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Public Works seeks Board's signatory delegation for county NPDES stormwater permit filings
Summary
Cowlitz County Public Works briefed the Board on NPDES/MPDES stormwater permit obligations for the urbanized area and asked that the Board designate the chair as the county's responsible official, with routine submittals delegated to the Public Services director.
Cowlitz County Public Works asked the Board to designate the Board chair as the county's responsible official for its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit and to delegate routine filings to the Public Services director so staff can meet permit deadlines without repeated Board signatures.
"MPDES is the acronym for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System," Savannah Clement explained, describing the permit as the Clean Water Act program delegated to states to manage…
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