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Staff preview stormwater code amendments to meet 2021 NPDES permit requirements
Summary
City staff presented proposed stormwater code amendments at a Jan. 27, 2025 Eugene City Council work session aimed at aligning local stormwater development standards with the 2021 NPDES permit and the Clean Water Act.
City of Eugene staff on Jan. 27, 2025 presented proposed amendments to the city’s stormwater development standards intended to align local code with the 2021 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued through the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.
Doug Singer, a civil engineer with Public Works Engineering, said the proposed changes would simplify and clarify chapter 9 provisions that regulate stormwater flood control, water quality and flow control for new construction. Singer described a three-part hierarchy for water-quality control: infiltrate runoff on-site where feasible, filter where infiltration is not possible, and use off-site mitigation as a last resort funded by systems development charges.
Singer said the permit and proposed code promote low-impact development and green infrastructure — such as stormwater planters, rain gardens, swales, sand filters and green roofs — to reduce runoff…
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