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County staff asks board to designate responsible official for new NPDES urban stormwater permit

2167257 · January 30, 2025
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Summary

Public Works described the county’s Phase 2 NPDES obligations in the Longview/Kelso urbanized area, annual reporting and program elements, and asked the board to name the commission chair as the county’s responsible official for Ecology notices while delegating routine signatory tasks to staff.

Savannah Clement, Public Works program manager, reviewed the county’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) obligations under the Clean Water Act and described how the current permit applies to the urbanized portion of Cowlitz County that includes the cities of Longview and Kelso.

Clement said the county’s permit duties include mapping stormwater discharges, annual reporting, public education and outreach with partner cities…

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