and operators of municipal separate storm sewer systems; and 3) states and territories. The draft survey would require detailed information about stormwater management and control practices, local regulations, and baseline financial information.
On October 26, 2009, EPA signed a Federal Register notice announcing its intent to submit a Information Collection Request (ICR) for the three questionnaires to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
EPA is requesting comments on the proposed Information Collection Request, including the associated burden estimate, but is NOT requesting completion of questionnaires at this time. The proposed ICR will be open for public comment for 60 days following publication in the Federal Register.
Supporting Information and Related Documents
* ICR Factsheet (PDF) (2 pp, 39K)
* ICR Federal Register Notice (PDF) (3 pp, 53K)
* Survey Supporting Statement (PDF) (37 pp, 550K)
* Industry Questionnaire (PDF) (61 pp, 965K)
* Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) Questionnaire (PDF) (32 pp, 476K)
* State Questionnaire (PDF) (21 pp, 334K)
You can view or download the complete text of the Federal Register notice on the Internet at www.regulations.gov Exit EPA Site, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0817.
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