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Council adopts updated stormwater ordinance to meet MS4 and permit requirements
Summary
Michigan City adopted revisions to its municipal code governing stormwater and drainage to align with the city’s MS4 permit renewal and state guidance. The ordinance consolidates language from multiple code sections and does not add fees; the sanitary district’s director said the changes are technical and required by the state permit.
The Michigan City Common Council on Monday adopted an update to the municipal code governing stormwater and drainage to align local rules with the city’s MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System) permit and recent state and federal guidance.
What changed City and Sanitary District staff worked with consultants and Purdue’s Local Technical Assistance Program to consolidate and modernize stormwater provisions scattered across nine code sections and to align…
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