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Commissioners approve two 2025 stormwater service contracts funded by stormwater fees
Summary
Hamilton County commissioners approved renewal agreements with the Hamilton County Conservation District and the county health district to provide stormwater-district services in 2025, funded from stormwater fees and reflecting modest increases over 2024.
Hamilton County commissioners on Jan. 16 approved two renewal agreements that fund the county’s stormwater-district services in 2025.
The board approved an annual contract with the Hamilton County Conservation District to provide development plan review, sediment control, educational outreach and agricultural conservation practices supporting the county’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting obligations. The board also approved a renewal agreement with the Hamilton County General Health District to perform illicit-discharge detection and elimination, dry-weather screening of outfalls, trainings for municipal facilities and a citizen complaint hotline.
Todd Long, who introduced the resolutions, described the conservation district’s role in storm drain labeling, school and adult education and agricultural plantings that reduce runoff and improve water quality. He said the health district’s work includes locating and screening stormwater pipes during dry weather to identify potential pollution and mapping private on-site sewage treatment connections tied to stormwater connectivity.
Commissioner Summer Adames asked whether the contract dollars come from stormwater fees; staff confirmed both contracts are funded by stormwater fees and included in the county budget. Adames also asked whether the amounts increased; staff said the renewals represent roughly a 2.5%–3% increase compared with last year, depending on the item. No changes were made to the substance of the contracts during discussion.
The board voted unanimously to approve both resolutions. The approvals were presented as routine renewals for continuing compliance with the county’s NPDES permit and to maintain outreach, inspection and detection programs that identify illicit discharges and support stormwater infrastructure management.
The commissioners did not set new policy in the meeting; staff said the contracts follow the county’s existing stormwater program structure and funding model.
