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Dearborn County outlines MS4 stormwater work plan, submits first annual report and readies for May audit; HB 1037 flagged as potential change
Summary
County MS4 coordinator reported completion of initial permit requirements, training for contractors, a submitted annual report with no deficiencies, and a scheduled audit by IDEM on May 14. The coordinator and planning staff are discussing interlocal permitting with Aurora and the potential state impact of House Bill 1037.
Sandy Whitehead, the county’s MS4 (municipal separate storm sewer system) coordinator, briefed the commissioners on the county’s progress implementing its MS4 stormwater permit requirements and on coordination with neighboring municipalities.
Whitehead told the board she submitted the county’s first annual MS4 report on March 26 and said the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) received it and found no deficiencies. She said the county held a “qualified professional inspector” training in February with 35 attendees (jointly with Greendale and Lawrenceburg) and has been meeting with internal departments—highway, planning and zoning, building, and emergency management—to document existing procedures (for example, emergency spill response and septic/sewer procedures)…
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