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TKDA <br />ENGINEERS • ARCHITECTS • PLANNERS 1500 Piper Jaff ray Plaza <br />444 Cedar Street <br />Saint Paul, MN 55101-2140 <br />May 12, 2006 <br />Honorable Mayor and City Council; <br />City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota <br />Re: New NPDES Permit <br />City of Lake Elmo, Minnesota <br />TKDA Project No. 13593.000 <br />Dear Mayor and City Council; <br />(651)292-4400 <br />(651)292-0083 Fax <br />www.tkda.com <br />The MPCA is requiring that all communities with an existing NPDES permit update it in <br />conformance with their criteria. The NPDES permit covers storm water discharges. <br />The new permit is required to be quite a bit stricter in regards to making certain City's perform <br />the required Best Management Practices (BMP's). There are 34 unique items that each City <br />must keep track of. A person at the City is required to be in responsible charge of each BMP. <br />There are other items that are part of this permit as well. <br />We will be discussing this permit in more detail at our Annual Meeting on May 17, 2006. <br />We are required to submit this permit before June 1, 2006. It should be noted that the MPCA <br />only released the last part of these permit requirements last week, giving us and all the other <br />Cities very little time to prepare this document. <br />City Council Action Requested <br />Authorize the City Staff to complete the NPDES permit and submit it before June 1, 2006. <br />Sincerely; <br />Thomas D. Prew, P. E. <br />City Engineer <br />An Employee Owned Company Promoting Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity <br />