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Muskogee receives annual MS4 stormwater report; monitoring for impaired waterways planned
Summary
City environmental staff presented the 2024 Phase II MS4 stormwater report to the council, reporting volunteer and inspection numbers and saying the city will begin bacterial water‑quality monitoring for impaired water bodies this year as required by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality.
The City of Muskogee on May 12, 2025, received its annual Phase II stormwater report and heard that staff will begin water‑quality monitoring for impaired waterways this year under Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) requirements.
Abigail Wright, environmental technician in Public Works, told the council the city’s MS4 (municipal separate storm sewer system) program includes six minimum control measures and a range of best management practices aimed at preventing pollutants from entering storm drains. Wright said the city plans to begin sampling for bacteria by 2025 at selected sites on impaired water bodies.
Wright gave performance figures for 2024: public involvement events including an Azalea cleanup that drew 1,214 volunteers; two household pollutant collection events; and 20,286 residents recycling materials at the city recycle center. On enforcement and inspections, staff recorded 92 reported illicit discharge complaints and completed 42 dry‑weather screening inspections. Construction site runoff control work included 653 construction inspections. Maintenance metrics included 2,883 curb miles swept, drainage maintenance on 1,042 miles of channel, and 1,750 bags of litter collected by city crews.
Wright said the DEQ’s new total maximum daily load (TMDL) requirement requires updated best management practices for impaired water bodies; she identified the Arkansas River and Cootie Creek as impaired for bacteria and said the city has selected monitoring sites and plans to start sampling this year.
No council action was required; council members thanked staff for the report.
