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9W7 4a 515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 www. ci.li ttle- Canada. mn. us TO: Mayor Blesener & Members of the City Council FROM: Bill Dircks, Public Works Superintendent DATE: June 23, 2006 RE: Annual Report / Public Meeting NPDES Phase II MS4 Permit MAYOR Bill Blesener COUNCIL Jim LaValle Rick Montour Barbara Allan John Keis ADMINISTRATOR Joel R. Hanson Purpose As part of the City's General Storm Water Permit under the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) / State Disposal System Permit program for Small Municipal Separate Storm Systems (MS4s), we are required to hold a public hearing during a City Council meeting to present and discuss the City's Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP) for 2005 and proposed activities for 2006. This public hearing has been noticed and will be held at the June 28 meeting. At this meeting, I will briefly review the report and answer any questions you may have. As a requirement of the permit the public must be allowed to provide written or oral input on the report and general permit as well. Background The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) requires that the City of Little Canada obtain a permit to operate a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) in accordance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II permit program. The primary goal of this permit is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the waters of the state through management and treatment of urban storm water runoff. This permit has to be renewed every five years and requires annual accomplishment submittals. The original permit that the City had been working under was challenged in court and a new format was developed. The City has since applied for coverage under the new permit, which began on June 1, 2006. It will expire in 2010. Annual Report The original permit application was submitted in accordance with MPCA requirements in March 2003. Coverage under the revised permit has just started. The permit requires the submittal of a yearly report to the MPCA, by June 30th of each permit year, to demonstrate the progress in complying with the permit goals. Attached is the standard annual report form. The information obtained from the public hearing will be added before it is sent to the MPCA. Action With City Council authorization, the annual report will be submitted to the MPCA by the June 30, 2006 deadline. 2