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Lake Bluff consultant outlines stormwater testing, NPDES/MS4 duties; sampling steady, specifics to be shared
Summary
A Baxter & Woodman engineer reviewed Lake Bluff’s responsibilities under Illinois’ NPDES/MS4 permit, described annual dry‑weather outfall inspections and four water‑quality sampling sites, and said recent samples have been broadly consistent year‑to‑year; staff will circulate historical graphs on measured parameters.
Eileen Kennedy, an engineer with Baxter & Woodman, told the Village of Lake Bluff Sustainability and Community Enhancement Ad Hoc Committee on March 18 that the village must follow Illinois Environmental Protection Agency rules under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit and the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) program.
Kennedy said the MS4 program requires public education, outfall inspections, water quality monitoring and program documentation, including a Stormwater Management Program Plan, a notice of intent submitted to the IEPA about program commitments (typically at permit renewal), and an annual report to IEPA. She said the village posts related materials on the Public…
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