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Council reviews proposed stormwater and drainage ordinance rooted in Purdue model; held for second reading
Summary
The council reviewed a comprehensive stormwater and drainage ordinance drafted with guidance from the Purdue model and IDEM permit changes; the item was held for second reading after discussion of technical requirements, bonds, maintenance and compliance.
The Michigan City Common Council on July 15 heard a lengthy presentation from Al Wallace of the Michigan City Sanitary District on a proposed consolidated stormwater and drainage ordinance that would recodify scattered stormwater rules into a single chapter and add state-required provisions.
Wallace said the draft ordinance follows the Purdue University model ordinance and incorporates new Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) requirements for MS4 communities and construction-site stormwater permits issued in…
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