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GATEWAY <br />October 9, 1985 <br />cif 0f Voo 9 V4 <br />OAMSE•COVNTV MINNEBOTA <br />1401 NIGH*AV 10 <br />MOVNOs vIEN. MINN 1011? <br />1µ3Uss <br />ROUGH DRAFT <br />Senator Dave Durenberger <br />353 Russell SenarP office Building <br />Washington, D.C. 20510 <br />Representative Arlan stangeland <br />1519 Longworth Office Building <br />Washington, D.C. 20515 <br />Representative :amen iii3eLeLar <br />2351 Rayburn office Building <br />Washington, D.C. 25015 <br />Dear <br />It has been brought to our attention by the League of <br />Minresota Cities that the F.nvlronment.al Protection Agency is <br />proposing to regulate, through the issuance of e. permit <br />similar to the NPDES permits currently require3 for waste <br />water treatment plant discharge points, th-: discharge of <br />storm water .nto wa_ers of the United States under the <br />authority given them by the Clean Water Act of 1972. <br />The idea Oat any agency can adequat_ly undertake a program <br />to regulate the numerous storm water discharge points in <br />this country and tnen open the door for the possible <br />requirement of treatment of storm water discharge is totally <br />infeasible. To exp-ct financially strapped cities elready <br />overburdened by State and Federal mandates to undertake such <br />an immeasurably complex and costly pruject is a diservice to <br />the yoal of the Clean Water Act. <br />This significant and necessary legislation was designed to <br />address the major pollut.on problems in our country, which <br />include municipal sewage systems and waste water generated <br />by industrial processes. Given the already livtited <br />resources available for the cleaning up and elimination of <br />