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Tumwater committee backs Ecology grant, service agreement to map stormwater nutrient sources
Summary
The Tumwater Public Works Committee voted to forward a Department of Ecology grant and a service provider agreement with Herrera to the April 15 City Council consent agenda. The work would map stormwater conveyance areas and recommend targeted sweeping and treatment to reduce nutrient loading.
The City of Tumwater Public Works Committee voted April 3 to place a Department of Ecology grant agreement and a related service-provider contract on the April 15 City Council consent calendar with a recommendation that the council approve and authorize the mayor to sign.
Patrick (city staff, filling in for Dave Congheiser) told the committee the Ecology grant would fund an "enhanced nutrient management plan" to map the city’s stormwater conveyance areas and identify where streets and curb-and-gutter systems discharge the most nutrient-laden material. "One of the things that this enhanced nutrient management plan would do is we would do some mapping of our conveyance systems … and then develop strategies for sweeping routes that focus on very specific areas…
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