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City staff brief Gig Harbor council on new NPDES stormwater permit requirements and local priorities
Summary
The city's stormwater coordinator summarized the new 2024–2029 municipal stormwater permit requirements, including mapping, tree-canopy goals, a requirement to manage 2 acres of existing-developed area by 2028, and outreach priorities such as dumpster-lid controls and street sweeping to reduce tire-wear runoff.
The Gig Harbor City Council received a staff presentation on March 10 outlining the city's stormwater program and new requirements under the 2024–2029 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) municipal stormwater permit.
Michael Abood, the city's NPDES coordinator and stormwater program manager, told the council the updated permit adds requirements that will affect project prioritization and operations. Among the notable items he described: mapping of overburdened communities and flow-control facilities; adopting tree canopy goals by 2028; establishing or updating a Stormwater Management Action Plan (SMAP)…
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