The Champaign City Council on Sept. 16 authorized the city manager to sign the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency notice of intent permit application for municipal stormwater discharges, a procedural step to comply with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II regulation.

Council Bill 2025-162 passed by unanimous roll call, 7-0. Staff presented the action as necessary for regulatory compliance; no technical amendments or additional conditions were attached at the meeting.

The authorization directs the city manager to sign the IEPA notice of intent so the city is covered under the state permit for municipal separate storm sewer systems and can continue required stormwater management activities.