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Board OKs code change to allow limited sump‑pump discharges, adds 10‑foot dissipation requirement
Summary
The village board approved an ordinance amending section 15.08 of the Germantown Municipal Code to allow some clearwater discharges (including front‑yard and roadside ditch outlets) under specified conditions and to clarify enforcement language; trustees cited safety and long‑term pavement damage as drivers for the change.
The Germantown Village Board unanimously approved an ordinance amending municipal code section 15.08 to permit certain clearwater discharges — including from sump pumps and artesian wells — to the front of properties or to roadside ditches under defined conditions and to tighten enforcement language.
A staff presenter, Matthew, told the board the current code effectively made many existing sump‑pump discharges technically noncompliant because it prohibited discharge to the front of a property and to roadside ditches. The proposed amendment permits…
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