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DEP permit cycle, ‘volume management’ and rain‑barrel grant highlighted in MS4 year‑7 update
Summary
Municipal staff reported the MS4 permit will be renewed in a new cycle starting Oct. 1, 2026, noted a shift toward a volume‑management requirement and described a $10,000 grant that will distribute rain barrels at two workshops this summer.
Norristown staff on Tuesday provided an annual update on the municipality's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) program, noting the current permit will expire and a new permit cycle will run from Oct. 1, 2026, through Sept. 30, 2031, according to the presentation.
Presenter Pinone told council the municipality will need to submit a notice of intent and a progress report; in the new permit cycle the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will emphasize a volume management plan to reduce peak runoff…
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